Books and Links for Kids
Books For Gifted Students
Gifted Kids Speak Out, by James R. Delisle.
Hundreds of kids ages 6-13 talk about school, friends, their families, and the future.
Free Spirit Publishing. 1-800-735-7323
Girls and Young Women Leading the Way, Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D., and Suzanne M. Bean, Ph.D.
Twenty true stories about leadership. Free Spirit Publishing.
1-800-735-7323.
Images Of Greatness, by David Melton.
A wonderfully illustrated compilation of lifetime achievers throughout history.
Landmark Editions, Inc. (816) 241-4919.
Kidstories: Biographies of 20 Young People You'd Like To Know, by Jim Delisle.
Free Spirit Publishing. 1-800-735-7323.
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: For Ages 10 & Under, by Judy Galbraith.
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: For Ages 11-18, by Judy Galbraith.
These books have been highly recommended by the GCT magazine, the NAGC, and by gifted young people across the country. They contain practical information such as suggestions for goal setting, tips for coping with stress, facts about giftedness, as well as being upbeat and pro-kid. Free Spirit Publishing. 1-800-735-7323.
Written and Illustrated By..., by David Melton.
A revolutionary two-brain approach for teaching students how to write and
illustrate amazing books. Prufrock Press. 1-800-998-2208.
Children's Books For Bright Children:
"The Right Books for Bright Children at the Right Times"
was compiled by Dr. Thomas P. Hebert of the University of Georgia. Here are some
selections from his publication.
Appropriate Books for Bright Elementary Girls
Jane and the Dragon by Martin Baynton
Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family by Patricia Lee Gauch
Millie Cooper, Take a Chance by Charlotte Herman
Amazing Grace by Caroline Binch and Mary Hoffman
Teacher’s Pet by Johanna Hurwitz
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
My Brother Oscar Thinks He Knows It All by Linda Wagner Tyler
Appropriate Books for Bright Intermediate Girls
The World’s Greatest Expert on Absolutely Everything in Crying by Barbara Bottner
Nobody’s Family is Going to Change by Louis Fitzhugh
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe by Bette Green
Will the Real Gertrude Hollings Please Stand Up? by Sheila Greenwald
I Hate Being Gifted by Patricia Hermes
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan
Dear Dad, Love Laurie by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Someday, Angeline by Louis Sachar
Libby on Wednesday by Zipha Keatley Snyder
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Appropriate Books for Bright Junior High and High School Girls
Among Friends by Caroline Cooney
In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder
Winning Kicker by Thomas Dygard
Samantha on Stage by Susan Clement Farrar
In Summer Light by Zibby Oneal
Something’s Rotten in the State of Maryland by Laura Sonnenmark
Definitely Not Sexy by Jane Sutton
Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voight
Appropriate Books for Bright Elementary Boys
Willie’s Not the Hugging Kind by Joyce Durham Barrett
No Good in Art by Miriam Cohen
Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
Max by Rachael Isadora
Toad Food and Measle Soup by Christine McDonnell
Perfect Percy by Bonnie Pryor
I’m Not a Crybaby by Norma Simon
Tough Eddie by Elizabeth Winthrop
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
Appropriate Books for Bright Intermediate Boys
Then Again, Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Herbie Jones and the Monster Ball by Suzy Kline
(George) by E. L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! by Stephen Manes
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Runner by Cynthia Voight
Fast Talk on a Slow Track by Rita Williams-Garcia
Appropriate Books for Bright Junior High and High School Boys
Football Dreams by David Guy
If I Loved You, Am I Trapped Forever? by M. E. Kerr
The Island by Gary Paulsen
A Father’s Love by Joseph Perez
The Best of Friends by Margaret Rostkowski
The Buddy Trap by Sheri Cooper Sinykin
A Time to Fly Free by Stephanie Tolan
The Amazing and Death-Defying Diary of Eugene Dingman by Paul Zindel
Confessions of a Teenage Baboon by Paul Zindel
Links for Kids
Parents - These are some sites which I have wandered across in my travels through the Internet. I have not checked all of the links to these websites so please monitor your child as they go about their travels.
BJ Pinchbeck - Homework Help - Discovery Channel School - Students B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper with links to just about everything a kid could ask for!
www.cybersurfari.org This is a game in which players must exhibit incredible mental strength, perseverance, team work, deductive reasoning, and a keen knowledge of the Web to find the 100-plus treasures and "bits of knowledge" that await you through the Lycos CyberSurfari Summer 2000 game.
www.cut-the-knot.com Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
www.dse.nl/puzzle/index_us.html The Ultimate Puzzle Site
www.xnet.com/~aak/hexahexa.html Hexaflexagons
www.treasure-net.com/mgym/mgym.htm#top Mental Gymnastics
www.afn.org/~afn15301/seussfiles/games.html Dr. Seuss Games
www.auntannie.com Aunt Annie’s Craft Page
www.muohio.edu/Dragonfly Dragonfly Magazine
nyelabs.kcts.org Bill Nye the Science Guy
Mr Mann's Science and Math Here are more good math and science links from the Eighth Grade Science and Math teacher at Bow Memorial School.