OLPH Language Arts Links

Language Arts Links

girl reading

Favorite Authors:

Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen Fairy Tales
The HCA Adventure Machine will tell some fairy tales.

Roald Dahl<

The official Roald Dahl website

Paula Danziger

Scholastic's official Paula Danziger website
Meet Authors and Illistrators - Paula Danziger - a short biography and brief summary of her books

Tomie dePaola

The official Tomie dePaola website

J.K. Rowling

An Interview with J.K. Rowling
Meet J.K. Rowling - Scholastic's official Harry Potter website

Dr. Seuss

Seussville University - lots of games about Dr. Seuss books

Mark Twain

The official Web Site of Mark Twain
PBS - Mark Twain

E.B. White

Charlotte's Web Activities from Family Education
A message from E.B. White
The official movie site for Stuart Little 2

Don't see your favorite author listed? Then try Meet Authors and Illustrators from www.childrenslit.com and click one.

Literary Genres (Kinds of Books):

Fairy Tales and Fables

Aesop's Fables
Scholastic: Myths, Folk Tales, and Fairy Tales
Grimm Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales

Medal Winners

Caldecott Medal Home Page

Newbery Medal Home Page

Mysteries

MysteryNet's Kid's Mysteries
Mystery Greats Time Line - Learn about some of the greatest mystery writers of all time
Mystery Reading List

Poetry

Giggle Poetry - Hundreds of Poems to Read and Rate
Scholastic Poetry - Writing with Writers

Childrens' Literature Web Guide - Internet Resources related to books for children and young adults.
Scholastic Kids - Book Central - Find out about all your favorite series of books from Scholastic.

Scholastic Kids - Games and Contests

Reading Help

Phonics

Phonics - Words and Pictures - from BBC Education
I Know That! Language Arts
Kids Domain - Reading Games for Young Kids

Rebus Rhymes from Enchanted Learning - for children who are just learning to read.

Composition and Grammar

Comma Rules
Parts of Speech Help
Adjective or Adverb?
English Works! Action Verbs and Linking Verbs
State-of-Being Verbs
Book Report Sandwich Station - All of the ingredients that you need to make a delicious book report (from Scholastic)
Nonsense Stories

Wacky Web Tales (from Houghton Mifflin)
Funbrain Reading - Madlibs Junior

Holt Writing Resources - for middle school - Interactive writers modules to help you to analyze the elements of good writing
The Five-Paragraph Essay
What is Plagiarism?
Writing with Writers (from Scholastic) - Students work with authors, editors, and illustrators in exclusive workshops designed to guide them in developing their skills.
The Biography Maker - Learn what you need to do to research a person and write a biography.
The Write Site - Students take on the role of journalists—generating leads, gathering facts, and writing stories—using the tools and techniques of real-life journalists.

Page last updated by Sr. Julie Glaeser 9/4/07