Educators and parents can use these resources to help young people unlock the power of reading.
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Teaching Resources
Teachers and parents can use these Library of Congress educational resources to bring students and young readers deeper into the world of reading.
- Found Poetry (Primary Source Set) »
- Finding the Heart in History: Making Connections Through Poetry (Online Activity) »
- The Harlem Renaissance and the Flowering of American Creativity (Presentation) »
- The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection (International Collection) »
- "The Wizard of Oz" – An American Fairy Tale (Exhibition) »
- "The Grapes of Wrath": Scrapbooks and Artifacts (Lesson Plan) »
- "Jacob Have I Loved" (Lesson Plan) »
- Murder and Mayhem - "The Great Gatsby": Facts behind the Fiction (Lesson Plan) »
- "To Kill a Mockingbird": A Historical Perspective (Lesson Plan) »
- Twain’s Hannibal (Lesson Plan) »
- The Young Readers' Toolkit from the 2009 National Book Festival »
- Additional Teaching Resources »
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R.L. Stine speaks at the 2008 Natinal Book Festival
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Jon Scieszka: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Letters About Literature
Letters about Literature is national contest for grades 4 through 12. Readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking.
- Find out more about Letters About Literature »
- Read Winning Letters »
- See also The River of Words Contest
Poetry Resources
- Poetry 180 – A poem for every day of the school year »
- Meet the current Poet Laureate »
- Lyrical Legacy: Explore 18 poems and songs from throughout U.S. history »
Local and Community Reading Resources
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