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2003
This gives some information on the book "Hatchet" by Gary Paulson.
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2003
This is a student review of the book "The Black Pearl" by Scott O'Dell. There is also background information on the life of the author along with teaching resources that can be used with this book.
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2003
Welcome to our site! We have information about many things. Some subjects we have information about are hieroglyphics, mummification, and the pyramids. We also have a review of the book "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatly Snyder. Several games will be found on our site, as well. It is very exciting in the land of ancient Egypt!
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Finalist
2001
The Hole Truth (and Nothing But the Truth) is a unit study based on Louis Sachar's book, Holes, winner of both the 1999 Newbery and National Book Awards. It is a book about miscarried justice, a family curse, a grim juvenile detention center, onions, and a dried-up lake bed of mysterious holes. It is funny, troubling, and touching.
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Finalist
2000
Rat Tales is a literature-based unit study for grades 4-6. It is based on the Newbery-award winning book, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien. The book touches on the subjects of intelligence, both animal and human, the ethics of animal experimentation, problem solving, and simple machines. While reading the book, students can visit the web site to test their reading comprehension with interactive questions, solve math problems based on situations from the book, test their own IQ, learn about simple machines, read about real-life animal geniuses, make crafts, express their opinions about animal experimentation, explore animal communication, solve puzzles and problems, learn more about rats, and even play an interactive game featuring characters from the book.
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Winner
1999
This site will be for little Hobbits and big Hobbits. Three little hobbits, er humans, have created a web page that incorporates J.R.R. Tolkien and his love for words. On your quest here, you will find information about Tolkien and how his love for words inspired him to create a world--the Middle Earth--where he invented words to describe the people of Middle Earth.
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Winner
1998
Our site is a many-faceted book resource for middle school students. We have over 120 book reviews from several countries and various parts of the USA. Included is information on different kinds of books, authors, and links to Internet book and writing resources. We hope that our site can inform students about literature and help them find books they want to read. We hope to make our site even more international in scope (reviews and pages in Spanish, for example) in the years to come!
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Winner
1997
Teachers report that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a powerful reading experience for many young people. Reading it stimulates discussion of a wide range of topics. This site is mainly for teachers, as it presents learning strategies and exercises that prepare students for reading the book, and helps students to understand the time and place in which the story is set.
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2009
Virtual Bookshelf was created out of a love for books and a desire to spread that love. It is based on a survey conducted on fourteen year olds in the team’s school. It gives information on the most popular books and authors, provides resources regarding the same, and has some fun games too. It comes under the category 'Books & Literature'
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2009
Site on books and literature
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2009
Our website is a study of the novel 'The Giver'. It contains a summary of the novel, an original interview with the author, games, activities and more!
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2009
LESSONS HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM A FAVORITE BOOK OR FILM
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2008
Book Talks for Book Worms is a website designed to share different styles of book talks in the hopes of sharing our love of reading with other students. We have digital book talks and written ones, as well as information about book talks and how to create one of your own!
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2008
We are a small group of Romania students who would like to make people more receptive to traditional forms of culture, such as reading books. We consider that reading should not be regarded as a chore, because it develops our imagination and it can be a pleasant way to discover new ideas, facts, and even ourselves.
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2007
Welcome to authors and books for children. Here you can learn about new books that you may never have heard of, no matter what your age.
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2007
Our website is designed for children in their primary steps in learning English. It's, also, targeting parents who should be of great help to them. Our site includes worksheets, that the teachers and parents can use to teach children the spelling of numbers and words that each letter begin with.
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2006
Cornelia Funke, Kate DiCamillo, Judy Blume, Sharon Creech, J.K. Rowling, and R.L. Stine. In our website we have games, information on authors and their books. Our website allows you to learn and expand your knowledge of all around great authors!
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2006
If you are a book worm like us and love reading than this is the best website for you. It includes reviews, famous books,authors and games. So if you are intrested check this website out and we hope you enjoy it!
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2006
A site about the book Brave New World thatincludes the summary of the book, lists the technologies in the book, the biography of Aldous Huxley, and our reactions to this assignment.
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2006
Book-rapping Nim's Island, a novel by Wendy Orr.
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2006
Read the pages is about our own personal favourite books. From Roald Dahl to Darren Shan, we aim to please!
