Related+Websites

=Websites of interest:=

Imaginary Lands
http://www.imaginarylands.org/

This site has three main sections: Picturing Books - an A-Z website on picture books. Children's Literature Navigator - provides a multitude of links related to children's literature Passport - an international look at children's literature

Canadian Children's Illustrated Books
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/saltman/ccib/Welcome.html

The result of a three year research project (2000-2003), from UBC. It explores Canadian children's literature from both historical and developmental perspectives. This site offers a VAST collection of subject related resources.

Viewing Through Picture Books
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/fiction/classroom/picturebooks/

Direct from the Australian Government's Department of Education and Training, this web site focuses on the the early to late adolescent reader and the use of picture books.

Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/index.html

Professor Vandergrift teaches Children's Literature at Rutgers University. Her site is extensive, and weaves together literary theory, topic related research and classroom application.

Southwest Educational Consultants Inc. / Dr. Frank Serafini
http://www.frankserafini.com/

Dr. Serafini is an associate professor at the University of Nevada. He has written several books and aritcles on the utiization of reader's workshop and postmodernistic picture books in the classroom.