Best of the Web: Children's Resources

Information about the life and works, from the UK mmbership organization founded in 1927.

The saftey pin, typewriter, and sewing machine were invented this century!

I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans, Love Letters, The Basket Counts...

Make an African mask, read a Swahili folktale and see photos from African schools.

Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, features biographies, primary sources, images, timelines, and maps and charts.

This website is a companion to Africans in America, a six-hour public television series. It chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States -- from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865.

Little Women, Little Men...

Kid's games and exhibits about American History presented by the Library of Congress.

Schedule of special programs for children.

Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology.

Listen to audio clips of over 40 famous operas and learn about their stories and composers.

Play the Brain Game, Effective Detective and many more games featuring Arthur and his friends.

Find out what it means to be Asian Pacific American and all the Asian cultures that exist in the world and in America. Presented by Scholastic.

Careers, animal care, and general information.

Color online, then print or e-mail to a friend.

Facts and photos of baseball's greatest parks.

The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian...

The House With a Clock in its Walls, The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring, The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, The Dark Secret of Weatherend...

(in Spanish) Perez y Martina Un Cuento Folkloirico Puertorriqueno, Santiago, Otei Un Cuento Folkloirico Puertorrique?o...

Information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-12. These resources teach students about our government and how it works.

Superfudge, Tales of a fourth grade nothing, Are you there, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber, Freckle juice, Iggie's house, Otherwise known as Sheila the Great...

Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Judy Blume held November 19th, 2002.

In the Zinger Tales section you can watch online videos of professional storytellers like Jackie Torrence, Doc McConnell, Tony Tallent, and Donna Washington telling traditional folk tales. Provided by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.

Type your name and see it written in braille. Send and decode braille messages with your friends.

The Mitten, The Hat, Berlioz the Bear, Comet's Nine Lives...

Listing of educational resources in the Bronx.

This database, produced by the Brooklyn Public Library, provides access to the full-page image with searchable text of the Eagle from 1841-1902.

Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society, is a nationally renowned urban history center dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present. Website includes an interactive timeline

An online exhibit on life in Brooklyn during the Civil War. Provided by the Brooklyn Public Library.

Learn about how Brooklyn workers have confronted racial bias, women's changing work roles, issues facing immigrants, and unemployment. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Historical Society.

The "Arthur" books and videos...

Stone Soup, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Shadow, Cinderella...