CRONUS CHRONICLES Companion site for the Cronus Chronicles series of books by Anne Ursu.  Learn more about the author, upcoming books, appearances, and play games.

EPISTOLAE FLAVIAE The weblog of Caroline Lawrence, author of the Roman Mysteries series.  Fascinating insight into the research behind her books. 

MARY POPE OSBOURNE (OFFICIAL WEBSITE) Mary Pope Osbourne’s official website.  Jack and Annie discover an amazing tree house filled with books.   They soon discover that this is no ordinary tree house -- elementary and middle school students will enjoy going on amazing adventures through time and history by opening up a book and visiting the Magic Tree House.  Titles set in the ancient world include Vacation Under the Volcano, Hour of the Olympics, and Mummies and Pyramids.  There are also research guides to accompany the series.

MARY POPE OSBOURNE’S (BLOG) The weblog of Mary Pope Osbourne, author of the Magic Tree House series. 

MYTH-O-MANIA Kate McMullan’s fabulous series of books which “set the story straight” about Classical Mythology.  Written from the perspective of Hades, these hilarious stories will keep middle schoolers learning and laughing.  Titles include Say Cheese, Medusa; Nice Shot, Cupid; Stop that Bull, Theseus; Get to Work, Hercules; Keep a Lid on it, Pandora; and Go for the Gold, Atalanta!

OLOGY WORLD Based on the highly popular Ology series of books -- which includes Wizardology, Dragonology, Pirateology, Egyptology and, of course, Mythology .  This site includes movies, games, readings, challenges, and more. 

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS The official site for Rick Riordan’s bestselling series about a young demi-god.  The site features audio and video links, tour dates, character biographies and downloadable games!  There’s even a contest for readers to win a trip to Camp Half Blood in Austin, TX, and meet the author himself!

RANDOM HOUSE MAGIC TREE HOUSE Online activities and printable activities to accompany the Magic Tree House series, as well as an author biography, book list, newsletter, and club for readers and writers.

ROMAN MYSTERIES  Caroline Lawrence’s official website.  Caroline is the author of the popular Roman Mysteries series.  Students who are learning Latin from the Cambridge Latin Course, will particularly enjoy these suspenseful mysteries set in the ancient world.  This website features a list of all the books in the series, character profiles, fan mail, some lovely bookplates and information on upcoming releases.  Roman Mysteries is now a BBC children’s television series. 

TIME WARP TRIO ADVENTURES Brought to you by Discovery Kids Channel, the Time Warp Trio is an animated educational cartoon based upon a series of chapter books written by author Jon Scieszka.  Adventures that particulary pertain to Classics include My Big Fat Greek Olympics, The Seven Blunders of the World, and See You Later, Gladiator.  Also located on the site are lesson plans to accompany each book and show.

Here are some sites promoting literacy.

ACCELERATED READER Many schools use this program to encourage elementary, middle and secondary school students to read and to gauge their progress.

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL Find out more about America’s largest children’s literacy organization.  This site has lesson plans, games and activities, resources, advice, workshop schedules and more.

READING ROCKETS Strategies and techniques for teaching and encouraging young readers.  There’s a lot here: reading guides, webcasts and podcasts, reading blogs, resources and links.