Wadleigh Memorial Library

Subject Guides to Children's Sites

• Dewey Browse - Dewey Browse is a web site developed by Gail Shea Grainger, a librarian at Chesterfield School, NH. Dewey Browse, geared to kids in grades K-12, offers an extensive collection of web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System.


• Great Web Sites for Kids – Subject guide organized by the American Library Association listing "Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them."


• Internet Public Library Youth Division – Subject Guide with links children’s web sites related to reference, reading, games, geography, math, art, music, computers, health, sports and much more.


• On-Lion for Kids - New York Public Library's list of links for kids.


• Search Engines for Kids - Search Engines and Directories


• SlimeKids - School Library Media Kids


• Yahooligans - Yahoo's web guide for kids

Homework Help

• Grade 4 New Hampshire Project – List of links to the library's resources as well as informative websites


• Ask Dr. Math – Provides math information or if you're stuck you can ask a math question.


• Ask Kids – An Internet search tool that allows you to find Internet sites by asking Jeeves a question. A very kid friendly way to search the Internet!


• Fact Monster – An almanac for kids organized by the writers of the Information Please Almanac. A great site for homework help.
 

• KidsClick - Web search for kids by librarians.


• Library Games - Spelling, Typing, Vocabulary and Grammar Games


• Mad Scientist Network - Submit questions about science for a scientist to answer, links to other science sources on the web.


• Reference Works - Encyclopedias, Atlases and Dictionaries for Kids
  

Book Sites

• Author Websites - Authors of Children's and Young Adult Literature


• Bookhive - Recommended reading from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.


• Book Trailers - Book Trailers for Kids and Teens


• Book Reviews for Kids - Book Review Websites


• Children’s Literature Web Guide - Organized by Canadian librarian David Brown, this site provides a discussion board, links to children’s book award winners, authors and stories on the web, and other resources for children’s literature.


• Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books - Index to your favorite children's book writers and artists


• teenreads.com

Just for Fun

• Old Farmer's Almanac for KIDS - an interactive website for kids.


• Investing for Kids - Designed "by kids for kids this site examines stocks, bonds, mutual funds and the like. It teaches the principles of saving and investing. It also includes a stock game."


• PBS for Kids - An interactive website for kids featuring all the favorite PBS characters: Berenstein Bears, Clifford, Caillou, Mr. Rogers and more.


• PlayHouse Disney - An interactive website for kids.

Museums with Virtual Experiments:

• Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception (The Franklin Institute)
• Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Science Learning Network
• Museum of Science and Industry

Kids Safety on the Internet

• America Links Up - Aimed at providing a safe online experience for kids, this site links to "safe" sites for kids and gives tips for safe surfing.


• Connect With Your Kids - A website created by the New Hampshire Department of Justice.


• COPA Commission - Information and resources from the congressionally appointed Commission on Online Child Protection
 

• Get Net Wise - Assists families who want safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences.


• Family Guidebook - Links to family sites and information about "unsafe" sites.


• Safe Kids - Learn more about computers, Internet safety and gain surf to safe sites.
 

• Screen It - Entertainment reviews for parents