Links

The first searches through Yahooligans, a kid-friendly version of the famous Yahoo database.

NetMom: An excellent resource by Jean Armour Polly, author of Inrternet Kids and Family Yellow Page

CTW Family Workshop: From Children's Television Workshop, this is your place to interact with Big Bird, Bert and Ernie and all the other lovable characters from Sesame Street and other CTW productions. More than just a TV-show site, the CTW Workshop includes original material, safe surfing tips, links, a discussion group, a place where kids can make up their own stories and a lot more.

Collections of Links (go to top)

NetMom: An excellent resource by Jean Armour Polly, author of Inrternet Kids and Family Yellow Page.
SafeSurf Kid's Wave

Search Engines for Kids (go to top)

Museums and Art (go to top)

San Francisco Exploratorium
A collection of neat resources for parents, teachers and kids. Includes a link to Remembering Nagasaki" as well as a link to the Exploratorium's "Ten Coolest Sites" (updated monthly)

A very extensive listing of museums around the world, broken down by type such as science, natural history and other. Complied by the Franklin Institute Science Museum

Astronomy
U.S. Geological Survey maintains this registry of Earth and Environmental Science Internet resources

Math and Science (go to top)

The Froggy Page
"This corner of the net is home to all kinds of virtual frogginess, from the silly to the scientific. Check out the menu below to find more frog fun. "

Social Studies (go to top)

USA Jump Rope Federation
"Jump rope enthusiasts of all interests will find valuable information and resources on rope jumping here."

Encyclopedias (go to top)

Biography.Com	Information about famous people alive and dead	Free
Britannica Online	All the articles from the Encyclopædia Britannica, plus more—72,000 articles in all for you to search or browse, plus more than 12,000 illustrations and tens of thousands of related Web links, selected by Britannica’s editors. Updated continuously.	Free 30-day trial. $5 a month
Compton’s Encyclopedia Online	An electronic encyclopedia with the full text from the Compton’s CD-ROM and a good sampling of multimedia	Free trial. Monthly fee not known.
Electronic Library	A searchable database that includes access to the full text of many newspapers, radio and TV transcripts, magazine articles, books and other resources.	Free trial, $9.95 per month
Electronic Library's Free Encyclopedia	More than 17,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition. The entries are short but it’s still quite useful	Free
Encarta Concise Electronic Encyclopedia	an abridged online version of Encarta Encyclopedia. It contains 16,000 articles; more than 2200 photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and tables; and more than 13,000 Web links.	Free
Funk and Wagnalls	Complete text of the 29-Volume Funk & Wagnalls Multimedia Encyclopedia - including Hot Topics, Cool Facts, Term Paper Templates, and loads of multimedia.	Free but requires registration
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online	Includes 35,000 Articles from the Academic American Encyclopedia along with multimedia featuring an atlas, pictures, sounds, flags, and timelines.	Free trial, $60 annual subscription
Informationplease.Com	Information Please Encyclopedia and Dictionary	Free

Newspapers and Magazines Online (go to top)

TV Networks and Kids' Shows (go to top)

Sharon Louis and Bram, singers and TV stars to the pre-school through primary school set

For Teens (go to top)

Miscellaneous (go to top)

Government sites

Plugged In
a community access and training center for computers and the Internet in East Palo Alto, California.

Kids Web
A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids

KidsCom
A Communication Playground For Kids Ages 4 to 15 (English, French, Spanish, German

Cyber High School: a private, college preparatory high school serving students worldwide.

Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia	Search more than 1,000 home improvement tips with more than 125 animations
Encyclopedia of Women’s History	Written by and for K-12 students
Biography.Com	Over 20,000 biographies
Internet Movie Database	Information and reviews about thousands of movies
Encyclopedia of the Orient	Covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in south.
CIA World Fact Book	Information about every country in the world. Includes maps, history, geography, political system, culture and more.
Frommer’s Outspoken Encyclopedia of Travel	Billed as "a totally comprehensive treatment of several thousands of pages on every major topic, problem and opportunity in travel.
Nolo’s Legal Encyclopedia	A searchable encyclopedia on major legal topics
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy	This is described as a "dynamic encyclopedia," where "each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field."

For Parents (go to top)

For Teachers (go to top)

For Fun (go to top)