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Literature  |
| BookFlix | Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. | |
| Books & Authors | Books & Authors is a new resource that offers ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors and topics. | |
| Favorite Children's Authors and Illustrators | From 19th-century poet Edward Lear to contemporary stars such as Newbery Honor author Jack Gantos, this series provides child-friendly essays about popular storytellers in large type, and includes a list of selected works, quotes, abundant photos, and sources for further reading. Hours of delighted browsing and successful investigation await! The eight-volume set by Tradition Press includes interesting short biographies on the storytellers most familiar to today's young readers. In addition to photographs and book cover images, profiles include interesting facts, quotes about and from the subject, a selected bibliography of the person's work and suggestions for further study, including both print and online resources. | |
| Literature Resource Center | Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. | |
| Mango Languages | Mango Languages offers 21 foreign languages for English speakers and 14 ESL programs for non-English speakers to learn English. You will learn real world conversational skills from native speakers in a few short minutes. | |
| Novelist | Find books to read and learn more about books and authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. | |
| Overdrive - Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium | Browse hundreds of downloadable audiobooks! Check out and download best-selling titles to your PC, then transfer to a supported device or burn many titles to CD to enjoy anytime, anywhere. |  |
| Scribner Writers Online | Bio-critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 important authors from around the world. Entries include concise essays, citations, and biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context. | |
| Twayne | Twayne's is devoted to literary critical interpretation and discussion. It offers in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world, including close analysis of key works. It provides insightful and original commentary on the history and influence of literary movements. | |
