Homeschooling for Free: 33 Literature Resources

August 2, 2008

Check out all the posts covering multiple subjects in the Homeschooling for Free series.

1. BOOK IT! – read books, get pizza…what could be better?
2. Lookybook – read picture books online
3. Easy Chapter Books – a list for children who are “ready to graduate out of Readers but…not yet ready for full-fledged chapter books”
4. 100 Books Every Child Should Read Pt 1 – for the early years
5. 100 Books Every Child Should Read Pt 2 – for the middle years
6. 100 Books Every Child Should Read Pt 3 – for the early teens
7. 25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers – ways to make reading fun; elementary
8. Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World – search by region
9. Picturing Books – a site about picture books; resources, information, lists, etc.
10. Reading Aloud – hints, tips and ideas for reading aloud to any age
11. Index to Children’s Book Authors & Illustrators – search the list of authors and illustrators to find info, bios and other resources related to them
12. Girls Voices Literature Database – collection of literature with positive female characters
13. eBooks for Young Readers – a selection of popular classics; original images
14. EasyFunSchool Literature Units – activities & ideas to supplement various books (scroll down to find the book titles)
15. Page By Page Books – “read classic books online;” search by title or author
16. PinkMonkey.com – online literature summaries, book notes, study guides
17. FreeAudio.org – “audio books on libery and freedom”
18. Kids’ Corner Story Books – “featuring Beatrix Potter”
19. AudioBooksForFree – adult section and children’s section
20. Free Classic Audio Books – MP3 and M4B for iPod
21. Free Christian Audio Books – Spurgeon, Torrey, Moody, Brother Lawrence, more
22. Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature – searchable by era, grade, reading level and anything else imaginable
23. 1000 Good Books List – organized by reading level
24. The Great Books – “provides Christians with a detailed, chronological reading list;” grades 9-12
25. The Great Books List – by era; advanced readers
26. 100 Best Books – organized by age
27. Best Online Classic Children’s Books – by genre
28. Storynory – audio stories for kids
29. Project Gutenberg – 1000′s of downloadable books from the public domain
30. No Fear Shakespeare – Shakespear’s works side-by-side with modern translation
31. LoudLit – “literature for your eyes and ears”
32. Historical Fiction Booklist – catagorized by era
33. 19th Century Schoolbooks – 140 schoolbooks from Nietz Old Collection; searchable

Know of any more? Share the love & leave ‘em in the comments!

Related posts:

1. Homeschooling for Free: 48 Language Arts Resources
2. Homeschooling for Free: 18 Unit & Theme Resources
3. Homeschooling for Free: 13 Foreign Language Resources
4. Homeschooling for Free: 31 Social Studies Resources
5. 3 places to find free and complete homeschooling curriculum

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