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- Author & Illustrator Pages
- Free Reading Resources
- Books Online & More
- Virtual Field Trips
- Fun Websites & Activities
Author & Illustrator Pages
American Chillers: Popular chilling book series by dynamic author, Johnathan Rand.
Clifford: Games, activities, and videos featuring Clifford, the Big Red Dog!
Dan Gutman: Visit the website from the author of My Weird School Series, Baseball Card Adventure Series, and more! Listen to him read from his Weird School series each weekday!
Dav Pilkey: American cartoonist, author and illustrator of children's literature, best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series Captain Underpants and the children's graphic novel series Dog Man.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series: Meet Jeff Kinney, author of the best-selling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
Eric Carle: Official website of author and illustrator, Eric Carle.
Gordon Korman: Official website of Gordon Korman, author of the Swindle series, the One the Run series, The Unteachables, Slacker, and many more!
Harry Potter - Scholastic: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
James Patterson for Kids: Visit the kids' website of the world's best selling author, James Patterson!
Jan Brett: Official website of beloved author and illustrator, Jan Brett.
Junie B. Jones: A website all about one of our favorite characters, Junie B. Jones!
Kevin Henkes: Official website of award-winning author and illustrator of both picture books and novels, Kevin Henkes!
Margaret Peterson Haddix: Visit the website of New York Times best-selling children's author, Margaret Peterson Haddix!
Mo Willems: Fun website from Mo Willems, author of the "Pigeon" books, "Elephant and Piggie" books, and more!
Roald Dahl: The official website of the world famous storyteller, Roald Dahl!
Seussville: Fun games and activities from beloved author and illustrator, Dr. Seuss!
Tim Green: Visit the website of former NFL player and best-selling author, Tim Green!
Free Reading Resources
- Epic! Books for Kids
- Class Code: Get class codes from your teacher
- Common Sense Media: Free Online Events and Activities for Kids at Home
- Includes virtual Storytimes, virtual drawing lessons, music classes and performances, activities, virtual tours, fun & games
- Ranger Rick and Zoobooks magazines (free digital editions)
- Email subscription required
- Scholastic BookFlix (PreK - 3)
- click on "Learn More and request a free trial"
- Scholastic: TrueFlix (Grades 3-5
- free trial available
- VOOKS Storybooks Brought to Life
- Parents can sign up for free trial
- Junior Library Guild - Elementary Stream
- Can read without logging in or
- Sign up free to be able to create bookmarks/notes
- Follett Lightbox (great non-fiction resource)
- Select "any location" (it should be the default)
- In the School box, enter: Follett eLearning, McHenry, IL
- Click "Log In" at top, right
- Username: guest
- Password: follett
- TumbleBookLibrary - K-6 eBook database
- Username tumble735 (may not need to sign in)
- Password: books
Books Online & More
Chandler Public Library Browse the CPL collection, reserve books, access online learning, and more!
Epic! Books Access to thousands of digital books! Get class codes from your teacher
Tumblebooks Online books to read on your computer - thanks to the Chandler Public Library! Use your Chandler Public Library card number and pin number to log in to Tumblebooks!
Oxford Owl for Home: Free eBook Library eBooks that are free to use, but an adult will need to register or log in order to read the books. Best viewed on a computer, laptop, or tablet.
Storyline Online Videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
KidLitTV Explore the world of literature with author read aloud videos, book trailers, crafts, activities, drawing tutorials, and more!
MacMillan Publishing Mac Kids Fun books from MacMillan Publishing!
Virtual Field Trips
Common Sense Media Top Picks Virtual Field Trips These field trip tools can offer inspiring and intriguing experiences for students, and most are free! (Check recommended grade)
Museum of the American Revolution A behind the scenes field trip of the museum with host Lauren Tarshis, author of the "I Survived" series!
Zoos & Aquariums
San Diego Zoo Visit the San Diego Zoo virtually! Live cams of your favorite animals!
Houston Zoo Tune into the Houston Zoo and see livecams for animals that call it home!
Kansas City Zoo The Kansas City Zoo has several webcams including 2 types of penguins!
Zoo Atlanta Check out the Pandacam and other fun activities from Zoo Atlanta!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Ten webcams from Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Georgia Aquarium Kids Corner Livecams, videos, animal profiles, and much, much more!
Fun Websites & Activities
Coloring Pages - Every Child A Reader: Twenty-three beloved children’s book illustrators have contributed their beautiful artwork - free printables!
Dav Pilkey at Home: From the creator of DogMan and Captain Underpants! Every Friday Dav Pilkey will update this page with fun activities, videos, and lots more!
Drawing and Painting Videos: Lori Ehlke's Art Channel: YouTube Art Channel with great instructional videos!
Harry Potter at Home - Wizarding World: A magical free online hub from author J.K. Rowling, to cast a banishing spell on boredom! In partnership with Scholastic and Bloomsbury, this platform grants access to articles, quizzes, puzzles, craft videos, and more! Sign-up/log-in requires assistance from parent or guardian.
Learn to Draw Mercy Watson with Chris Van Dusen: From Candlewick Press: Come visit Chris Van Dusen in his studio in Maine and learn to draw Kate DiCamillo’s porcine wonder – Mercy Watson!
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: Fun doodling, drawing, and writing videos from favorite author-illustrator Mo Willems!
Magnetic Poetry: Play Magnetic Poetry online!
Scholastic Stacks: Book suggestions, games & book blogs to be "in the know" of the newest books!
Seussville: Games, videos, and fun from Dr. Seuss!