Here are bookmarks for some of our favorite places. They are divided into:
SearchSites
...sites which allow you to search for the particular site or information that
you want
InfoSites
...sites which offer some great information along with graphics, games, and/or
links.
RealSites
...sites which let you make a virtual visit to a real place
FunSites
...sites worth visiting just for the (three guesses) fun of it
KSites
...sites of special interest to younger kids
LinkSites
...sites which offer an organized collection of links to other
sites
Some of the better search engines look in a lot of places at the same
time:
Google
www.google.com
ixquick
www.ixquick.com
Some good basic search engines are:
Excite
www.excite.com
Yahoo
www.yahoo.com and
Yahooligans
www.yahooligans.com
are both organized by
subject; Yahooligans is the kids' version.
Ask Jeeves
www.askjeeves.com
A place to find what you
are looking for by asking simple questions - you might prefer the kids' page,
Ask Jeeves for Kids
www.ajkids.com.
For a visual search engine for kids, try
kids.quintura.com
Most offer searches in various languages. AltaVista, ixquick and Google offer the greatest variety.
When using any search engine, if you take the time to read the directions for advanced searches or look at the Help section, you will get even better results. Best of all, ask a librarian for help!
Super Pages superpages.com is a business and email
Yellow Pages, as well as a source of maps and driving directions (how to get
from here to there!).
Do you want some help figuring out how to search?
Go to KidsClick!Worlds of Webs Searchingwww.worldsofsearching.org/index.html
for a tour.
This is a really good website - made by
librarians!
If you want some search tips, the latest information on search engines, or
a list of search engines for kids, try Search Engine Watch www.searchenginewatch.com.
News
Science
The Minteral Gallery
mineral.galleries.com
Has a lot of information and beautiful photos of
minerals.
The Planets
www.seds.org/billa/tnp
A wonderful multimedia tour of the solar system.
The Tiger Information Center
www.5tigers.org
Has facts, pictures and sections for kids.
Whales
whale.wheelock.edu/welcome.html
An interactive,
informational project.
Dan's wild wild weather Page
www.wildwildweather.com/index.html
For all kinds of weather-related information.
Books and language arts
International Children's Digital Library
www.icdlbooks.org
Read children's books online for free.
Kid's Reads
www.kidsreads.com
Where you can get
information on your favorite book, series, or author.
Geography
The 50 States of the U.S.
www.50states.com/fileindx.htm
A mix of info and links, including state birds, songs and
flags.
GeoNet
www.hmco.com/hmco/school/geo/indexhi.html
A
geography game.
The World Factbook
www.ocdi.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Provides a great deal of information about countries.
National Atlas
nationalatlas.gov
View maps, print maps, and even make your own interactive maps.
History
POTUS
www.ipl.org/ref/potus
POTUS stands for Presidents
of the United States; this Internet Public Library site is a great place
to find any presidential info you need.
Outline of American History (1990)
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/index.htm
A summary of U.S. history with
links to maps, documents, etc.
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
www.roman-empire.net
A wonderful place to browse or to look for specific
information.
Other
U.S. Government Census Information
www.census.gov
Census information is available at this site.
New Jersey
www.state.nj.us
State information is here.
Encarta
encarta.msn.com
Offers an online encyclopedia.
One Look
www.onelook.com
A place to look up a word in a whole bunch of dictionaries at
once. Give it a try. (Do you know what crepuscular means?)
Calculator
www.calculator.com
Find a simple online calculator or look for
a special one.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
This will give you information on the pyramids,
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus of Rhodes, etc.
Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com
The place to go if you need to know anything about
any movie.
Waltham, World of Pet Care
www.waltham.com
Most questions you might have about pet care can be
answered here.
Cool Math Games
www.coolmath-games.com
Selection of math games created by a math teacher.
FedStats Kids' Page
www.fedstats.gov/kids/index.html
Information and more on statistical agencies such as the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ALA Great Sites
www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
The American Library Association has put together a collection of wonderful collection of web sites for kids.
The Electronic Zoo
netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
A huge
collection of links which will lead you to an incredible amount of information
and images about animals.
The Internet PUblic Library's Youth Division
www.ipl.org/youth
Has a Story Hour and links to places that
might give you homework help.
Children's Literature Web Guide
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
A collection of links to just about anything that has to do with
children's books, including books and stories online, bookstores and
publishers, things written by kids, lists of books and lots more.
The Monroe Public Library Booklists
www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/children_booklists.html
If you are looking for reading ideas you might want to start here.
KidsWeb
www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
A collection
of sources for school kids organized by subject.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
bjpinchpeck.com
An
excellent collection of links to page through for everything from homework to
search engines, history and math to computers.
KidsClick!
sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Another great
collection of links, arranged by subject, that were picked out by
librarians.
Please remember that once you have gotten someplace, you need to
evaluate
it.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or a favorite site to
recommend,
please contact Beth Halliday
, head of children's services.
And if you're in the library,
just let someone at the desk know about any
great places you've found.
This page was last updated October 2008.