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The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project
A big archive of public domain children's literature.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8


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	CONTENT: The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project is a comprehensive archive of literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States.
	SITE DESIGN: The left side navigation menu expands to display a submenu for each item. The e-texts are organized by author, title, genre and subgenre. Users can customize the display preferences.
	REVIEW: The Baldwin Project was named in honor of writer and editor James Baldwin (1841-1925). It includes e-text of children's literature that is in the public domain including Nursery Rhymes, Fables, Folk Tales, Myths, Legends and Hero Stories, Literary Fairy Tales, Bible Stories, Nature Stories, Biography, History, Fiction, Poetry, Storytelling, Games, and Craft Activities. Books are also grouped into several themes: Articles include guides to book selections such as Christmas books, world history, the World Series, descriptive science, and making of England; Unit Studies include lists for ancient Rome and Greece, Britain and Norse; and Curricula lists books appropriate for grades kindergarten through grade six. The e-text can be printed with large text for young children and smaller text for older children. The site is rounded out with links to other Internet libraries and reference sites.
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03/20/2006