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Arrowhead Library System - Janesville, Wisconsin

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Fun With Books & Authors

The Animorphs Page - The homepage for the popular series by K.A. Applegate.

The Arthur Home Page - Based on books by Marc Brown. Games.

Avi's Home Page - Avi answers questions and talks about his books. Games.

The Babysitters' Club Page - Meet the babysitters, get your fortune told, learn about the Fan Club. Games.

The Official Berenstain Bears Website - As soon as you enter, you'll feel like a bear! Lots of fun activities.

Jan Brett's Home Page - You'll find everything from trolls to armadillos on this author/illustrator's page.

Official Eric Carle Web Site - For fans of the famous author/illustrator and his books. Games

Beverly Cleary Home Page - A fun page by a big fan of this Oregon-born author.

The Roald Dahl Index - For all who have met Willie Wonka, Matilda, and the fantastic Mr. Fox.

The Lois Duncan Home Page - Learn more about the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Don't Look Behind You.

Virginia Hamilton's Home Page - An award-winning author's books, family, frog collection, and more!

Official Brian Jacques Home Page - If you're a fan of the Redwall books, here's the site for you!

Into the Wardrobe - Probably the biggest and best of all the C. S. Lewis websites. Includes an extensive album of photographs, and links to sites about the Chronicles of Narnia.

Dav Pilkey's "Web Site o' Fun" - Warning: May be too silly for grown-ups, small animals, and some houseplants.

Winnie-the-Pooh and A.A. Milne - Pooh tidbits from Pooh's publisher.

Patricia Polacco's Website - Enter the world of this famous children's book author and illustrator.

The Peter Rabbit Web Site - The official and definitive site about the works of Beatrix Potter. Games.

The Busy World of Richard Scarry - Award-winning learning adventures for children. Games.

Seussville -- Dr. Seuss's playground in cyberspace.

Goosebumps! - Meet R.L. Stine, visit the Goosebumps Fun House, learn about the TV show. Do you dare to enter the Field of Screams?

E.B. White Home Page - Information about the author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.

My Little House on the Prairie Page -- The first and most extensive home
page devoted to Laura Ingalls Wilder and her nine Little House Books.

 

Homework Help

Cyberspace Middle School -- A concentrated source of hands-on science and mathematical information and activities for middle school children and teachers. It's a gas! Sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

 

Homework Center - Whether you're researching a term paper or just need help with a tough topic, look here for TONS OF LINKS to reliable information on the 'Net. From the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon.

 

Internet Public Library Youth Division -- All kinds of links for children, parents and teachers, from book reviews and storytimes to Dr. Internet's Science Projects.

 

K-12 on the Internet -- Resources for educators, school media specialists, public library librarians,

children and young adults. Compiled by Vassar College Library.

 

KidsConnect - Need homework help? Try this question-answering, help and referral service

for students in kindergarten through high school.

 

 

Odds 'n Ends

Berit's Best Sites for Children -- A good place to start looking for games, stories and activities.

 

Celebrity Addresses - Want to write to famous people? Take a look!

The Comic Strip -- Keep up with your favorite comic strips, including Dilbert, Arlo and Janis, Luann, Peanuts, Marmaduke, and others.

The Froggy Page -- home to all kinds of virtual frogginess, from the silly to the scientific.

The Multnomah County Public Library Kids Page -- Lots of fun and games.

Oh! Kids -- Loads of fun for WebTots (ages 3-5), WebKids (ages 10-13) and WebTeens (ages 14-17). Maintained by OPLIN, the Ohio Public Library Information Network.

So You Want to Make a Car -- A virtual tour of an auto plant for kids. Includes links to other automotive sites.

 

The Ultimate Children's Internet Sites -- Links to dozens of kid-friendly web sites, sorted by ages, from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood to homework help to Virtual Mr. Potato Head. Also features kids' shareware and sites for parents and educators.

 

The White House for Kids -- Take a tour with Socks, the White House cat, and learn about the history of the White House, biographies of all the presidents, White House kids, White House pets, and lots more. You can even write to the president!

Yahooligans - A Web guide for kids. Tons of fun with links to games, movies, science, hobbies, sports, pets, homework help, and much more.

 

You Can With Beakman and Jax -- Rated one of the top sites for children on the Internet, this interactive site offers lots of fun experiments and answers to many science questions.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet -- Links you to Worm World, Bug World. and Your Gross & Cool Body.

What Should I Read Next?

101 Out-Of-This-World Books For Kids Ages 8-13

African-American Voices in Children's Fiction

College Bound Reading List

 

Children's Literature Web Guide - An exhaustive resource for children's books, including recommended titles for children and young adults, awards, lists of movies and television shows based on children's books, and much, much more.

Cooperative Children's Book Center - Children's book award rosters and information on discussions, lectures and workshops on children's and young adults books.

 

Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators. Home pages and curriculum-related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents, and students.

 

Reading Rainbow -- Features the current schedule for the popular PBS television program, as well as program descriptions and activity suggestions.

 

 

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