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Reviewed by Diane Flynn Keith
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Resource:Free Online Picture Books
Provider:Lookybook
Summary:This website that allows you to look at children's picture books - in their entirety, from cover to cover - online
Description:Lookybook provides this service, not to "replace the magic of reading a book with your child at bedtime, but to replace the overwhelming and frustrating process of finding the right books for parents and their kids."

The website provides you with a virtual bookshelf of not just the "best sellers," but undiscovered gems. Find classics and even obscure books through the searchable data base.

Through Lookybook, you can "test-drive" picture books to find out which ones you want to buy. (Of course, Lookybook provides a way for you to purchase the books through their website, but it's not a requirement.)

When you get to the site you'll see the featured book. Simply click on the cover and each subsequent page to read the entire book. Below the featured book are the new books recently added to the site, and below that, you can register (free) to create your very own online bookshelf of favorite titles.

Use the menu on the left side of the screen to search the database by author, subject, or keyword. Or, click on "Bookshelves" to access the A to Z archive of book titles.

Another interesting aspect of Lookybook, is that once you register to create your own bookshelf, you can review books and share your comments with fellow Lookybookers. You can also see what they have to say about the books they've read.

Whenever you read a book online, Lookybook will automatically generate a collection of other books that you might enjoy and display it on the left side of your screen. That way, you'll discover books you may never knew existed.

This is a terrific resource you will use again and again - be sure to bookmark it!
Contributed by:Diane Flynn Keith, ©Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved. Diane Flynn Keith publishes the rave-reviewed ClickSchooling® daily ezine with 12,000+ subscribers. If you're ready to jump-start your homeschooling, save time and money, and have more fun learning with your children, get your FREE subscription to ClickSchooling® now at http://www.homefires.com/free.asp.
C A T E G O R I E S
Orientation:General
Subjects:Reading
Teaching Methods:Online Interactive
I N T E N D E D   F O R:
Ages:3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Grades:Pre-K,K,1,2,3,4
F O R   M O R E   I N F O R M A T I O N
Web Site:http://www.lookybook.com/

 


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