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Mango Languages - Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication including English as a Second Language (ESL). Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. Languages included: ESL Spanish, ESL Vietnamese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, and Hebrew. Use your library card number to log in.

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AR Booklists for Alabama - see the Alabama AR bookslists or use Quick Search to see a title
BookHive - From the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, NC, lists by age and year, includes reviews
NoveList - from the Alabama Public Library Service. Click on the Browse Lists tab at the top, then pick Fiction and select an age group
Book Browser - Scroll down to the bottom to select an age group
Amazon.com Childrens Page
The Librarians' Internet Index Childrens' Reading Lists

Kids 5 and Under Sites for Learning and Fun

Arthur - and all his friends
Baby Sign Language - videos, flash cards, dictionary and wall charts to help you teach your baby sign language
Billy Bear's Playground
Children's Storybooks Online
Edupics - Thousands of coloring pages to print out and color away!
Enchanted Learning Online Activities
Mousers - for the Young KidsCom Kids
PBS Kids
StoryPlace - online stories, activities, reading lists and take home projects. In English and Spanish.
Yahooligans - search the internet

Kids 6 - 12

The 4th of July - Celebrate America's Birthday by looking at the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Magna Carta, and other texts that helped make us free!
Activity TV - Find lots of fun activities for kids, with video instructions and printables. There’s a great selection of craft ideas including gifts, games, and holiday items. Learn easy magic tricks, or try the fun and easy kid-friendly cooking recipes. Check out the simple, safe and fun science experiments or very cool paper airplanes. Other categories include cartooning, cheerleading, juggling, origami, jewelry, puppets, and more. Just follow along with the step-by-step videos.
Ann Martin - Babysitter's Club Author
Bookworm - see what other kids your age are reading
The Boy Scouts
Cyberkids
Cyberkids Electronic Magazine
The Electronic Zoo! - Animals, Animals, Animals!
The English Zone - a fun site for those learning English as a second language
FEMA for Kids - This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters, what causes disasters, and you can play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid. The Parents & Teachers page has activities, curriculum and safety information for use in the classroom or at home!
Funbrain.com - Where Kids Get Power!
Games - From Auburn Public Library
Games - From Norfolk Public Library
Games - From Los Angeles Public Library
The Girl Scouts
Hurricane - Storm Science - an intro to hurricanes including making weather instruments and what it's like inside a hurricane
Kids on the Web
KidsPlanet - from the Defenders of Wildlife, animal factsheets, helping the environment and games!
KidsPsych - games for kids to help with cognitive thinking skills and deductive reasoning
K.I.D.S. Report
Kid's Space
Magic School Bus Activity Lab - Space Chase, Build a Bug, Storyteller Studio and more fun stuff!
National Geographic
San Francisco's Exploratorium
SciJinks - From NASA - Fun Info about Space, Weather, Seasons, The Atmosphere, Hurricanes and Tornadoes for Kids and Teachers!
SmartyGames - fun, educational games
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Surfing the Net with Kids
The Weekly Reader
The Wild World of Wonka- Fun Inventions, games, jokes and more
Yahooligans - search the internet

Kids over 12

Adolescence Directory Online
The Book Bag - a cool site featuring your favorite authors and series
The Boy Scouts
Dinosauria On-Line
Discovery Schools' Puzzlemaker - make your own puzzles!
The English Zone - a fun site for those learning English as a second language
Garfield - Comics, jokes and more from your favorite cat
The Girl Scouts
Kids on the Web: Teens
MidLink Magazine for Kids in the Middle Grades
Teen Hoopla
Teens - Current Science and Current Events and more
Useless Knowledge - amaze your friends with your mastery of useless knowledge, Trivia, quotes and words
US Youth Soccer- the game for all kids
Youth Info - Statistics, reports, publications, and info about teens

Teachers, Parents and Families

Khan Academy - "A free world-class education for anyone anywhere". The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission, a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere. All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge. With a library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 314 practice exercises, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
SciJinks - From NASA - Fun Info about Space, Weather, Seasons, The Atmosphere, Hurricanes and Tornadoes for Kids and Teachers!
700 Great Sites - sites for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about kids, and kids too!
The Activity Cupboard
Activity Tree - a large online Directory of kid’s lessons, classes and camps. Find activity providers by zip code and activity type. Create a FREE member Profile and narrow your search results by age, gender, day and time of activity. Members can also sign-up for select classes with Click & Pay, organize and share calendars with myActivityTree, get directions, join carpooling and receive local Deals by email.
BabyCenter
Baby Sign Language - videos, flash cards, dictionary and wall charts to help you teach your baby sign language
CollegeBoard.com
The Disney Page
Dr. Toy - A guide to over 500 toys
Educational Software Directory.net - Links, reviews and more for all types of learning
Science and Arts Educator's Gateway - links too numerous to mention! A great resource for teachers.
Edupics - Thousands of coloring pages to print out and color away!
Family.com - food, travel, activities and more
Helping Your Child Get Ready For School - developmentally appropriate activities to do with your child
Idea Box Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
KinderArt - Art education for kids of all ages
LD Online - the interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, kids
Links for Home Schooling Families
Mobile County Public School System - find the school calendar, a directory of schools, and more!
The National Center for Learning Disabilities
Parenting K-6 Children - a guidesite for every parenting topic
The Parents' Place
Preparing Your Child for College
Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read - From the U.S. Dept. of Education
SesameWorkshop - activities for parents and kids
We Can! a great nutrition site for Kids and Parents from the National Institutes of Health
Spelling City - teachers and parents can enter and save their own spelling lists for their students/children, students can learn from customized lessons and play games
Yahooligans

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