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URL Locations and Descriptions
*Note: each link on this page will open a new browser window; close the new window to return to this page.
There's lots to look through here, including the Boston Book Review, book awards, and electronic books you can download.
This is a huge online bookstore listing 2.5 million titles. You can browse subjects and do searches by author, title, and subject.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
Visit The Children's Literature Web Guide for more information on children's book awards.
Another online bookstore, the Internet Book Shop, comes to us from the UK. Take a look at the top 100 sellers from this location or link to author sites using the Author Area link to view previously unpublished writings.
Word-Processing/Presentation Graphics
a. Write a report or create a presentation to give to a publisher about a book you are writing. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
b. Write a report or create a presentation telling an author how much you admire his or her work. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
Spreadsheet/Database
c. Create a spreadsheet or database listing 15 award-winning books and their authors. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
d. Create a spreadsheet or database listing your favorite books with as much information as you can find about each one. Use at least five facts from the WWW.