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Kids Reference & Research

DATABASE RESEARCH

Click here for a list of recommended databases for kids.



HOMEWORK HELP

Ask Kids

Kids Click

Web search for kids by librarians

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library

Fact Monster

A searchable site from InformationPlease that includes an almanac, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus.

GoGooligans

An educational search engine designed to provide kid-oriented search results.



AUTHOR WEBSITES

Avi

Stan & Jan Berenstain

Judy Blume

Eric Carle

Beverly Cleary

Sharon Creech

Roald Dahl

Tomie dePaola

Kate DiCamillo

Denise Fleming

Mem Fox

Jeff Kinney

Mercer Mayer

Jack Prelutsky

Rick Riordan

J.K. Rowling

Jon Scieszka

Shel Silverstein

Chris Van Allsburg

Rosemary Wells

Mo Willems



HISTORY & GOVERNEMENT

PBS Kids Democracy Project

Find out how democracy affects you and get the chance to be President for the day!

The Official Kids' Portal for the U.S. Government

Provides links to Federal agency kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations grouped by subject.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

America's Story from America's Library

This site wants you to have fun with history while learning at the same time. They put the story back in history and show you some things that you've never heard or seen before. The stuff you see comes from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Library is the largest in the world and has millions of amazing things that will surprise you!



HEALTH

Kids Health

Here you'll find a kids' dictionary of medical words and information about how the body works.



GAMES

Arthur Games

Play Groovy Garden, Global Gizmo, and other games featuring Arthur and friends!

Captain Underpants

Make your own Captain Underpants comic!

Cyberchase

Math games from the PBS show Cyberchase

Noggin

Games, videos, and printables featuring some of your favorite characters, like Dora the Explorer

Kids Know It Network

Visit this website for games, activities, worksheets and information about subjects like history, geography, geology, spelling, dinosaurs, math, and astronomy. You can also find free educational songs and videos.