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ACHUKA: News about children’s book publishing www.achuka.co.uk
Bookbox: linked to the Channel 4 series www.channel4.com/bookbox
Book Ends: Magazine of ‘The Book Place' www.bookplace.co.uk/bookends
Booktrusted.com (Book Trust pages about children’s books) www.booktrusted.com
Children’s Laureate www.childrenslaureate.org
Children’s Literature Web Guide: encyclopaedic Canadian site www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
CILIP: The professional association for librarians www.cilip.org.uk
Cool Reads: for 10-15s, by two teenagers www.cool-reads.co.uk
Federation of Children’s Book Groups www.fcbg.org.uk
International Children’s Digital Library: full texts of books in many languages www.icdlbooks.org
Just for Kids who love books: site by a Canadian school librarian www.alanbrown.com
KidsReads: US site www.kidsreads.com
Kids’ Review: book reviews by children for children www.kidsreview.org.uk
Mrs Mad’s Book-a-Rama: reviews, fun and games www.mrsmad.com
National Literacy Trust: a very extensive site for teachers www.literacytrust.org.uk/index.html
National Reading Campaign www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/index.html
Reading Matters: UK Review site www.readingmatters.co.uk
Stories from the Web: important UK library site for children, with ‘computer clubs’ www.storiesfromtheweb.org
Readathon: Sponsored reading for cancer and other causes www.readathon.org
Reading is Fundamental: distributing books to children www.rif.org.uk
Reading Zone: Arts Council children’s books site www.readingzone.com/home.php
School Library Association: supporting everyone running school libraries www.sla.org.uk
Seven Stories: A national centre for children’s books www.sevenstories.org.uk
UK Children’s Books: a good guide to authors’ sites and more www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk
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