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Fun & Useful Web Sites

Magic Tree House: The Musical
US Mint: h.i.p. Pocket Change
Cafe Zoom from PBS
Peace Corps Challenge
United Nations Cyber School Bus: Country at a Glance
The Nightmare Room
Make Beliefs Comix - Create your own comic strip
Great Sites for Kids and Their Families
from the American Library Association
Time for kids
National Geographic for kids
Scholastic for kids
SI Kids
KidDK
Funbrain
PBS Kids
Big Idea Fun
NASA Kids Club
Wacky World of Wonka
Crayola
neopets
Nick.com
Nick Jr.
Bob the Builder
Seussville
Millsberry.com
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Webkinz
Fun for Girls
NASA SpacePlace
NASA SpacePlace (en espanol)
National Gallery Noisy Paintings
NGA Kids: The Art Zone
Smithsomian American Art Museum Meet Me at Midnight
Weekly Reader Online

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Search Engines

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Yahooligans!
Kids Click
web search for kids by librarians
Kids.gov
The official kids' portal for the U.S. government

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Homework Help

Kidspace at the Internet Public Library
VROOM: Virtual Reference Room
information resources supporting the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
B.J. Pinchbeck's homework helper (DiscoverySchool.com)
HomeworkSpot
About.com Homework Help
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
World Almanac for Kids
MCAS sample test questions
from the Mass. Department of Education
NCES Kids Zone
The Beehive
NASA for students
America's Library

Databases

LearningExpress Library
Log in with your library card number as "user name" and create a password that you can remember.
Practice 4th grade math and reading, 5th grade math, and middle school skills improvement for test preparation! -- QuickStart Guide (PDF)
Kids InfoBits
Log in with your library barcode number for home access
Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.
Junior Edition - K12
Log in with your library barcode number for home access
Designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

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Books and Authors

NoveList
Log in with your library barcode number for home access
Guide to fiction for all ages, including children and young adult.
Kids' and Teens' Series and Sequels
From the Mid-Continent Public Library (Independence, MO). This extensive database lists every series you can think of (and more). Look up series by series title, book title, author, and subject.
BookHooks
Read To Feed
Heifer International invites you to join in the fun and excitement, while doing something to make the world a better place! Through Read to Feed, you can help hungry people all over the world to be better fed, proud and self-reliant.
ALA Book Awards
Massachusetts Book Awards
KidsReads.com
Allen County Public Library Booklists for Kids
Booklists of Children's Literature from the Monroe County Public Library
Seattle Public Library Children's Reading Lists
International Children's Digital Library
KidderLit.com

Author Sites

Meet authors and illustrators
Links to author & illustrator websites
Local authors and illustrators
quick links to find their books in the library catalog
Jane Yolen
Mordicai Gerstein
Eric Carle
Lesléa Newman
Suggest a local author website for this page

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Parenting

Kidding Around Northampton (and the Valley)

Northampton Recreation Department
Look Park
The Children's Museum at Holyoke  [free pass]
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art  [free pass]
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens
The Zoo in Forest Park
Springfield Science Museum  [free pass]
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary

Area Schools

Northampton Public Schools
Private and Other Schools in Northampton

Resources

Building a Family | How To Do Things.com
One Tough Job
Massachusetts 2-1-1
Locate essential health and human services, or community services such as after school programs, a food pantry, etc. Also available by phoning 211.
Kids Domain
Games, reviews, crafts, clip art, and more
Child and Family Webguide
Licensed Childcare Providers
American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Corner
Body and Mind: health site from the Centers for Disease Control
New York Times parent movie guide
Parent Previews (family entertainment guide)
KidSafeDirectory.com
FamilyDoctor.org
GrandsPlace
for grandparents and special others parenting children
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
Families First
I Am An Artist

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Smart Surfing

iKeepSafe.org
NetSmartz Kids
Safe Cyberspace Surfing for kids
navegando el ciberespacio con seguridad (internet safety for kids en espanol)
Internet safety for parents
Seguridad en la Internet (internet safety for parents en espanol)
CyberTipOnline

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This page updated March 11, 2008.