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2004
Our website is about the book "Brave New World", by Aldous Huxley and it's connection with biology. It will take the viewer through a world of science as Aldous Huxley saw it becoming years after his time, and how he expresses it through his new age writing style.
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2004
World War II was an event in world history that changed lives in many different countries. In the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry we see how it affected the people of Denmark the Jewish people. In this site you will learn about how different events of the war affected the children living at the time.
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2004
In this website you will learn about fashion from the 1800’s to the year 2005. There are many fun activities that help to teach about the changing styles. This site also contains information about the book "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes. There are teacher links, games and an online study guide to go with the book.
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2003
This is our Book Blowout Website. We have a tour guides named Stickley and his dog Sticklette. Click on any books that have text to take an adventure.
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2003
This site is all about books. It has information on the different parts of a book, the history of books, the dewey decimal system, how to publish a book and much more.
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2003
Deltora Quest is all about a land of monsters and magic.
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2003
You just came to a webpage where Roald Dahl books come alive! When you click around, you will learn about many of the books Roald Dahl has written.
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2003
Enter this site to learn about the author Gordon Korman and the books that were written by him.
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2003
Welcome to GreatLiteratureAchievements.com! This is a website primarily based on great and classic American literature of various periods of time.
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2003
This site has lots of information on the books in the Lemony Snicket series.
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2003
Our web site is about an adventurous girl named Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has written many books but this site is about Little House in the Big Woods, her first book.
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2003
This website is about different types of mysteries. Do you like mystery books? Do you want to learn about the parts of a mystery? If so we can tell you all you will need to know.
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2003
Learn about the Holocaust through Lois Lowry's book "Number the Stars".
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2003
"Explanation of mythological ties between various myths, specifically Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. The races of Middle Earth are covered extensively, including history and illustrations. "
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2003
Roald Dahl is one of the best and most famous children's authors. He has written many books including James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Matilda. But what was his home life like? Where did he get his ideas? Here you'll find everything you need to know about Roald Dahl and his work.
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2003
On our website you will find many interesting facts about The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker. Some of the interesting things that you will find are about a child's life in the 1850's, a section of tuberculosis, a doctor's training, famous doctors in the 1850's, and a biography on the author Cynthia DeFelice.
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2003
This site is about the book "The Bad Beginning - A Guide to the Series of Unfortunate Events". It also gives information about the author, Lemony Snicket, and illustrator, Brett Helquist, of these books.
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2003
Our web site is about the novel Tuck Everlasting, by Nattilie Babbitt. There is lots to do in our website such as quizzes, puzzles, games, and more! Tuck Everlasting is about a young girl who has a choice between immortality, or death in an exciting adventure from the heart. If you like adventure, history, or romance, this book is for you!
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2003
Our school, South Side Elementary, entered a contest called "We Love Books". The fifth grade students in the gifted program created this web page to chronicle the activities from beginning to end that lead to the finished product of the books, poems, and projects created in each classroom, Kindergarten through 5th Grade.
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2003
This is our website about Where the Red Fern Grows. This book is fantastic because it's about a boy with two loving companions (his dogs) that will do anything to help him out. I hope you like our website because we have spent alot of time on it staying after school and put forth a lot of effort. Please enjoy!
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2001
Our entry, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", is meant to be used by students who are interested in Roald Dahl and his book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There is a crossword puzzle and word search featuring characters and situations from the books. There is a history of chocolate and a biography of Roald Dahl. There are Chocolate recipes for students to make and taste. There is even a chocolate factory mystery for students to participate in.
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2001
Learn more about the book "Holes" written by Louis Sachar. It is our favorite book! We have inlcuded some fun activities and some great links.
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2001
Little House on the Prairie is a beloved book set read and discussed in classrooms all over the United States. This site is a resource for students and teachers using the Little House Series. There are puzzles, a quiz, Prairie Math, information about prairie animals, and a message board for questions.
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2001
A site with information on all of the planets, the books "2001: A Space Odyssey", "3001: The Final Odyssey", and their author Arthur C. Clarke. We also have pages with links to where we got everything we used and alot of other neat sites too.
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Finalist
2001
Welcome to our site. In the author section of our page you will find a brief biography of Margaret Peterson Haddix, a list of her books, and some answers to an e-mail interview with Mrs. Haddix. Enter to learn more about Mrs. Haddix and her books.
