Children’s Research Resources

Children’s Author Websites

Follow links to the following author websites. They have lots of information about the authors and their books, plus many have fun activities!

Jan Brett

Eric Carle

Leo Lionni

J.K. Rowling

David Shannon

Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

Mo Willems and the Mo Willems Workshop

Research

Take a peek at these exciting ways to read and learn more! Many are accessible to all types of readers. You will need your library card barcode number to enter some of these sites.

Elementary School
Digital magazine articles, books, history collections, and educator resources.

The Government Printing Office provides information about the U.S. Government and Ben Franklin, and includes games and activities for children!

CBC KIDS NEWS was created by CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s national public broadcaster, to serve as a trusted, reliable news source to help kids develop media literacy skills. Appropriate for 9+ year olds.
Includes encyclopedia and magazine articles on a wide variety of topics.

Presents information about the history and government of the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation.

Learn about the Mohegan Tribe’s history, culture, and government.
Connecticut’s government, industrial, and military history are found here.