Subject Areas
 

Animals
The Bat Page

The Dragonfly

Ferret Central
Take a look at this site before (and after) you decide to buy a ferret. A useful resource for general care and selection.
Astronomy

Adler Planetarium
Chicago's planetarium website offers info on the museum, exhibits and astronomy resources.

Ask a Space Scientist
Check out the answer archive or submit your own question.

Asteroids
Be a secret agent tracking down the trail of strange astronomical occurrences.

NASA's Observatorium
A wonderful site full of images, information, trivia and games.

Authors & Books

American Girl
Online magazine, museum and special events calendar, profiles of the girls and find out what happened on your birthday in history.

Animorphs
Find out about the shape-shifting teens who are fighting to save the earth from an alien menace.

Arthur
Hey, it's our favorite aardvark's own home page!

Jan Brett's Home Page
Send internet postcards, find out about Jan Brett, and view some of her wonderful illustrations.

Harry Potter
The official site of the publisher of the Harry Potter books. See also the Morton Grove Public Library's great Harry Potter page featuring trivia, info and more! The Magic School Bus
Ms. Frizzle has experiments and activities, an art gallery, and lots of other information about the books and
TV show.

Dav Pilkey's Web Site O' Fun
Dav has loads of downloadable images to color, games, book info and interesting links. Shakespeare Bookshelf
Full text of all the Bard's works.


Cooking

Kids Kitchen
Recipes submitted by kids around the world. Send in your favorite!


Dinosaurs

Dinosauria
University of California's site devoted to separating dino facts from myths.

Download-a-Dinosaur
Paper dinos that are easy to download, cut and color.

Zoom Dinosaurs
Loads of information and links (not to mention downloadable images suitable for coloring).
 
Games & Crafts

Crayola Family Fun

Fun Brain

Happy Puppy

Kids Domain

Government and Politics

The White House, Presidential Website

The Democratic Party Online

Republican National Committee


Hobbies

Beanie Babies
Everything you could want to know about your favorite beanie collectable.

Coin Collecting FAQ
An introduction to coin collecting.

Model Rocketry for Educators
A great place to start investigating model rocketry with history, FAQs, safety info, glossary and links.


Homework

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Site links on every topic imaginable (as far as reference and school topics). College Guide
Admissions advice, applications, financial aid info, and links to college sites.



Internet

Kids Domain
Contests, games, links, and cool info on programming for kids.

Kids INFOBITS
Fun Database for kids. Search by subject Animals, Arts & Entertainment, Planets, People, Geography, Health, Science & Math, Stories and Literature, History & Social Studies, Sports, Transportation, Inventions & Technology,

Illinois Clicks!
Welcome to Illinois CLICKS! - Citizens' Library of Illinois Comprehensive Knowledge Service -- an anywhere, anytime information portal created and maintained by librarians statewide.

Yahooligans
The HUGE directory of web sites for kids from the same folks that brought you Yahoo.


Math

A+ Math
Math games, online flash cards and a homework answer checker.

Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for students K-12, with archive. Start with the FAQ.

WebMath
You supply the problem and they'll help find the solution. 


Science & Science Experiments

Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online
Experiments from the TV series, Subject searching available.

Exploratorium
Experiments and articles from San Francisco's famous museum.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A large site with information and annotated links on everything from coming up with ideas for projects, to planning and presentation.

Science Hobbyist
Experiments and science fair projects as well as WEIRD LINKS. Science News Online
Breaking science news articles, many in full-text, presented in an understandable manner. Includes a searchable archive of previous issues.


Sports

Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes
Links, histories, seating charts, pictures and statistics.

Sports Illustrated for Kids
Online version of the magazine with news, games, trivia and features.

Sport Science@The Exploratorium
Articles on the science and physiology of various sports


Weather

Aurora Page
Well designed site with loads of info about those mysterious lights in the sky.


Just For Fun

Barbie
Hey it's Barbie - 'nuff said!

The Official Strange but True Website
Loads of strange facts and trivia.
 

Sites for Parents of Websurfing Children

Family Education Network

ParenTech

Teen Safety on the Information Highway Copies of the Illinois Library Association's "Cyberguide for Kids and Parents" are available free of charge at the Youth Services Desk.