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2001
This website gives some information about our favorite animals, arctic wolves and seals. We also talk about some books that students might like to read about wolves and seals.
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2001
This web site is about Art and Literature. It is an educational website that teaches you all about different kinds of art and lets you read art reviews. In literature you can read book reviews, and learn what a pen name is. You can learn how to make Bellini Tortellini, and an orgami frog. There is a really fun game that you can play that we highly suggest you try.
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2001
Blast Off Books is a web site dedicated to children and reading. This site looks at children as future authors as well as readers. Here kids can find out how their favorite authors rank among others by taking an on-line poll. They can find links to their favorite authors, illustrators and education games that will help the with spelling, vocabulary and parts of speech. Children can read stories both fiction and non-fiction by children in their own age froups. Kids here can have the experience of submitting their own original stories and have them published on the web site. On Blast Off Books kids will see that their opinions matter when they read book reviews by other children and email their book reviews to the team to be posted.
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Finalist
2001
The Chocolate Site contains teaching ideas for three books that have a chocolate theme: The Chocolate Touch, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Chocolate Fever. For each book you will find both printable and online chapter by chapter comprehension questions. Activities for each book are included. These vary from arts and crafts ideas to online games. The site also contains sections titled The History of Chocolate and How Chocolate is Made. A Games section with an online crossword puzzle, memory game, hangman, three matching games, and a jigsaw puzzle is a fun place to visit. Find out what everyone's favorite chocolate bar is with our poll. Finally watch our videos to learn how you can make three terrific chocolate recipes.
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2001
Our web site is about the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. We have summaries, an author biography, online quizzes, and interactive games for users to enjoy. Teachers can use this site to test student knowledge, or kids can participate for fun.
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Finalist
2001
"Coming to America Past and Present" is a look at the difference between immigrants coming to the United States in the past and today. Many immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island and you will get a look at what it was like for them. Take a virtual tour of Ellis Island with one of our links. Today immigrants must come through U.S. customs. Was it different? We interviewed immigrants from our school and asked them what it was like coming to America. (Our school is an English as a Second Language, ESL, center school.) We looked at our school's heritage and hope that you would compare it to your school's or your class' heritage. Take a look at your family heritage and check to see if any of your ancestors stopped at Ellis Island and are on the Wall of Honor; "Coming to America Past and Present" also reviews fiction books and gives some activities to do with them. There is also a list of nonfiction books relating to immigrants. Come and see what we have learned about immigration. We hope you enjoy learning about it through our site.
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2001
Our website is about the wonderful world of Brian Jacques and the science behind it. You can learn about the world of creatures and about some reality based facts about the animals.
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Finalist
2001
Looking for a Good Book? Exactly what makes a book good? Come take a look at Good Books and How to Find One to see the six steps to finding a good book. We have honored six books with our very own literary award called the Golden Book Award. Find out how to match yourself up with a good book. You can even add to a neverending story or submit your book reviews.
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2001
Enter the genre of novels... See what our AKA students are reading as they take you on their literature journey into a world of realism and make believe.
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2001
Our website is about books that we have read and liked and think that other people will read and enjoy. We have summaries of the books, quizzes, games and puzzles, and a little bit of background information about what times were like during the books setting. We hope others are encouraged to read the books and get hooked on reading!
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Finalist
2001
We all just love Roald Dahl and we want other students who love reading to know this author the way we do. We have shared our favorite Dahl novels, along with information on related topics. We've included some fun and games to enjoy as well!
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2001
This website is about the book series of Redwall, by Brian Jacques. Our web page is very fun and educational. We have a fun game, and a part that teaches you how to draw Redwall characters. We also have information on some animals that are included in Redwall. We have a part of the page tells about us.
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Finalist
2001
Our site is a study of the book Running out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It includes information about the differences between life in the 1800's and today, as well as quizzes, author information, puzzles, an Internet scavenger hunt, and other surprises!
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Survival and Books
2001
Our website is about how to survive in the wilderness (woods and arctic) with little or no resources. We also provide lists of novels and nonfiction books about survival and a list of good survival writers and their websites.
