WEB GUIDE
Animals
BBC Wildlife
Find your favorite animals, where and how they live, the latest
news about them, and who's filming them right now.
BugBios
A site that aims to help you really see insects for the minature
marvels that they are.
Dinosaurs
Tons of dinosaur information from the Museum of Paleontology in
Berkeley, California.
Electronic
Zoo
Tons of animal information about wild animals and pets at this
award winning web site.
Authors
American Girl
A fun site for fans of the American Girl books.
Arthur
Official Arthur & D.W. page.
Avi
Avi's homepage.
Kid's Reads
A one stop shop for author information, new releases, series information,
trivia and book reviews.
Milne,
A.A.
A page devoted to Winnie the Pooh's creator and Pooh, of course.
Star Wars
Starwars in cyberspace.
Geography
Country Background Notes
Click here for country background information provided by the State Department.
Fifty States of the United States
Easy to use state information, including the words to the state song, famous people buried there, members of the house and senate and other information.
Library of Congress Country Handbooks
Well organized country information, including timeline of the country's history.
History
Ancient
Egypt
Check out the British Museum's site all about egypt.
Any Day in
History
Want to know what happened on your birthday, or any other day,
in history, this site will tell you who was born, who died, holidays,
events, religious observances and more.
Headline News in History
Check out what made headlines for specific dates from 1900-1997.
Native
North America
Information on the arts and cultures of various Native North American
peoples.
Presidents
of the United States
Easy to use information on all the U.S. presidents with links to other presidential biographies on the internet.
Homework Help
The Homework Page
If you need an answer to a homework question, check out this page, compiled by the Multnomah County Library System.
KidsClick!
Thousands of web sites to search to help find answers to homework
questions. Browse or type in what you are looking for.
B.J.
Pinchbeck's Homework Page
Homework site with hundreds of links which was created by a 11
year old boy and his father.
Science
American
Museum of Natural History
Kid friendly information on a variety of topics covered at the American
Museum of Natural History.
How
Stuff Works
If you want to know how a computer, a car or even how your body
works, click here.
Science
News for Kids
A website devoted to science news for children ages 9-14.
Astronomy
Starchild
All about space for the young child. Choose from two different difficulty levels for each topic. Another winning site from NASA.
NASA's
Solor System Exploration
Learn all about the planets, missions, and the science and technology
of space exploration.
Chemistry
Chemical
Elements Table
Information on the Periodic Table of Elements. Get a picture
of an element by clicking on Crystal Structure on the left side
of the screen.
Experiments
Reeko Science
The coolest science site going; looks great; lots of information, plus, it's fun and easy to use.
Science
Experiments
Choose from several sites which list science experiments.
Science
Snacks
Simple science experiments from San Francisco's Exploratorium.
Nature
Biomes of the World
Learn about the different climates that make up our planet.
Rainforests
Join Mongy the frog and learn all about the earth's rainforests.
FEMA for Kids
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a site just for
kids all about nature's most violent occurances. Learn about
volcanoes, hurricans, wildfires, floods etc.
Weather
Kids Storm
Chris Kridler, a nationally known storm chaser, has an excellent
site just for kids about storm chasing, complete with up close
pictures of various weather.
Hurricanes
Miami Museum of Science explains hurricanes, including maps
of killer storms and much more.
Scholastic's Weather
Watch
The perfect site to learn about the weather and get quizzed
on what you learn.
Sports
Major League Baseball
All the latest news on your favorite major league baseball team or
player.
National Basketball Association
Official NBA page with latest news, scores, statistics, video and commentary.
National Football League
Official NFL page with the latest professional football information.
National Hockey League
Official NHL page with video highlights, news and trivia.
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Online version of the magazine with games, trivia and the latest sports
news.
Kids
World Sports
Online list of variety of sports sites, including non-traditional
sports.
U.S. Figure Skating
Association
Skating news, rankings, biographies and skating events.
USA Gymnastics Online
Official page of the U.S. Gymnastics with biographies, official standings
and information on how find a gym in your state.
Web Search
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Ask Jeeves a question, just like you would ask a person. You will get a list of answers and you choose the one that you think is the best answer to your question. You will also be able to check out Jeeves Hot Spots and learn about how to use the internet.
KidsClick!
Thousands of web sites to search to help find answers to homework questions. Browse or type in what you are looking for.
Yahoo! Kids
Search the web with Yahooligans and you will find sites appropriate for children.