LANGUAGE ARTS

AUTHORS AND THEIR BOOKS
Guys Read
Author John Scieszka's initiative to motivate boys to read 
  http://www.guysread.com/

Junie B. Jones Classroom Club   
www.randomhouse.com/teachers/junieb/

Magic Tree House Classroom Club
www.randomhouse.com/teachers/magicth/

FABLES
Aesop's Fables
Full text fables. Links to lesson plans using Aesop's Fables. 
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/

FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World
Archived tales from around the world.
  http://www.darsie.net/tales

Grimm's Fairy Tales
Fairy tales, biographical info, links.  
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/

SurLaLune Fairy Tales
Illustrated & annotated fairy tales; compare original & modern versions; historical info; a Fairy Tale timeline; teacher & student guides    
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/

MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Mythography 
Retellings of ancient Greek tales; review of Greek gods & goddesses, heroes & heroines, lexicon, family tree, symbolism & maps  
http://www.loggia.com/myth/content.html

Native American Lore Index
More than 100 tales credited to specific native tribes. http://www.ihawaii.net/~stony/loreindex.html

READING FUN
Penguin Publishing
Links to author & title activities; free books for students & the classroom http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/

RIF Reading Planet (K-5)
Reading is Fundamental offers reading & writing-based games, contests, reviews, a reading activity calendar, author & illustrator interviews, interactive coloring.  
http://www.rif.org/