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Youth Online Resources
Kids, looking for a book? Try searching our Kids' Library for what you are looking for.
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Youth Fun and Games
Coloring Page Sites
Coloring.com
Crayola- Requires free registration to access activities.
Sesame Street-Coloring Pages
UpToTen.com
E-Zines
ChickaDEE Magazine - For ages 6-9
Cricket Country
Exploratorium - Each issue explores a single topic.
National Geographic for Kids
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Time for Kids
Wired Owl - For ages 8 and up.
Yak's Corner - News magazine for kids, published by the Detroit Free Press.
Zillions-Consumer Reports for Kids
ZuZu - Original work by young authors and illustrators.
Online Games
Bonus.com
FunBrain.com
Funschool.com
Internet Gaming Zone
Internet Public Library - Online Game Websites
IPL FunStuff
KidsCom
KidsCom Jr.
Kid's Domain Games
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Prongo.com
Zeeks.com
Reading Fun
Chronicles of Narnia
Garfield Online
Harry Potter
PBS Kids - Includes Arthur, Caillou, Sesame Street, and Between the Lions
Random House Books- Includes Junie B. Jones, the Berenstain Bears, and the Magic Tree House
Scholastic Books - Includes Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, and Magic School Bus
Tumblebooks - Animated, talking picture books, audio books, puzzles, games, and more!
Youth Homework Help
General Homework Help
Enchanted Learning - This site contains information on a wide variety of topics and it includes printouts for the student to label.
Fact Monster - A site that combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.
HelpNow - HelpNow gives you instant access to expert tutors who can help you tackle a homework problem, learn an academic skill, or write a term-paper.
Internet Public Library - Reference Websites - Links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or just looking things up.
Internet Public Library's KidSpace - A directory of web sites on a wide range of topics.
Internet Public Library's Stately Knowledge
Multnomah County Homework Center
Novi Public Library Online Databases for Youth - Internet subject directory that concentrates on K-12, homework related subjects.
Scholastic's Homework Help
Geography & Culture Homework Help
50 States and Capitals
Internet Public Library - Culture Quest World Tour
Internet Public Library- World Websites - Learn about religions, languages, geography and culture around the world.
World Bank - Information on countries and geographic regions.
World Flag Database
Government Homework Help
The American President
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Federal Websites for Children
Internet Public Library - Presidents of the United States
Kids.gov - The official kid's portal for the U.S. Government
The White House for Kids
History Homework Help
America's Story - American historical information.
dMarie Time Capsule - What happened on this day in history.
Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
Internet Public Library - History Websites
U.S. Historical Documents
Math Homework Help
Ask Dr. Math - Question and answer service for math students.
Brain POP! Math
Cool Math Games
Internet Public Library - Math Project and Puzzle Websites
Internet Public Library - Math Websites
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies - introduces math concepts and provides worksheets and online exercises.
Webmath - Instant solutions for your math problems.
Michigan Information
Everything Michigan
Michigan.gov
Michigan Kids
MultiMag Michigan
Mythology Homework Help
Cultures.com - Dedicated to ancient cultures.
Encyclopedia Mythica
MythWeb
Reading & Writing Homework Help
ABCs of the Writing Process - This pages shows you the steps in the writing process. For Each step you'll find suggestions for how to complete the steps.
Bookhive - Guide to children's literature and books.
Children's Literature Web Guide - Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
Citation Machine - Enables students to create bibliographic citations in both APA and MLA formats by simply filling in the information needed for each type.
Citation Style for Research Papers - Provides examples of how to cite materials in the following formats: APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, and AMA.
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
Internet Public Library's Reading Zone - Find links to online stories and learn more about your favorite books and authors.
Series and Sequels - Database of series titles.
SpellingCity.com - Makes practicing for spelling tests fun.
Science Homework Help
General Science Sites
Building Big - Explore large structures and what it takes to build them.
How Stuff Works - Learn how everyday items work.
Internet Public Library - Math and Science Websites
Internet Public Library - Science Magazines - These science magazines are for kids and can help you understand the science stories in the news.
Internet Public Library - Science Museums - Visit neat science museums without leaving your chair.
Science Net
Animals
Animal Diversity Web - Online database of animal natural history, distribution, and classification.
Internet Public Library - Animal Websites
Zoom Dinosaurs
Biomes
The World Biomes
Chemistry
Internet Public Library - Physics and Chemistry Websites
Rader's Chem4Kids
Web Elements - The periodic table of elements on the web.
