Literacy Websites

Resources for Children

WEBSITE	LINKS	DESCRIPTION
Treasure Island Website	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/treasure/	An excellent site based on Robert Louis Stephenson’s book with activities and information about the author and the book itself.
Roahl Dahl Website	http://www.nd.edu/~khoward1/dahl/index.html	Good site all about Roahl Dahl, his books, and his life.Reviews of books, Photos, Illustrations. Excerpts from books to read.
Winnie the Pooh Corner	http://www.gironet.nl/home/awouters/	A lovely site for KS1 children. Meet the characters, hear the voices. Lots of activities based on the series of Pooh books.
Dr. Seuss Seussville	http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/	A good site for upper KS1 and KS2 children. Based on books by Dr. Seuss. Lots of built in activities on books and characters.
Enid Blyton Website	http://www.enidblyton.co.uk	This site looks at the life and works of Enid Blyton. Suitable for KS1 and KS2, very colourful pages with interactive activities on line.
Peter Rabbit Website	http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/index2.html	The world of Beatrix Potter tells us about the life of the author and the characters in her books. Suitable for upper KS1 and KS2.
Nikolai's Bookshelf	http://nikolai.com/BOOKSHELF/default.htm	This excellent site has many interactive reading and writing activities. Interactive stories, poems and E mail.Suitable for KS2 children.
Poems 4 Children	http://home.earthlink.net/~hcp97/gedde.htm	A selection of poems for children by various writers.Simple, easy to use website. Suitable for KS2 children.
Goosebumps Website	http://place.scholastic.com/goosebumps /high/pro/index.htm	An excellent site that children will enjoy. Meet the characters from the Goosebumps series of books and films.
Eric Carle Website	http://www.eric-carle.com/	Features "The Very Hungary Caterpillar" and "The Red Fox" Suitable for KS2 children. Interactive E mail and Guestbook.

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