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Ask Jeeves for Kids
Enter a question, and Ask Jeeves tries to point you to the right web page that provides an answer.

Kids Search (for grades K-8)
Includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, complete articles from 100s of magazines, biographies, photos, maps and flags.

KidsClick!
Web search for kids by librarians

WorldBook Kids
A special place for kids to “dive into information.” It includes articles, pictures, maps, and activities.

Yahoo! Kids
Yahoo Kids! is the ultimate web guide for kids! Features fun and educational resources for kids with games, animals, music, jokes, movies, news, astrology, TV, science, e-cards, reference, and more.

Cool Sites

BookFlix
Online storybooks and related activities.

Cartoon Network
A great place for cartoons online: tons of games featuring the world's biggest cartoon stars, video clips, schedule information and more.

Great Web Sites for Kids
Discover great web sites for kids developed by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association.

KidSpace (Internet Public Library)
Many useful and interesting sites.

National Geographic for Kids
Features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links.

Nickelodeon - Nick.com
Play kids games and find popular TV shows for kids.

PBS Kids
A safe place for kids to explore and play hundreds of fun educational games with their favorite PBS KIDS characters

Books & Reading

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children's and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction.

Buckeye Children's Book Awards
The Buckeye Children's Book Award program is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read literature critically, to promote teacher and librarian involvement in children's literature programs, and to commend authors of such literature. The Buckeye Children's Book Award program was established in 1981 through a collaborative effort of the Ohio Council International Reading Association, The Ohio Educational Library Media Association, The Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, The Ohio Library Council, and The State Library of Ohio.

Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year. The award shall go to the artist, who must be a citizen or resident of the United States, whether or not he be the author of the text. This medal is named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott.

Coretta Scott King Awards
The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The books promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.

Guys Read
A web site devoted to connecting boys with books they'll like to read.

Imaginary Lands
This site has lots of links to children's literature sites.

Juvenile Series and Sequels
Check out this great site for locating children's books in series.

Kid's Corner
(featuring Beatrix Potter) Read the books on-line! Squirrel Nutkin, Jeremy Fisher, Peter Rabbit, Two Bad Mice, and Timmy Tiptoes.

National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Awards are given out by the National Book Foundation with the goal of enhancing the public's awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general.

Each year the Newbery Medal is awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's books published the previous year.

Offical Harry Potter Website