Kid's Corner
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WEB Sites
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Hey Kids!
The following sites are recommended for children from preschool through grade 6, their parents and other caregivers. We alsove have a page of sites specifically for children under eight. Parents are strongly urged to read and discuss with their children the brochure "The Librarians Guide to Cyberspace for Parents & Kids" from the ALA American Library Association and to accompany their children when they use the Internet.
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Homework Center
A very well organized site, featuring a lot of information on more than 30 homework topics, ranging from wars and world history to maps and mythology put together by the Multnomah County Library.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
As Pinchbecks say, "If you can't find it here you can't find it". The world's most complete set of homework links.
Internet Public Library
A full-service Children's Department including Science Fair Project Resource Guide, key homework topics, science fun and facts, a lot of info on Native
American Indian tribes, math, geography, history, sports and many other topics. Includes a biographical dictionary and a lot more!
Yahooligans: Web Guide for Kids
Career information; Pinchbeck's Homework Helper; Ask Dr. Math; Ask the Author; Ask Thomas Jefferson and much more.
Merriam Webster: WWWebster Dictionary
Need to look up a word? Do it here. With Thesaurus, too.
Kids Connect
Having trouble with a report or project? This site offers an online question answering service for grades K through 12.
Big Chalk
Fast and easy, no-sweat homework help for grades one through six. All sorts of topics to look up: Animals, arithmetic, arts, current events, geography, health, history, language arts, science, social studies, etc.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A terrific place to start when you have a science project to do. Includes ideas, samples, resources.
How Stuff Works
Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you!
Discovery Channel
History, technology, science, nature sites. Fantastic, fun, far-out!
KidsClick!
A great informational site made up of over 1,800 Internet resource topics including: Current events; the weird and mysterious; computers; machines; popular entertainment; biographies; etc.
Ology (The American Museum of Natural History
Stories, games, and activities for kids ages 8 to 12.
Library of Congress
This award winning web site is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The library preserves a collection of more than 119 million items, more
than two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest map, film and television collections in the world.
Library of Congress presents - America's Story from America's Library
Discover the stories of America's past. This Web site is brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, the largest library in the world and the nation's library. You will find this Web site entertaining and fun to use. The site was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, children and their families will enjoy exploring this site together. Here, you can discover what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated. (You will be surprised.) Or you can read about other "Amazing Americans" such as Buffalo Bill Cody and his "Wild West" show; the heroism of Harriet Tubman, who helped many slaves escape bondage;
the music of jazz great Duke Ellington; or the inventions of Thomas Edison.
Word Central
A dictionary complete with word games, write your own poems, rhyming words, and pronunciation.
Math Forum
A colorful site with challenging, creative and fun math projects. Math problem of the week; math teasers; Ask Dr. Math.
Franklin Institute of Science Museum
Learn how to be a scientist! Be your own weather forecaster - doweather-related experiments, learn about the human body, and much more.
NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Learn about space projects and new discoveries. Ask a question or visit the chat room.
Nine Planets: An Interactive Tour of the Solar System
One of the best sites for young astronomers (and young people with astronomy homework). Includes photos, vital statistics and diagrams.
Zoom Dinosaurs
A complete on-line book about dinosaurs, including a dinosaur dictionary for students of all ages, and information on how to write a report on dinosaurs. Information ranges from simple to advanced.
Kids' Health
Health information for kids and parents; recipes, games, toy review.
The Fifty States of the United states
Absolutely everything you want to know about the good ol' USA at this well-organized site. Maps, state songs (including the words), state flag, state bird, what famous people are buried there. Full text of State Constitutions, genealogy information and more!
Around the World: Cultures (Yahooligans site)
Links to multicultural pictures, information, calendars, and flags; food, customs and history of people in other cultures; American cowboy culture; European traditions and festivals; religions of the world; space.
World Flag Database
Try this site for great printable flag graphics from over 200 countries around the world; also basic country information such as population, religion, and
languages, etc.
Kids Web
A comprehensive digital learning resource library and information portal...serving students, parents and teachers. Kid's Web goal is to present students with a subset of the Web that is very simple to navigate, and contains information targeted at the K-12 level. Each subject section, contains a list of links to information that is understandable and interesting to school kids. There are also links to external lists of material on each subject which more advanced students can browse for further information
Newbery Award
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Caldecott Winner
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library
Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Captain Underpants
Online adventures of Captain Underpants. The Scholastic site includes Make Your Own Comic and Professor Poppypants' Name Change-O-Chart.
The BookHive
You can find the books you like to read on your grade level on this impressive site. Reviews on many categories of books including beginning chapter books,
biographies, award winners, scary, multicultural and many more. Also includes a graphic of the book jacket, number of pages and appropriate reading level.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
You really can dissect a frog online.
The White House for Kids
The Presidents dog, takes you on a behind the scenes tour of the White House. See various rooms including the Oval Office, learn about the history of the White House, get information about kids and pets who have lived in the White House, write to the President, etc.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
Children's Authors & Illustrators & Their Books. Find
out many interesting things about your favorite authors. Biographies include Avi, Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Tomie DePaola, Virginia Hamilton, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Dav Pilkey, Dr. Seuss, J.R.R. Tolkien, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Also, exciting series books for boys and/or girls, info on classic book series like Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, short versions of 300 fables, 209 Grimm's Fairy Tales, and a guide to planning an author's visit to your school.
Arthur's Home Page
If you like Arthur and the gang, you'll love this fun site. Find out all about D.W., Binky Barnes, Arthur and the rest of his family and friends. Print out pictures to color or join a story writing exchange. Advice on writing projects from author Marc Brown for parents and teachers. Encourages the love of writing and reading.
Dav Pilkey's Web Site o'Fun
One of the silliest sites around from the children's author and illustrator. A tongue-in-cheek comic strip biography, crafts and other good stuff.
Berenstain Bears Activities for Learning and Fun
Various activities involving those lovable bears.
Jan Brett's Activities Page
Hosted by author Jan Brett. Children aged 4-7 will enjoy visiting the "Projects" section to find color-and-cut hedgie costumes and print-and-color stationery, recipes and other craft activities.
Familyfun
Tons of activities, crafts, recipes that families can do together; things to do with kids on trips; advice for parents.
Girl Power !
Encourages and empowers 9-to14-year old girls to make the best of their lives. Advice on health and nutrition, eating disorders; tips on getting along with
family and friends; booklists for girls on careers, stress, leadership, etc.; Mother-Daughter Book Club.
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Click here to get the latest issue online.
Kids Mysteries - The Case for Kids
This website is a mysteriously small site of mysteries for elementary kids. This site contains magic tricks, mysteries to solve, mystery stories to rate, a
writing contest, and TV listings for your favorite mystery TV shows. For the Kids Mystery Writing Contest you need to be 12 years of age or younger. This is a fairly small site, still, if you're into mysteries and would love to read just one more, or write one, this might be a good idea.
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Games and Fun with the Cat in the Hat
