Google Scholar
Searching Google Scholar is a great way to find electronic journals on the web, free e-books through Google Books and scholarly documents.
Choosing Books for Children
- Database of Award-Winning Children's LiteratureSearch simultaneously by age of reader, setting, historical period, ethnicity, language, genre, multicultural, gender of protagonist and more.
- The Best Kids BooksiteThis site is chock-full of lesson plans and craft ideas tied to children's books. There are also fingerplays and coloring sheets.
Lesson Plans on the Internet
General Websites on Children and the Family
- Child TrendsStudies on teenage pregnancy and childbearing, effects of welfare and poverty on children, parenting, family, fatherhood, and male fertility.
- Child Welfare League of AmericaState fact sheets on child protection, health, child care, education, violence, and income support.
- Children's Defense FundAims to "provide a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves."
- Population Reference BureauResearches population and demographic trends for the U.S. and internationally.
- National Center for Health StatisticsMonthly vital statistics report by state, race, age, etc.
- US Census BureauLeading source of quality data about American people, businesses and economy.
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