Riffington’s Summer Reading Contest
Reviewed by Heidi Okla, a reader from Washington, DC, who is affiliated with the site. "I just wanted to let you know of a summer contest that Reading Is Fundamental is sponsoring. Kids ages 5 through 18 can read and review books for a chance to win really great prizes. Thanks for checking it out!"
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RIF Reading Planet
Reviewed by James McBride, a reader from Washington D.C, who is affiliated with the site. "Reading Is Fundamental, the nation’s largest children’s and family literacy organization, announced its new Summertime Reading Adventures feature. The feature provides parents and kids with a variety of ideas and resources to provide fun learning at home after the school year is over."
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Reading Rainbow
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Read AlongStories
"This site rates a perfect score for it’s three original illustrated storiesand the discussion topics before and after each story. Go for a "JellybeanAdventure" and see where your imagination and a bag of jellybeans cantransport you. This is the only story at this site suitable for small children. "Rebel Cows" is a parable about being threatened by a gang of cows. "The steer must have been the leader because he wore his Raider’s captilted to the left." It includes an audio narration of the entire story,but I don’t have the patience to download such large audio files. "TheGrindelstark" is a fairy tale about a horrible forest monster who eatstownsfolk, but in the end is outsmarted by a small girl."
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Racoons from Mars
"War is a horrible thing. But the war with the Raccoons from Mars was the most horrible of all. Mostly because no one is quite sure what really happened ... or if it happened. This illustrated science-fiction fantasy for middle-schoolers is not linear, but full of hyperlinks that lead you to meander through the story line. Yes, it’s convoluted, but that’s part of its charm."
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Quidditch.com: Lemony Snicket
"When I announced this week’s topic to my daughter, she had two questions: What is LemonySnicket’s real name? Who is Beatrice? The answer to the first question is Daniel Handler. Theanswer to the second question may be found here, where the folks at Quidditch.com explore themany literary and cultural references found in ""A Series of Unfortunate Events."" Great fun forthose wanting to learn more about Dante, Edgar Allen Poe, George Orwell, F. Scott Fitzgeraldand other famous folks."
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Puffin Books: Roald Dahl
"When he was at school Roald Dahl received terrible reports for his writing - with one teacher actually writing in his report, ’I have never met a boy who so persistently writes the exact opposite of what he means. He seems incapable of marshaling his thoughts on paper.’ This extraordinary author (whose favorite smell is bacon frying) had an extraordinary life. Puffin Books presents Roald Dahl in three pages: ID Card (Dahl in a snapshot), Biography, and By this Author (a book listing.)"
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Pooh’s Playland
Reviewed by Melanie, a reader from Australia who is affiliated with the site. "A site dedicated to the cuddly bear and his 100 Acrewood buddies, with information on Pooh, history, poems, stories, pictures, activies, online games, dolls and much more.."
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Pirates
"Ahoy! Have ye heard the secret of this ramshackle inn where ye’r lodgin’? They say it’s full of booty but nobody’s been able to find it. Join this interactive adventure (customized with your very own pirate name), and while looking for the loot, you’ll unearth tales of real pirates. When your adventure is finished, click on Books for Buccaneers (from the main menu) for elementary and young adult reading lists."
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Phonemic Awareness
"Julie Vickery, a teacher of English as both a second and first language, has created a page of ten in-real-life activities to help reinforce the learning of phonics. Activities include Clapping Alphabet Chants ("A says /a/ like apple. A says /a/ /a/ /a/."), Alphabet I Spy ("I spy something that begins with the letter B.") and Letters in the Sand ("Fill disposable aluminum pie pans with approximately one-half inch of sand or salt. Call a letter or word. Students write the letter or beginning letter in their pans.")"
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