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Dinosaur Roar!
The Field Museum On-Line
The Chicago Field Museum of Natural History has an excellent online exhibit about dinosaurs with great images and information. You can even watch movies to see how different dinosaurs moved.

Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit
This narrated tour has great hotlinks…just click on the section - Other Internet Resources.

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
If you can’t get to Alberta to see this great museum, you can link to it through their Website. See a dig in progress, take a virtual tour of the museum

Scotty, The T-Rex at Eastend, Saskatchewan

Homework Helpers

The Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for K-12 students and teachers.

A+MATH
On this site elementary age children can test themselves with flashcards and use the homework helper-which tells them if their answers are correct.

Homework Tools from The Kids on the Web
Need a dictionary, a thesaurus, an encyclopedia? They are all available here, plus a lot of other links to help with homework whether it’s Math, Science or English.

Kid's Search Tools
Magellan, Ask Jeeves for Kids and Education World are among the nine possible search tools found here that link to sites chosen with kids in mind.

The Homework Centre
Lots of homework-related sites plus some advice to help in deciding if the site you’ve found is reliable.

Internet Public Library Youth Divison
The Internet Public Library has lots of great links to help with homework. Just click on "Reference" to get started.

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
625 links to educational sites including great clip art, " Brain Boosters" and "Science Fair Central".

Encyclopedia Britannica
Complete updated Encyclopedia Britannica with selected articles from 70 top magazines plus current events coverage.

Around the World

Culture Quest
Join Olivia Owl and Parsifal Penguin in their quest to learn about the world’s cultures.

World Flag Database
Need information about a specific country? Printable flag graphics and basic information about over 260 countries can be found here.

Animals

The Electronic Zoo
Search for your favourite animal and this site will point you to related sites. Links with a dachshund beside them are considered especially good.

Science

San Francisco's Exploratorium Museum
This museum of science, art and human perception has over 500 "hands-on" exhibits. Have a good look around, there is a lot to see and do that might give you an idea for that Science Fair Project.

The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Welcome to a collection of information about our solar system that includes pictures, sound and movies. Lots of related links are available.

Welcome to the Planets
A collection of the best images (and more) taken in space by NASA.

The Why Files: Science Behind the News
Take a look at the science behind the news.

Aboriginal

Aboriginal Canada Portal: Kids' Page
The Aboriginal Canada Portal (ACP) is your single window to First Nations, Inuit and Métis on-line resources. The ACP Kids' Page has links to information about Aboriginal Peoples, animals, history, languages, elders and traditional ways of living, and lists online games as well.

Neat Places to Go

Kinetic City Cyber Club
Join the Cyber Club Members from their radio show as they travel the world on various quests and learn more about physics, energy and other science stuff.

Canada GenWeb for Kids Project
An offshoot of Canada Genweb, this genealogy site is especially designed for kids ("18 and under"), although one page is devoted to internet resources for teachers and/or homeschooling parents. There are two types of query boards: one for genealogical and the other for non-genealogical questions.  Printable forms and details are categorized by province and territory.

Secret Places for Kids Only
Jokes, games, spy trivia and secret code messages can be found on this really neat page.

The Froggy Page
Frogs, frogs, frogs – do you like frogs? Froggy pictures, froggy sounds, froggy tales, froggy songs, frog science, famous frogs, Net frogs and more. Lots of neat and interesting things about frogs.

The Kids on the Web
An award-winning site, this has lots of links intended for kids - new ones are added every month.

LEGO
LEGO’s official Website where you can send a postcard, play games, download screensavers and more. You’ll be surprised at how many LEGO Worlds there are!

The Magic School Bus
Magic School Bus fans, check out this great site, part of Scholastic’s Surfin’ Kids page. Play one of the games In the Activity Lab, see the Art Gallery, send a MSB postcard and more.

The Museum of Unnatural Mystery
The Hall of UFO Mysteries, Lost Worlds Exhibition, Dinosaur Safari, Mad Scientist’s Laboratory and A Collection of Odd Archaeology are all a part of this "slightly bizarre, science museum for all ages".

Field Trips

Assiniboine Park Zoo
Although this page is called the Zoological Society of Manitoba it really is all about the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

Manitoba Children's Museum
Find out what’s on at the Children’s Museum and check out the links they have put together for you.

The Manitoba Museum
The Museum, the Planetarium and Touch the Universe – they are all here for you to discover. Try the Kidscience experiments at Touch the Universe.

Oak Hammock Marsh
Find out about programs, kids camps and then check out the Internet links.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Winnipeg Art Gallery - What's on at the WAG

Love Reading?

The Arthur Page
Visit this page and find out more about Arthur and his family, write an Arthur story or draw a picture of Arthur to send in. You can even write Arthur a letter!

Carol Hurst Children's Literature Site
Collection of reviews of great books for kids and ideas for ways to use them in the classroom.

Fairrosa Cyber Library
If you can’t get to the library, but are looking for something to read, this site is for you. You’ll find classic stories like Peter Pan and The Secret Garden , as well as Fairy and Folk Tales, Stories and Rhymes, and Magazines all online, waiting for you to read them. Lots of reading fun here.

