Kids' Page

Recommended Reading

For Children Ages 3-7

Significant Fables - Historic & Current

• The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
• The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
• The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
• Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
• The Mitten by Jan Brett

Meaningful & Beautifully Illustrated Current Picture Books:

• I Love You As Big As The World by David Van Buren
• Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
• If I Could Keep You Little by Marianne Richmond
• I Believe In You by Marianne Richmond
• My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can A Little Girl Dream?  by Jennifer Fosberry
• Isabella, Girl On The Go: Just How Far Can A Little Girl Dream?  By Jennifer Fosberry
• All The World by Liz Garton

For Children Ages 8-12

Meaningful & Beautifully Illustrated Current Books:

• If The World Were A Village by David Smith
• If America Were A Village by David Smith
• One Hen by Katie Smith
• Milway One Well by Rochelle Strauss
• Children Just Like Me by UNICEF
• A Life Like Mine by UNICEF
• The Great Global Puzzle Challenge with Google Earth by Clive Gifford

Other Fun & Educational Websites to Visit

British Museum — www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers1.aspx
BBC Bitesize — www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
PBS "Global Grooves" — pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/globalgroovin/game.html
National Geographic Kids — kids.nationalgeographic.com
Resource Scarcity Game — web.centre.edu/econed/Subpages/resource_scarcity_game.htm