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For Writers & Illustrators:
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Canadian Children's Book Centre - Not-for-profit organization promotes, supports and encourages the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian children's books and books for teens.
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CANSCAIP - Home of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP)
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The Children's Literature Web Guide - All kinds of good resources on this site for writers, teachers, illustrators & story-tellers, including children's publishers on the Internet
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Cynthia Leitich Smith – children’s book author’s site includes children’s literature resources including multicultural links
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Eduscapes - site explores various methods of integrating technology into teaching and learning environments
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The Institute of Children's Literature - Home study course for writers of children's literature
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The Purple Crayon – editor’s site contains extensive tips and information on writing, illustrating & publishing children’s books
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SCBWI - Home of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
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Related to the content of Jan Thornhill's children's books:
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The Wildlife ABC & 123
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Hinterland Who's Who - Species fact sheets and photos for many North American animals including mammals, birds, insects, reptiles & amphibians as well as species at risk
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University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web - Information and photos of wildlife from around the world
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Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter - Find photos, life history and songs of North American birds
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The Butterfly Website - All about butterflies - photos, articles, activities, etc.
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Endangered Species - Species profiles and photos, case studies, causes for decline, ways to help, links
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Before & After: A Book of Nature Timescapes:
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NOAA's Coral Reefs - The National Ocean Services educational coral reef site - info, photos, links, conservation, etc.
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Biomes and Ecosystems of the World - Biomes of the world, includes grasslands, temperate forests, tropical oceans, rainforests & wetlands
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Biome Research Project - Student-gathered information on ecosystems around the world
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Passport to the Rainforest - Great rainforest site
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Over in the Meadow:
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Six Counting Rhymes - A few counting rhymes for the very young
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English Counting Rhymes - More counting rhymes
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Turtle Links - An extensive list of turtle sites
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The World Owl Trust's Conservation Site - Lots of owl facts in their General Information section
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Owlet Photos - Some great Owlet photos
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Life Cycle of the Honeybee - Information about the life cycle of the Honeybee
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Close-ups of Bees - About bees with some amazing close-up photography
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Mice!!! - Facts about mice and keeping mice as pets
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For the Love of Crows - Crow facts, jokes, photos, links
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Crow FAQ - Crow & raven facts
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Frogwatch - Frog & toad identification, how to recognize calls and report your findings.
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Cyclura Lizard Site - Lots of lizard stuff - news, articles, photos, webcam, etc.
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All About Ducklings - All about ducklings, with duck links
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The Beaver - All about beavers
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Copyright 2005 © Jan Thornhill. Please do not use without permission