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Finalist
2001
Are you a survivor? Do you think you could survive in the wild? What does it take to be a survivor? Visit our site to explore survival through literature. Ever since Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719, stories of survival have been popular with the public. We look at five award winning novels, targeted at grades 4-6, whose main theme is survival. Included on our site are summaries of the books and questions to quiz yourself on. Visit our site to learn survival tips, cruise survivor links and find out how you rate on survival skills by taking our poll. Are you a survivor? Come to our site and find out!
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2001
This site is based on the novel "The Secret Garden". We have a quiz that you can take over all 27 chapters in the book. Plus we have a chart showing the steps in Photosynthesis. We also have a cookbook with delicious recipes all with a garden or English theme. We interviwed a master gardner and asked him different questions about plant growth. Lastly for fun we have games to play, and pictures of flowers to see.
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2001
The book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is about a girl named Dorothy who gets blown to a mystical land. She thinks she needs the Wizard to get home but all she needs are the shoes on her feet.
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2001
This site gives students a fun introduction to two books written by Brian Jacques; "Lord Brocktree" and "Marlfox".
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2000
This entry describes the best books ever written for young adults.
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2000
Our site includes author information, book reviews, book recommendations, and a quiz. If internet users are interested in discovering books reviewed or recommended by four sixth graders, they will find these on our website. Bookfame 2000 is user friendly and well organized so that internet surfers won't become confused.
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2000
Our website is an informational site about several Texans, and other children's authors. We have biographies, evaluations of books, games, and original poetry of our students. Our site also has a magazine about reading.
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2000
Our site is dedicated to a few Science Fiction writers of the 20th century that we beleive have written classic stories. In our site we explain details of their lives, several of their stories, and other details such as timelines. We hope you enjoy viewing our site and we think that you will get a lot out of it.
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2000
Our entry is a multidisciplinary approach to studying Ancient Egypt. We have taken a novel, titled "The Egypt Game," and adapted it to our web site. We use the characters and events in the novel in order to create a map of the interdisciplinary content of our site. There is a game, a visitor-based character guide, a village infrastructure, and feeling of mystery alla based upon the novel. In addition, our site contains important minerology, history, mathematics, and music related to what is known about Ancient Egypt. Visitors will be able test their learning in our interactive quiz and leave messages and questions for us to answer. This Web Page is intended to help middle school students enjoy studying Ancient Egypt and historical fiction.
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2000
The focus of this project is to analyse the setting of the novel, The English Patient through the integrated curriculum approach of Literature, Geography and History. As such, the setting of the desert is no longer just a stage for the events to take place but seen as a motif that represents the inner turmoil of the characters. Its destitution and heart of tumult beneath its calm and parched exterior seems also to burrow itself deep into the natures of its character prisoners. The desert is that force that tugs and pulls at the characters making them behave in ways that they themselves cannot explain. For this purpose, this project gives a very detailed account of the story of The English Patient as well as a factual write-up on the formation and features of the desert, the behaviour of the dust storms and the survival of the inhabitants of the desert. Also included is the fascinating factual account of The Cave of Swimmers and a time-line of World War II with a write-up of the Battle of El Alamein. In the area of Literature, there is a brief write-up on the characters, themes and plot. Also included are three literary critical essays on the novel.
A special feature of this project is the Adventure Game section. By playing the role of Almasy, the player has to make decisions in order to survive in the desert. A wrong decision would endanger the expedition and bring about death.
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Finalist
2000
Our project is an interactive site in which we have quizzes, lists of Newbery books, author biographies and summaries of the books. Our page is a virtual reality library where you will experience the qualities of a real library including a librarian, books, an audio recording in 11 different languages, video recordings and quizzes. In one room of the library, youwill be able to read about the creators and coaches. As part of our project, we include a history of the Newbery medal from its creation to modern day criteria. For the young author, we have writing tips. For the educator who needs ideas, we have a part of our site devoted to our classs Newbery related projects. Our page is a key resource for any learner interested in the Newbery Medal.
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2000
This website includes an in-depth study of the novel "Lord of the Flies". This website is mainly concerned with the three aspects of the novel which are characters, plot, and the theme.
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1999
This website shows the books which are most popular at grades 1 - 5 here at Prairie Vista School. We surveyed each class, compiled the results, and put them on our web pages. We made games for students to do. We also drew pictures of the front covers of some of the most popular books and put them on our pages.
