Children's picture books offer a wonderful introduction to many subjects and topics for children in elementary grades. Picture books provide both direct and subtle guidance that reach students through image and text, opening doorways into new thinking. Through literature unfamiliar material is processed and understood at levels naturally age appropriate and personally accessible to each child. Using story, educators are able to provide enjoyable, imagination and creation provoking ideas that inspire children to learn. Below please find children's picture book authors, illustrators, series and where applicable audio and visual media that are invaluable teaching tools. OneWomansMind.net has partnered with Amazon.com to offer product previews using simple mouseovers. Just roll your mouse over a book title and the product information and associated links are provided. Any item linked from this site and purchased from Amazon.com helps support and maintain OneWomansMind.net. Search for a specific title, author or illustrator   Web OneWomansMind.net

The Skull Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta illustrated by Ralph Masiello

Using Children's Literature as Curriculum Inspiration

Joseph Bruchac and Michael Caduto

Anthony Fredericks

Folktale Themes and Activities for Children, Volume 1: Pourquoi Tales by Anne Marie Kraus

Folktale Themes and Activities for Children, Volume 2: Trickster and Transformation Tales by Anne Marie Kraus

Who's Afraid...?: Facing Children's Fears with Folktales by Norma J. Livo

Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children by Michael J. Caduto, Joseph Bruchac

Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories and Earth Activities For Children by Michael J. Caduto, Joseph Bruchac

Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children by Michael J. Caduto, Joseph Bruchac

Keepers of the Night: Native American Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children by Michael J. Caduto, Joseph Bruchac

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

Alphabet

Jerry Pallotta - from jets to frogs to butterflies to bugs to dinosaurs and the list goes on! Something for every child's passion, beautifully illustrated and creatively conceived.

Animals and Nature

Nature Books at OneWomansMind.net

Astronomy

Jacqueline Mitton

Biography

Don Brown

Diane Stanley

Rookie Read About Biography

Crafts

Kathy Ross

Little Hands Series - everything from world cultures to animal habitats to art to social studies to math and reading - fantastic!

Cultures

Imagine Living Here Series

Tomie de Paola

Our Cultural Heritage

Colors of the World

Count Your Way

Dinosaurs - Paleontology

Michael Dahl

Fairytales

Fairy Tales at OneWomansMind.net

DVD

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre -The Complete Collection Gift Set

Folklore

Folktales at OneWomansMind.net

Audio, DVD and VHS

Jackie Torrence Presents - Stories From Around the World - can be found at your local library.

Rabbit Ears - Children's Stories Read by Celebrities - outstanding!!!

History

Nancy Carpenter

Deborah Hopkinson

Betsy Maestro

Diane Stanley

DVD

The Renaissance for Students - additional titles can be found at your local library.

Holidays

Gail Gibbons

Rookie Read About Holidays

DVD

Schlesinger Media Holidays for Children

Geography

Michael Dahl - Countries of the World

Imagine Living Here Series

DVD

U.S. Geography for Children by Schlessinger Media (13 programs) - can be found at your local library.

Language Arts

Ruth Heller WOW! Amazing! Fantastic!

DVD

Schoolhouse Rock

Math

MathStart Levels 1, 2 and 3 - WOW! Amazing! Fantastic!

Michael Dahl (counting by 2s, 5s, 10s) - Perfect!!

Rookie Read About Math

Count Your Way

Poetry

Douglas Florian - YEAH! AMAZING! UNIQUE!

Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) - famous, forever poetry read by the authors

Jack Prelutsky

Shel Silverstein

Science

Michael Dahl

Bobbie Kalman

Mary Ann McDonald

Lets Read And Find Out Science Stage 1 and 2 - Fantastic, covers everything!

Rookie Read About Science

Patricia Lauber

Thomas Locker - the marriage of science and fine art - beautiful!

Rookie Series for Ecosystems

Robert E. Wells

DVD

Bill Nye the Science Guy - link to Disney store - crazy expensive. Best to get from your local library. The BEST science media! Bill Nye is a Planetary Knight who entertains, engages and enlivens science while helping our children learn the immediate need to save our planet.

The Living Edens

The Magic School Bus

Schoolhouse Rock - Science Rock

Popular Mechanics for Kids

World Mythology

Christina Balit

Deborah Nourse Lattimore

Burleigh Muten

Gerald McDermott

Hudson Talbott

Diane Wolkstein

DVD

Jim Henson's the Storyteller - The Definitive Collection - European

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths

OneWomansMind.net Resources

Homeschooling Resources
resources for educating children within the comfort of their home environment

Story Types
understanding the subtle differences between story types

Do you have a favorite children's picture book or media series that you love to use as an education resource? If so, please contact me and I will review the resource for possible addition to the list. Please feel free to contact me your review of the material for possible addition to the monthly OneWomansMind.net Education Newsletter