Here are some instructional resources to teach about the book, related themes, and Maurice Sendak.
Watch a trailer of the film or video of Sendak guiding your students through the forest of his imagination.
http://tinyurl.com/yljyow6
Harper Collins' Official Web Site
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/kids/gamesandcontests/features/wildthings/
Reading Rockets' Where The Wild Things Are Interviews, Activities & More
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/33292
National Wildlife Federation Activity Guide
http://www.nwf.org/beoutthere/parentsguide.html
Remember to check out the Heartland Resources too!
Video for Loan:
http://media2.aea11.k12.ia.us/haea11media/qsearch.htx
Where the Wild Things Are, 8min. (#066417)
Discovery Education Streaming:
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?location=aea
Where the Wild Things Are, 7min.
Where the Wild Things Are, French Version, 6min.
Where the Wild Things Are, Japanese Version, 6min.
Where the Wild Things Are, Spanish Version, 6min.
TeachingBooks.net
http://www.teachingbooks.net/
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