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700+ Great Sites: Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them
Built and maintained by members of the American Library Association who work with children and with the Internet every day, this site links to great sites not only for children and young adults but also for parents, caregivers, home schooling families, educators, storytellers, and librarians.

California History and Related Links
Provides links to useful sites for high demand homework topics such as California Missions, Native American History, the Gold Rush and California Tribes.

Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents/Centro para Estudio de Libros Infantiles y Juveniles en Espanol
A searchable database of recommended books in Spanish for children and young adults, reviewed by Dr. Isabel Schon, the leading authority in the field of children's literature in Spanish. It also provides links to major publishers and distributors of books in Spanish. Main center site (in English).

The Children's Literature Web Guide
An outstanding collection of children's literature resources which includes: Movies and Television Based on Children's Books, Best Books Lists, Information about Authors and their Books, Children's Booksellers, Online Children's Stories, Books and Reviews Online among others. The site features a listing of award winning books and resources for parents, teachers, storytellers, writers, and illustrators.

De Grummond Children's Literature Collection
One of the top research collections in the field of children's literature, this site is home to the Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant-Killer Project (1997), the Cinderella Project (1995), and the Little Red Riding Hood Project (1995). Provides an index to the manuscript collection which includes papers of such authors as Barbara Cooney, Madeleine L'Engle, and Phillis Reynolds Naylor.

Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web--Children's Literature
Provides links to over 500 children's literature and children's resources sites on the Internet.

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products
Provides children, parents, teachers, grandparents, and other adults important year-round information about the Dr. Toy award winning toys, books, software, dolls, games, puzzles, CDs, audio and video CDs and tapes, creative materials, construction toys, and lots more.

Helping Your Child Series (Department of Education)
The Helping Your Child publication series aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help their children succeed in school and life. These booklets feature practical lessons and activities to help their school aged and preschool children master reading, understand the value of homework and develop the skills and values necessary to achieve and grow.

KidSource Online
Provides in depth and timely education, recreation and health care information.

Kids' Webrary
Excellent young people site, from Morton Grove Public Library. Find lists of great books from adventure to space travel, a subject-oriented list of fun Web sites for kids, and more.

Live Homework Help
Free Tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies and English for grades 4-12.

San Diego SchoolRooms
Web-based research and information portal for school students, teachers, and staff.

Science Fair - Special Resources
Below are some cool and informative links to Web sites about science fairs. These sites are listed from the Librarians' Index to the Internet.

California State Science Fair
Science Online (subscription database) - available at Libraries and Remote (Home). Includes experiments.
Science Fair Handbook
Science Fair Project Index
Science Fair Project Resource Guide - an excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links kids and their parents to all sorts of exceptional resources for their projects. It includes: articles explaining How to Do a Science Fair Project, samples of successful projects for different age levels, the Ideas section, and more.

Teen Hoopla: An Internet Guide for Teens
Brings together great resources for and about 12-18 year olds such as Teen Life/Real Life, Internet, Homework, Arts and Entertainment, Books, Comics, Authors, Sports, Library Sites and Activism. Teens can also submit book reviews and recommend Web sites.