Earth Science
Earth Science Enterprise - a NASA website that will teach you about people, the land, water, air and natural hazards.
Environmental Kids Club - learn more about the environment you live in.
Internet Public Library - Earth Science Websites
Internet Public Library - Plant Websites
What Tree Is It?
Science Fair
Internet Public Library - Science Fair Project Websites
Science - History
A Science Odyssey - Scientists and their discoveries.
Internet Public Library - History and People Websites - Find the life stories of many scientists at the sites in this section.
Today in Science History - Find out what happened in science on each day of every month.
Space
Internet Public Library - Air and Space Websites
NASA for Kids
Solar System Exploration
Weather
Dave's Wild Weather Page
Weather Channel's Weather Classroom
Web Weather for Kids |
Net Safety
Safety on the Internet
Cybersmart Kids Online
Disney Online
FBI Kids
GetNetWize
Internet Public Library - Safe Surfing Websites - Learn about stranger danger and how to stay safe while you surf the web.
KidzPrivacy
Netsmartz Workshop
Police Notebook
SafeKids.Com
SafeTeens.Com
TheTeachersGuide.Com
WiredSafety.org
Youth Online Databases
Biography Resource Center - Provides in depth coverage of current and historic people from almost every field. Includes many full text articles and portraits.
CultureGrams Online - The World Edition contains reports on 187 countries and cultures, Kids Edition features 68 country reports for upper elementary aged children, States Edition features state reports for the upper elementary aged child, and the Provinces Edition features kid-friendly reports on all 13 Canadian provinces. eLibrary Elementary - Geared toward a K-6 audience. Includes magazine and newspaper articles, book excerpts, pictures, maps and more.
Grolier New Book of Popular Science - covers science, technology, and medicine. Contains information on careers, science projects, experiments, and more for Middle School and beyond.
Help Now (powered by Brainfuse) - Receive homework help from a trained tutor. These tutors can assist you with any homework topic as well as provide skill building assitance. This service is paid for by the Novi Public Library and is available from 2pm-11pm Sunday through Monday.
Junior Edition - This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids Edition - Periodical database designed for elementary school students with very easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids Infobits - Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. SIRS
Discoverer - Provides access to full text articles on a wide range of topics such as animals, countries, cultures, current events and many others. Student Edition - This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Virtual Reference Library - A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. See the full list of sources included in our Virtual Reference Library. A few titles of particular interest:
- Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 2002
- American Civil War Reference Library , 5v, 2000
- American Revolution Reference Library , 5v, 2000
- Biology, 4v, 2002
- Chemistry: Foundations and Applications, 4v, 2004
- Colonial America Reference Library , 6v, 2000
- Countries and Their Cultures, 4v, 2001
- Dictionary of American History, 3rd ed., 10v, 2003
- Endangered Species , 2nd Ed., 3v, 2004
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 3v, 2003
- Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages, 5v, 2004
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 16v, 2004
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations , 4 Ed., 10v, 2004
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States , 4 Ed., 4v, 2004
- Mathematics, 4v, 2002
- Plant Sciences, 4v, 2001
- Pollution A to Z, 2v, 2004
- Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4v, 2004
- Space Sciences, 4v, 2002
- U*X*L American Decades, 11v, 2003
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geological Features, 3v, 2004
- Water: Science and Issues, 4v, 2003
- World of Earth Science, 2v, 2003
- World War I Reference Library , 4v, 2002
- World War II Reference Library , 5v, 2000
- What Do I Read Next? - Includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 58,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 562 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles.
Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.
World Almanacs - contains the full text of many almanacs including the World Almanac for Kids.
World Book Online Reference Center - information from World Book Encyclopedia plus much more.
Search the Internet (for Kids)
Ask Jeeves for Kids allows you to ask a question in plain English and, after interacting with you to confirm the question, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes you to one and only one web site that answers your question.
CyberSleuth-Kids.Com is a search engine and directory created by a teacher and several volunteers for kids in grades K - 12.
KidsClick! is a searchable directory of Internet sites created by Librarians for kids.
Yahooligans! is a searchable index of the Internet, designed for Web surfers ages 7 - 12.
Internet Public Library - Search Engines - This is a special collection of kids search engines and internet guides.
Pictures
Check out these websites if you need to find a picture:
Ask Jeeves for Kids - Clipart
KidsClick Images
Google Images
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