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1999
This entry seeks to educate the reader on the topic of Fiction Fantasy, taking him into a brand new world, and is full of music, graphics, and information (the concentration is definitely on the information).
The series that we are doing a Comparative Study on are Dragonlance, Dragon Prince, and Heralds of Valdemar. To provide the reader with an even better understanding of the series, we even have a section devoted to that particular series! Also, we chose this topic as we enjoy it, and believe it to be a good example of literary work.
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1999
At the review part you will be able to learn about different writers, and how some of their writing actually came true. If there are science fiction books that you have found absolutely wonderful, you can write a review and send it by email to us, we will add it to the site. After reading everything on the site you can take a little on-line quiz. We want you to be aware of all of these wonderful literature and movies.
For an easy navigation of the site you can use the menu at the left and the search engine that will search for one or more keywords at our site.
You also can have a chat at the chatbox or open/reply a discussion at the forum with other visitors of our site.
If you want other information you can vistit our link selection. Here you can find other very good sites.
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1999
Exploring doorways of possibilities untouched by any other line of human thought, science fiction is truly a fascinating form of literature and expression. This site's purpose is to explore the history, influences and deeper meaning of science fiction. Trends in science fiction plots
[ steam and cogs, evolution, mechanical men, utopia/dystopia, alternate history, twisted time, apocalypse, space travel, another world and cyber reality] are defined and explored. Sci-fi Links include scifaiku : Science Fiction poetry. The opportunity for others to share their views on this topic is presented in survey form, with results displayed.. Languages: English.
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1999
This web site provides a critical view of Italian Neorealism, both literary production and cinema production. The history and the Italian culture of the twentieth century are presented.. It can be an effective didactic instrument both for teachers and students, and it enables you to analyze the complexity of a phenomenon which involved literature and cinema as well as a great part of the twentieth-century Italian history and culture. The work includes links, guestbook, sitemap, art gallery, cards on authors, novels, directors and movies. Languages: English, Italian, German
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1999
Those Valued Volumes is a site dedicated to book awards and summaries of some books that won them. Its educational purpose is to teach people about the featured awards and books that have won them. It features links to further informational sites, graphics, and a quiz about each featured award and book. The summaries include just enough information to give the reader a good idea of what the book is about, but leaves them hungry for more. The pages about the awards themselves give info on the criteria, founding, history, and random facts. The quiz is in three parts, each section asking questions about the certain award and book that won. The awards included are the Newbery, Caldecott, and Mark Twain.
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1999
Unseen Creatures is website created for the growing number of teenagers (ages 10-17) who are interested in the mysteries of science fiction and fantasy literature. The site describes and provides insight into the characters that humanity has created in his folklore, both recently and in the past. It depicts explanations of how and why these unconfirmed beasts may have come to be so widely recognized around the world, delving into our fears and dreams. In order to make the website more interesting and meaningful, we have provided an interactive tour of the site, an area for feedback, and also a message forum that will act as a place where the visitors can discuss the controversy surrounding the characters. From Bigfoot to Nessie, we invite readers to investigate these creatures in hopes that they will obtain a better understanding of them and perhaps mankind, since these creatures are the products of the active human mind.
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1998
Many movies are based on books and plays that you may have read. This site describes some of the famous movies and the sources of the movies. The designers of this site separated the movies into six categtories: Horror, Contemporary, Adventure, Disney, Classical Adventure, and Shakespeare . With the exception of Shakespeare, you may be surprised at the sources of many of today's (and yesterday's) movies.
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1998
This site is dedicated to helping students better understand Homer and his works, The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad--the story of the Trojan War--is summarized in detail, and background information is provided including critical interpretations of each main character. The Odyssey, Odysseus' twenty-year journey home following the Trojan War, is summarized and a special essay examines Odysseus as a hero. Great study guides along with links to full texts of both these works.
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1998
This web site was created to enable children, who have not yet been exposed to the "world of books" a glimpse at the treasures inside the covers of the many books on the market today. Our entry offers reviews on books of many categories, book suggestions for children categorized by grade level, and the results of a survey on the favorite books of 80 children grades 2nd to 6th. We hope you enjoy exploring our web site!
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1997
Enter this site to learn about literature from North, Central and South America as well as Europe.
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