TeenyBee.com
Reviewed July 21, 1999 by a reader from USA who is affiliated with the site. TeenyBee.com is the best site on the internet for childrens books, and other products for children. Besides books, we offer lesson plans for teachers, and tips for parents.
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Winnie the Pooh
"A children’s book character that endures seventy-seven years must be something special; and Winnie-the-Pooh certainly is. A.A. Milne actually only published two books based on Winnie and his beloved friends, but they have since been featured in dozens of movies, videos, easy-reader books, and even have their own attractions at Disneyland and Disney World. Here’s where you can find the hundred-acre- woods gang online."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Story Hour
"Like story hour in the classroom or at your local library, the following read-along books are narrated and illustrated. Of course, these online stories don’t replace printed books, but are simply another way to expose our children to the joys of reading."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Story Hour
"Libraries are wonderful places. We have a terrific one near us, and I goregularly with my kids. But now there’s another library to visit. It’s openaround the clock and you’ll never incur a fine. It’s the Web! When lookingfor something new for story time, these sites are worth exploring."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Interactive Storytelling
"Should a story be linear, starting at the beginning and ending at the end, or full of hyperlinks that take you in and out of the story line? Or perhaps the reader should be able to control the action, making decisions that affect the outcome. Or do you think the best stories are personalized, so that you play the main character? The Internet holds many possibilities for storytelling. Here are five examples of interactive storytelling, each choosing to use the medium differently."
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Surfing with the Bard
""Many of my students have asked me if people really spoke the way they do in Shakespeare’s plays. The answer is no. Shakespeare wrote the way he did for poetic and dramatic purposes." Teacher Amy Ulen explains how to make sense of Shakespeare’s sometimes confusing words in Shakespeare 101: A Student Guide. Don’t miss it! The rest of her "Shakespeare classroom on the Internet" is divided into zones for teachers, plays, discussion and fun. "
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Shakespeare
"William Shakespeare, the world’s most performed playwright, was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, about 100 miles northwest of London. As with most sixteenth-century births, the actual day is not recorded, but according to the records of Stratford’s Holy Trinity Church, he was baptized on April 26. Since it was customary to baptize infants within days of their birth, and Shakespeare died 52 years later on April 23, it has become traditional to call April 23 the birthday of England’s famous bard. Happy Birthday Shakespeare!"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: What Shall I Read Next?
"Feeling blue because the fifth Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" won’t be released until November, 2001? Don’t let it get you down. There are hundreds (maybe even thousands) of great books just waiting to be your next favorite book. These five sites, with reviews written by kids and grown ups, can help you choose your next reading adventure."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: J.K. Rowling
"Often compared to best-selling children’s author Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling is the biggest thing to hit children’s literature since, well, since Roald Dahl. If you enjoy either reading or writing, you’ll want to know more about the British mom who created Harry Potter from her imagination."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Phonics
"World Book Dictionary defines "phonics" as "a method of teaching reading by association of letters and combinations of letters with their appropriate speech sounds." Rather than enter into the debate about whether children should be taught to read using phonics or whole language, I simply offer these five great sites to help children (and foreign-speaking adults) learn the sounds of our language."
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