Juvenile Series & Sequels
Looking for the next title in the series? Search over 18,000 books by author, title or subject in series for young adults, readers in grade school to junior high or young readers just beginning to read.

Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA)
This site promotes reading and Canadian literature by giving young people the opportunity to vote for their favourite Canadian book from an annual pre-selected list. Site includes a list of current titles and previous winners.

World of Reading
Just finished a great book and want everyone to know how good it was? Post your review here for kids around the world to read, or read a review written by someone else.

Authors & Illustrators

Canadian Authors

John Bianchi and Frank B. Edwards at Bungalo Books Headquarters. The Bungalo Boys have a great website where you can find out about the authors and their books and then go on to the fun page.

Karleen Bradford's Home Page
Read about the author, her newest book and her other books or get some help with your writing.

Canadian Authors and Illustrators of books for children and young adults on the WWW. Links to information about your favourite Canadian authors and illustrators.

Hazel Hutchins Home Page
You can enter a contest, try the Guess-It quizzes or find out more about the author, how she writes and the books she has written.

Joan Irvine's Home Page
Make a pop-up card that will make the author laugh and submit it for a prize, follow the instructions to make pop-up books or find out more about the author.

Robert Munsch
Find out the stories behind Robert Munsch’s stories. Read some of the poems Robert Munsch has written about kids, send him your art or photos and find out about the new stories he is going to write.

Sheldon Oberman
Links to his books, biography, reviews and more. Take the Kid’s Challenge.


International Authors

Avi
Books, bios and bulletin board describe this author’s Website.

Jan Brett's Home Page
Try one of the fun projects, download some colouring pages or masks, send a postcard, enter a contest. All this and more are here at Jan Brett’s page.

The Official Eric Carle Website
Find the answers to the questions you’ve had about Eric Carle and his work. See a complete list of his books here at his Website.

The Official Brian Jacques Home Page
This fascinating web page is dedicated to all things Redwall. Here you’ll find a great art gallery featuring all your favourite characters, the chance to join one of the fan clubs, answers to your Redwall questions and information about the upcoming movies.

The Official Harry Potter Website
All about the books, meet the author J.K. Rowling, wizard trivia, the Owl Post plus a screensaver!

Lemony Snicket's Home Page
Visit the page of the infamous author who is living somewhere else and has written the "Series of Unfortunate Events". With nearly a million copies in print these books about the Baudelaire orphans are very popular.

The Little House Home Page
A beautiful site with all the latest information on the classic series and the adapted stories.

Welcome to Narnia
Tour the lands of Narnia and meet the Narnians. For lovers of the series by C.S. Lewis. [Flash plug-in required.]

Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House
Enter a contest, join a club, ask the author a question, write a review – these are some of the things to do at Magic Tree House website.

Dav Pilkey's Website Fun
Dav is a really funny guy who writes really funny books and his Website is lots of fun too. Find out about Dav and Little Dog then enjoy the fun stuff he’s gotten ready for you.

Philip Pullman
All about the author who wrote the epic fantasy series beginning with The Golden Compass. Discover how the "alethiometer" works! Listen to an excerpt from The Amber Spyglass!

Hans Wilhelm
Read a story by the author, link to his Activities, contests and fun page, find out about him or e-mail him. And that’s not all you’ll find here.

Audrey Wood
Meet Audrey Wood, Don Wood and four other award-winning illustrators at this website, then join the club.

Coolly Canadian

Canadian Kids Page
Fun and interesting – that’s why these web pages were chosen. About half of them are Canadian and all of them have been picked with kids in mind.

Canadian Girl Series
Read about the adventures of young women growing up in Canada in this exciting, well-written series.

CBC4Kids
This great site has lots to offer. If you like science, visit The Lab and try some of the links. Book lover’s, check out Words for book-lists, reviews, word searches and how to write your own Radio Drama. Music lover’s, click on Music to try the sound and music quizzes. You can also join the Kidsclub for even more fun things to do.

A Guide to Women in Canadian History
Learn about Canadian "herstory" at this site full of short biographies, historical images, learning resources and activities about heroines from Canada's past.

The Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement
History, daily life and culture of ethnic groups and native communities in Canada. This wonderful site includes games, crafts and early photos.

NFBKids
This is a neat site where kids from around the world have joined The Prince’s treasure hunt to help him learn to read and write. Join in the fun reading, writing drawing and playing games while you help the Prince learn.

OWLkids Online
Now get Chickadee and OWL online. Lots of fun and interesting facts for kids.

YES Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
Fascinating science facts and questions along with projects you can do at home. See if you can figure out the answers to the Brain Bumpers questions.

Kids Write

Kid's Space Connection
"Find a pen pal by age or visit the different "villages" - personal Web pages of other children, organized by subject." This is where you can see how other kids have made their web pages.

Fun for Young

Peter Rabbit Homepage
Games, video clips and other activities for younger children.

Storyplace: The Children's Digital Library
View online stories, participate in fun games, print out take home activities and find great books to read. Also available in Spanish.