Now that you have narrowed your reading selection, its time to create a list of books you want to read throughout the year. You may create a very long list of books or several short lists of books.
Directions: Read all of the instructions on this page before clicking on a link.
Go to Book Adventure to create a book list by cutting and pasting http://www.bookadventure.org into the address box or clicking on the image.
First time users must create a log in which consists of a username and password.
- From the home page, click on "Click Here to Register".
- Then click on "Kids Register" and follow the directions.
- Enter the class name and your teacher's last name (this information must be given to you prior to this activity.)
Follow the on-screen instructions to create a list.
Go to RIF Reading Planet to create a book list you can access from your own web page. Click on the link: http://www.rifreadingplanet.org/rif/ or click on the image below.
First time users must create a log in which consists of a username and password.
- From the home page, in the upper right hand corner, click on the button: "Click Here" under Not Yet a Member?.
- Read the description of Reading Planet.
- Click on the button: "Sign Up Now."
- Enter the information requested. (Your username should be the same as your Gaggle.net user name. Make sure you provide your birth date. Write a brief description of yourself when you sign up or save it for next time.)
If you are successful, the screen will change and say "This page belongs to: yourname (username)"
At the top of the page, click on "Visit the Book Place." Click "Browse all books."
Select a category and begin to browse. Add books you want to read by clicking on "add to my bookshelf." The books on your bookshelf will appear on your page.
The Reading Corner is an excellent site for pre-selected book lists organized by type such as award winners, fiction or nonfiction.
Click on: http://www.carr.org/read/index.htm.
Click on the box of your choice to view the requested list, bibliographical information and a brief description.
Funtastic!: Print a bookmark!
Here is another site to find books: http://www.dawcl.com/introduction.html
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Children_s/ (Yahoo's authors list)
