Britney Vernon's List: Search engines for kids

Developed by AOL, this site is an educational portal to the Web. AOL@School has a customized section for each stage of learning. All of the recommened sites have been evaluated by AOL's Educator Review Panel. Thorough search results off a concise description, reading level, Web address, and links to related sites.

Search engine for kids designed by libraians. Roughly organized in Dewey style useing category names, KidsClick! gives a synopsis, reading level, and numerical count of illustrations for each site. You can search by keyword or browse thgough such categories as reference, science, math, arts, sports, literature, geography, history, and much more. You also can browse through over 600 subjects alphabetically.

An electronic public library, with its resources divided by subject. This virtual library for young people offers a reference collection, the ReadingZone (for fiction), and sections covering such subjects as art and music, math and science, the world, computers and the Internet, and health and nutrition. Another section, Fun Stuff, offers links to recreational Web sites. In the Story Hour section, you can listen to audio clips of nursery rhymes and fairy tales.

Sites are indexed by category and are searchable by keyword. Extensive reference and homework help sections will lead you to information on almost any subject, including geography, math, language arts, science, computers, arts, and sports. If you can't find the information you need, try Yahooligans! Ask Earl.