Starfall.com
This Web Site promotes reading acquisition by using interactive games and activities that make phonics instruction fun for children.

Phonics Interactivities
There are a several phonics and word study activities geared for children ranging from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade at this site.

Meet the Author
Each of the following sites supports a grade level author study.

Kindergarten Rosemary Wells Home Page
Meet one of the authors featured in kindergarten. You can read her biography and play games with some of her lovable characters. Take a minute to view a complete listing of her published work, too.

1st Grade The Official Eric Carle Web Site
Learn more about the author and illustrator that created The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, and many other award winning books.

2nd Grade Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola has written and/or illustrated over 200 books, including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, and Meet the Barkers. His work has been recognized with the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure.

3rd Grade Patricia Polacco
Visit Ms. Polacco's Web Site and discover how her childhood experiences have influenced her writing. Take a sneak peek at her most recently published book, Emma Kate.

4th Grade Seymour Simon
Seymour Simon is the author of 200 highly acclaimed science books (over half of which have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association).

5th Grade Betsy Byars
Follow the autobiographical timeline to learn more about this Newbery award winning author of The Summer of the Swans. Betsy Byars has written over fifty books for young people and is the recipient of several distinguished literary awards.