Book trailers are a fun way to get students excited about books! Have them view the trailer to a book they want to read or better yet, have them create a trailer for a book they just finished!
This YouTube video is a little dated but does a great job talking about the genres.. it won't let me embed the video so click the link to check it out!
Newbery Award Winners - An award given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
Book Nuts Reading Club - Defines the different genres and gives books to read in each genre
Caldecott Award Winners - An award given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Scholastic Books - A great site for teachers. It has author talks, discussion guides, book guides and a lot more. Check it out!
Follette Library Services - A great informational site
Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award - A great place to start looking for historical fiction books
Childrens Literature Comprehensive Database - Reviews and critiques of a wide range of childrens books, also includes an annual list of 150 outstanding books.
Database of Award Winning Childrens Literature - Great place to find award winning books
Why and How I teach Historical Fiction - This is off the Scholastic site, I am not a big historical fiction fan so I enjoyed this site.