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Kids' Web Resources
The Kids' Web Resources is provided to be helpful in guiding children
to quality sites on the Internet. It is important to remember that the
best way to be sure that children are safe on the Internet is for responsible
adults to be there with them as they search.
For more information on keeping children safe on-line, check out the
American
Library Association web page.
INDEX
Homework
Help & General Search Engines
Google Search the web or browse
web pages by category.
Internet Public Library Youth Page
A site that offers a list of web sites on a variety of topics. You can
also get an answer to a question within 3 days.
Kids Click An
easy-to-use web search tool (designed by librarians) that will search
the web for web sites on your subject.
Blue Web'N Selectively
chosen for the best web sites.
BigChalk.Com You can enter a
grade level and search the web for appropriate sites.
Eduhound & Edupuppy
and Fun search engines for kids. Edupuppy is for grades PS - 2nd.
LII.org Another good directory
to sites selected and evaluated by librarians.
Ask Jeeves for Kids Ask Jeeves
questions about a topic, and this site will come up with an answer as
well as suggested web sites for more information.
Kids Connect Librarians
will answer homework questions via e-mail within 2 days.
Mutnomah
County Library Provides plenty of good links to information on a
variety of homework topics.
Arts
& Crafts
Hands on Crafts Activities
and info on a variety of crafts, including pottery, basket-making, etc.
ImagesGoogle.com Find pictures
on many different subjects on the Internet.
A.Pintura, Art Detective
An interactive site that uses a detective story to learn about art.
ArtEdventure! Play
an interactive mystery game, learn how to create your own art, and learn
all about art and artists at this excellent site.
Biography
Biography.Com A good general
biography site featuring over 20,000 entries.
Books,
Authors, and Reading
Check out Tumblebooks, online picture books that move and talk! Available for free, all the time, at the Niles Public Library website. The Tumblebooks collection also includes read-alongs for early readers, puzzles, games, book quizzes, audiobooks for older readers, and a collection of foreign language books. Start your Tumblebooks adventure now!
Harry Potter
Official Web Site Summaries of the books, info. about the author,
etc.
Bookworm Join a reading club,
meet some kids' book authors, and find books that match your interests
and grade level.
Children's
Literature Web Guide An excellent resource list of kids' book author
web sites, with the outstanding ones starred.
Caldecott Medal Homepage
Caldecott Medal picture book winners.
Lemony Snicket Web Site
A great site for fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Newbery Medal Homepage
Newbery Medal award winning books.
Database
of Award-Winning Children's Literature Search for award-winning
books you might like by age, genre, keyword, and more.
Clip
Art
Classroom Clipart
Clip Art Index
Clip Art Gallery
Awesome Clipart for Kids
Current Events
& Local Information
Yahooligans News
Current events site that includes info. on sports, weather, entertainment,
world news, science, and more.
Time for Kids Another great
current events site.
Vniles.com The Village of Niles
official web site.
Fun
and Games
Fun Brain
Fox Kids
Cartoon Network
Disney.Com
Kids Domain
3Fun.Com
Coffeebreak Arcade
History,
World News, Travel, Geography
Amazing
Travel Bureau (National Geographic)
World news, travel, and fascinating facts plus interactive games and
fun.
Great Chicago Fire Lots
of excellent info. and pictures on the Great Chicago Fire.
Native
American Homework Center A comprehensive list of Native American
web sites, including sites on individual tribes.
50 States.com A wonderful site
with detailed information on the 50 states (plus commonwealths and territories).
Includes famous people, state flags, government, economy and more.
Internet
Skills
Tek Camp for Kids
A basic, entertaining site that includes teaching activities on using
a mouse, e-mailing and web-searching.
Worlds of Web Searching
For the older or more advanced internet browser, a fun site that covers
web searching, Boolean search techniques, e-mailing and more.
Math
Ask Dr. Math A comprehensive
math site where you can search for frequently asked questions or send
in your own question to Dr. Math.
Science
Exploratorium Excellent
science site from the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco's Palace
of Fine Arts. Features hands-on activities, demos and exhibits.
Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Fun and games, bugs and bats, recipes for slime, and more on this truly
yucky site.
Nine
Planets: an Interactive Tour of the Solar System An excellent, detailed
site about our solar system.
Science
Projects
Science Fair Project
Resource Guide An excellent site that includes a scientific method
guide, a guide to web sites for help in choosing a topic, and good web
resources for researching your topic, performing your experiment and
writing up your project.
Do Science
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make
in Your Kitchen
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Ultimate Science Fair Resource
Science Hobbyist
Sports
SI for Kids Sports Illustrated
for Kids on-line includes current sports news, personalities, and more.
Yahooligans! Sports
Comprehensive sports site that includes news, a scoreboard, reader's
poll and more.
Olympics.Com Official site of
the Olympic games. Includes information on individual sports and athletes
expected to compete at upcoming Olympic games.
Web Sites for
Younger Patrons
Edupuppy Fun search engine designed
for kids in grades preschool - 2nd grade.
Little Explorers
An on-line picture dictionary with hot links to web sites about each
entry.
PBS Kid Shows Fun and games featuring
the PBS "kideo" lineup, including Arthur, Barney, Dragon Tales,
and more.
Jan
Brett's Home Page A delightful site featuring some of Ms. Brett's
most endearing characters. Great for younger and older users.
Oh!
Kids Webtots - Directs kids to fun activity sites in reading, coloring,
games, letters, numbers, and more.
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