Favorite Links

 These search engines are filtered and geared toward young people:

 http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ (Great search engine for research.)

http://www.yahooligans.com/

(Yahoo for students.)

(Great search engine for students.)

 Here are some sites which provide info on books and authors, as well as their own links:

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

(Browse info on books.)

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm

http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/

 For examples of Power Point Presentations based on novels:

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/bkfair/books.alive.html (See PowerPoint's done on authors and books.)

http://www.actden.com (Tutorial on PowerPoint and other Microsoft applications.)

 For pictures of book covers and book reviews:

www.bn.com (See books for sale.)

www.amazon.com (See books that are for sale.)

For homework assistance in any subject:

www.studyweb.com (Help with all subjects.)

www.homeworkcentral.com (Help with homework and test preparation.)

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ (Discovery channel website for children.)

 (Find research on literature)

These sites may be helpful during the poetry unit.  They are sources of poetry and info on poems.

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poet.htm  (The poets bookshelf.)

http://www.poets.org (Academy of American Poets.)

For clip art/photographs, especially helpful for power point presentations:

www.classroomclipart.com

For exploring the world

 http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Around_the_World/Countries/   (contains many links as well as info on its own)

 http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces

 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/   (wonderful interactive maps, plus info and pictures)

 http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html    (from Canada—info and pictures about the immigrants to Canada)

http://www.classbrain.com/art_cr/publish/

 http://www.kenyalogy.com/eng/mapake/mapke.html

 http://worldatlas.com

 http://calabashmusic.com/

 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/   (view flags, area comparisons, other info)