Wish your kids had more books to read? Wish your books could be interactive? Want a creative outlet for your little writers to share their own stories? Look no further than Big Universe, a unique Web site designed to read, create, and share children’s books online.
Use your membership (several levels, including Lite—free—a 3-day trial) to read over 1,300 books complete with bright illustrations in many popular children’s genres and take quizzes to ensure complete comprehension. You can read others’ recommendations and highlight your favorites for others to enjoy. Big Universe makes it easy to find books by age, genre, reading level, subject, or language.
One of the features that makes Big Universe stand out from other sites with online books is its create feature. Children can write their own stories and use the included clip art to illustrate them. Clear tutorials make using these components a breeze. What’s more, your children can publish and share their books safely with other members. Check out the more than 10,000 books written by Big Universe members!
GIVEAWAY: Leave me a comment here with a 1-sentence summary of your child’s most creative story to enter a drawing for a FREE 6-month membership to Big Universe. Be sure to leave contact information as well.
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Peter made a book, complete with illustrations about a hamster that went to the movies.
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Hi, I am blog hopping from csahm and I see you have the same layout as my blog. But I can not get the tan portion to stretch out like yours so all my stuff can be on the left side. Any tips?
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My son is writing a story about a crane having trouble getting his favorite fish which are too far down for him to reach.
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When my daughter was 10 she wrote a story about a mouse that fought a battle of epic proportions over the last piece of cheese left in the world.
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My 10 year old wrote a story about the day her shoe came to life when she was 5. Very cute story!tiff877@yahoo.com
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I thought I'd let you know about a giveaway I'm doing. I've got $100 to Amazon and also $100 to a cool, independent, toy store http://www.crawdaddystoys.com/in addition to some cool science books and a Colorado Goodie Bag.All you have to do to enter is post a link about the giveaway on your website/blog and send me your link in the comments of the giveaway page. Here's the page…http://homeschoolcheercolorado.com/2010/03/the-cheer-giveaway/Good luck!Ann
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