Book Reviews and More
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"
Francis Bacon
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Features hard-to-find book lists about a wide variety of topics, including potty training, cumulative tales, non-traditional gender roles, wordless books, books for accelerated readers, and books on different cultural holidays. Also standard book lists, such as Caldecott winners, Newbery honorees.
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/booklist.html
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The BookHive site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews for a variety of reading levels and interest areas. Parents will also find special "parental notes" attached to some reviews that provide additional information about the book. Covers ages 0-12.
http://www.bookhive.org/
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Run by Booktrust, an independent UK charity that encourages reading, this site provides free resources and recommendations for teachers, librarians and parents about books for young people (1-16).
http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/
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Part of the Spectrum Children's Book Club, this site lists and reviews prominent popular children's books, with an emphasis on fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, and mystery. Age level is 10+.
http://www.incwell.com/ipulp/reviews/index.html
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Book reviews, written by children for children, for use at school and at home. Aimed at ages 7-14. Site was developed by parents to encourage reading. No advertisements, no sales, and all reviews are checked by teachers prior to posting on the live site.
http://www.kidsreview.org.uk/
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Kidsreads is a fantastic place for kids to find info about their favorite books, series and authors. Features reviews of the newest titles, interviews with authors and special features on great books. Also offers trivia games, word scrambles and contests.
http://www.kidsreads.com
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A web site reviewing graphic (age-appropriate) novels for kids.
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/sidekicks/index.html
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Book reviews by kids for kids.
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/
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Book reviews, author interviews and bios, press releases, industry news and much more on both children's and YA books.
http://www.yabookscentral.com/
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