International Children's Digital Library - Free Children's EBooks Online

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Take a look at a guide for using the free,

International Children's Digital Library.

For the Guide Click Here!

The guide was developed virtually--completely online--as a collaborative effort among three library professionals [Irene Vershinin, Jennifer Walsh, and me]. The project illustrates the power of wikis--for collaborative planning and presentation.

Jennifer Walsh, one of the developers of the guide said the following about the project and the ICDL:

"We decided to create a user guide for the ICDL because, as aspiring librarians of different backgrounds and heritages, we are constantly inspired by children, children’s books, and the way literature can cross cultural boundaries to move us all. We wanted to create a search guide so others can easily maneuver through this magnificent digital library. In completing this project we hope to support the importance and beauty of multiculturalism."

Stars and Space Through Picture Books: Learning to Look Beyond

Book Cover Images from www.booksamillion.com

Take a look at the KidReadz Wikispaces, where curriculum is currently being developed to help young children learn that they and other people might have varying opinions--especially about the ways that they look at and see art.

The unit is especially geared toward Constructivism and cultivating thinking skills. Internationalism and multiculturalism is also fostered in this unit. Children will be encouraged to view themselves as part of a larger world community--part of a greater universe.

Picture books, music, and the arts will be part of the curriculum, a portion of which is available now at: KidReadz Wikispaces

Check Back Often. More Authors, Book Lists, and Themes Are Being Added Weekly to the KidReadz Wikispaces!