Library Resources
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Access AR Bookfinder in order to see if there is a quiz on a
book you checked out.
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Online Resources for the Texas
Learning Community
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 .The
Amarillo Public Library now provides unlimited access to
TumbleBook Library,
which is an online collection of animated, talking picture
books which teach young children the joys of reading in a
format they'll love.
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General Search Engines for Children
Other search engine and reference sites
for children are:
Ithaki
for kids is a powerful metasearch
engine that searches other engines simultaneously, removes the
duplicates, ranks the results and shows them in one page.
Yahooligans searches its subject
tree of child-safe and popular sites.
Ask
Jeeves for kids - lets students
type in questions and then it gathers websites where the answer
might be found.
Internet Public Library for kids
- lots of online references available.
KidsClick! - a web search engine
for kids maintained by librarians. Use search words or use their
subject tree of 600 high-quality sites.
ALA Subject Tree
- over 700 kid-safe websites organized in a subject tree maintained
by the American Library Association.
Recommended
General Sites
Funbrain.com - a site with games in
math, grammar, spelling, science and culture
Discoveryschool.com
- lots of homework help with links to other
good sites
World Almanac for Kids
- a great site with quizzes, games and interesting information on
lots of different topics.
Time for Kids
- a news site with current events of interest
to children, plus links to games and homework help sites.
Recommended
Science Sites
Dr. Bob's Interesting Science Stuff
Science Monster
National Geographic Kids
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Site
email Mrs. Perky