Did you know Jon Scieszka, author of Math Curse and the Time Warp Trio series, is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature? Check it out at the Library of Congress website. Visit the Wise Guide page and read all about Jon Scieszka and his exciting new appointment!

To visit other cool sites on the web, explore Great Web Sites for Kids by the American Library Association.

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The Library Book: The Story of Libraries from Camels to Computers by Maureen Sawa

Learn all about libraries -- from books being delivered by camel in the hot lands of Kenya through the pack-horse librarians of Kentucky and beyond.

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The Library of Congress by Andrew Santella

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The History of Making Books

Follow the history of book making through time -- from the baked clay tablets of Mesopotamia, to Johannes Gutenberg's printing press, to the innovations in printing during the Industrial Revolution.

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Bookworks: Making Books by Hand by Gwenyth Swain

A book can be a place to put down secret thoughts or a way to share ideas. Books can also be beautiful and fun -- especially when they are made by hand.

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Side by Side: Five Favorite Picture-Book Teams Go to Work by Leonard S. Marcus

Have you ever wondered how a picture book is made? Read how several teams of authors and illustrators have created such picture books as Louis the Fish, The Glorious Flight, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Sam and the Tigers, and The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses.