Just for Kids
Dr.
Seuss | Games | Fun Sites | Search
for Information | Popular Sites | Parents
& Teachers
Dr.
Seuss
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Dr.
Seuss's Seussville!
- Official home page of one of Springfield's native sons, aka Theodore Geisel.
Includes contests and games, a biography of Dr. Seuss, book and ordering information
from Random House.
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial at the
Quadrangle
- All about the new memorial to Theodor Geisel at the Springfield Library
& Museums Association in Springfield!
Games
- KidsCom
- Play some games, send a letter, see what other kids are reading, visit BurgerTown.
Also has a parent and teacher section.
- FunBrain
- Play fun math games or word games. Divided by age levels from "under 6" to
"over 15."
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Looking
for another fun site?
- Drawing
Cartoons Theme Page
- A directory of
links to lesson plans, study guides, cartoons, animation, and other resources
for the budding cartoonist.
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- Zoom
Dinosaurs
- All sorts of information on dinosaurs with fact sheets, time charts, a
dinosaur dictionary, quizzes, activities and fun and games. Includes links
to other pages on the rainforest, sharks, whales, butterflies and more. From
Enchanted Learning Software.
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KidWorld
- A site specifically for kids under 16. Play a game, read a story, link
to another cool site, or find a riddle.
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American
Library Association Great Sites
- Over 700 sites for kids, parents and teachers -- find information on presidents,
bugs, alligators, experiments, biographies and more.
- Berit's
best Sites for Kids
- Another great
site with lots of links recommended for children 12 and under. They are rated
by Berit, a librarian. Includes crafts, arts, frogs, music, dinosaurs, holidays
and more.
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PBS
- Visit some of your friends, Arthur, the Teletubbies, Theodore Tugboat,
or find out about Sesame Street, find a joke, print a sheet to color, find
out how to make a maraca and more.
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Sports
Illustrated For Kids
- The popular sports magazine, but geared for kids, with games, sports news,
a Girls Sports Page, and much more.
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K-12
Internet NASA's Home Page
- Just what it says: lots of information on the U. S. space program, cooperation
with other nations, Space Shuttle flights, and more.
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Search
for Information
What is...? Where
is...? Why do...? Who is...? How does...?
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WWW
Virtual Reference Sites for Kids
- Look through this list of links to find one for you. Includes B.J. Pinchbeck's
Homework Helper, Busch Gardens, African Americans, Inside a Human Heart, Peter
Rabbit Home Page and lots more!
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Multnomah
Library Homework Center
- If you have a homework question or simply want to know more about something,
try this wonderful site. Organized by categories, you will soon get to a site
which will probably help you. Find out about children's authors, math, music,
flags, presidents, biographies, sports, states, medieval times and much more.
There is also a link on how to evaluate web sites. This site is put together
by librarians from the Multnomah Library in Oregon.
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Yahooligans
- This is the kids' version of Yahoo, a search engine. Put a word or two
in and see what Yahooligans can find for you.
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AskJeeves
for Kids
- Here is another site which will locate websites on your topic. You don't
even have to know how to spell the words correctly. Ask a question and have
it spell-check your question and then see what Jeeves can find for you.
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KidsClick!
- An index to the World Wide Web chosen and annotated by librarians specifically
for children. Includes a search engine. The advanced search feature allows
searching by reading level and use of pictures.
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Science Sites for Children
- This site, sponsored by the American Library Association, includes librarian-selected
links for general science, biology, math, science experiments, and more for
children from pre-school through age 14. Links for other subject areas are
available. Parents and educators will find this site interesting and helpful
as well.
- Juvenile Series
and Sequels
- So, you just read a book in a series, and now you want to read the rest,
but you don't know what they are? Try this website! You can search it by the
name of the series or the book, by the author, or by the subject. For example,
you can find the names of Mary-Kate & Ashley books (hint: do a subject search
for best results), you can find all the series by Matt Christopher (author
search), or you can find what comes after Rotten Ralph (book title search).
- GirlPower!
- Facts and fun stuff for girls about health and safety and other issues
from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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Popular
Sites
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Star
Wars
- Visit snapshots from the movie or visit the Star Wars exhibit at the Smithsonian
Gallery.
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Nickelodeon
- Visit Alex Mack, Doug, Kenan and Kel, Rugrats, Shelby Woo and more.
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Fox
TV for Kids
- Visit the Yo-yo guy, the Addams Family, Power Rangers or other Fox TV favorites.
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Parents
and Teachers
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- FamiliesConnect
- The Cybersite for Parents and Kids
- From the American Library Association.
- GetNetWise
- The Internet is an increasingly important place to work, play and learn
for both adults and children. At the same time, we are concerned about the
risks we face online. The challenge is to stay "one-click" ahead of would-be
pornographers, hackers, child-predators and those who would misuse your and
your child's sensitive information. GetNetWise can help.
- ALSC: Awards and Notables
- Newbery, Caldecott and other award winners and notable books from ALA's Association for Library Service to Children. For more links to recommended booklists for children, visit our Children's Services Page.
- CLWG: Children's
Literature Web Guide
- Information about children's book awards including the Newbery and Caldecott
awards, children's bestsellers, authors, resources for parents, teachers,
storytellers, writers and illustrators.
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Story
Arts Online
- A great online resource for storytelling for parents and teachers. Includes
lessons plans and activities for children, curriculum aids for teachers, recommended
stories for reading aloud, links, a newsletter and online forum.
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Webtime
Stories
- An extensive, annotated list of some of the best websites for children's
stories, myths and folktales, great books, read-alouds, and many other resources
for books and storytimes for children and young adults.
- Note:
Many of the sites under "Search for Information" also have parent and teacher
sections.
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Library
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This
page last updated:
August 25, 2004