The Wolfeman's Hot Links

Kid Links: Good Stuff for Kids


This page contains annotated links to other web pages. Please contact Chris at: WolfeCR@muohio.edu for suggested additions or modifications. Click on the underlined text to go to these interesting and fun places. To get to hot links on other topics, click on one of the following. Searchable Spaces & Search Engines... Psychology & Cognitive Science... Other Academic Resources... Fun Stuff... Other Interesting Places... Wolfe Web Vita... Dragonfly.

Cyberspace is not a good place to leave young children unattended. However, there's some great stuff for kids "out there." This list was first compiled by Rachel Penix in February, 1995, and started as a Web page by Chris Wolfe in March. Click on the following underlined words to jump down to the categories of interest: Art... Astronomy... Authors... Books... Clubs... Dinosaurs... Electronic Children's Literature... Fictional Characters... Games... GeographyHistory... Other People's Hot Links... Language... Literature... Math... Miscellaneous... Photography... Schools... Science... Sports... Stereograms... Toys... Writings By Children

Art

Coloring Book Select a picture, and color it. The pictures used here were taken from Coloring Book 2.0 by Jim Allison. There's even a Mac coloring program you can download.
Computer Graphics Great set of links (with icons) to places like MiraLab Computer Graphics & Animation Group, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, The University of Manchester Computer Graphics Unit, Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Thant's Animations Index, 3D WEB, UBC IMAGER Computer Graphics Lab, NASA Scientific Applications and Visualization Branch.

Astronomy

- The Nine Planets - The Nine Planets describes each of the 70 planets and moons in the solar system with text, pictures, sounds, an occasional movie and links to other related net resources.
- A Comet hits Jupiter - Pictures, observing information, animations, links to other sites.
- Space Telescope - Handbooks and guides for proposing, observing, and data reduction. Plus info on the telescope's instruments, pictures, and links.

Authors

Diane Duane and Peter Morwood - The Owl Springs Partnership Fantasy and Science Fiction writers Diane Duane and Peter Morwood have set up this Web page with information about themselves and their writing. It's great fun.
Madeleine L'Engle Papers (Wheaton College)-- Biographical information and finding aids describing the materials deposited by Madeleine L'Engle at Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections.
Kindred Spirits: Frequently Asked Questions-- Kindred Spirits is an electronic mailing list for the discussion of Lucy Maud Montgomery, her books and related material, including the TV movies and children's series "Road To Avonlea." The Frequently Asked Questions list (FAQ) covers a wide range of information about L.M. Montgomery, her books, and media adaptations.
J.K. Rowling:  The author of the Harry Potter books.  Information on the author, bio, and other interesting facts.

Book Lists

ALA Best '96 American Library Association 1996 Medal Winners in Childrens Literature.
Books of Wonder's Best Children's Books of 1994
Children's Literature on Floods and Natural Disasters August, 1993.
Favorite teenage angst books.
Children's Literature Links to literature for kids of all ages
Gay and Lesbian Characters and Themes in Children's Books.
Native American Coming-of-Age Novels.
Picture Books for Young Adults
Sure-Fire Books can't miss YA books for junior high school students

Clubs/Groups

- Please send me the name and URL of your club or group. 

Dinosaurs

- Dinosaurs in Hawaii! - Exhibits include Triceratops Skull, Tyrannosaurus rex Head, Stegosaurus Skeleton, Baby Hypselosaurus Sculpture.

Electronic Children's Literature

Public Domain Electronic Children's Books A growing number of children's literature classics are now out of copyright, and are among the books available in full-text on the Internet. This link points to the NMSU Library Gopher.
On-line Book Page For a comprehensive search of available texts, check The On-line Books Page
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll The full text, formatted for reading online or downloading, and complete with the John Tenniel illustrations. Another version in Germany also includes the illustrated Through the Looking Glass.
The Hunting of the Snark, Lewis Carroll Includes the illustrations by Henry Holiday.
Various Fairy Tales and Fables From the Online Book Initiative.
Read-along Stories From the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication. Users with well-equipped Web Browsers will be able to read the story and look at the pictures, or listen to the story and read along.
Ninteenth-Centrury German Stories Struwwelpeter, Busch, Grimm Brothers in German- and English- language versions, often with illustrations. From the Foreign Language Department - Virginia Commonwealth University.
Theodore Tugboat - Online Activity Center Theodore Tugboat is a Canadian television series. His Web site includes an interactive story based on characters from the show, as well as pointers to other Internet resources of interest to children, parents, and teachers.

Fictional Characters and Places

- Theodore Tugboat Children's Activity Center - The Canadian TV series about a cheerful tugboat who likes to be friends with everyone. Includes an interactive story book.
Wonderful Wizard of Oz Frequently Asked Questions List, which includes information about the books, the movie, and The Ozian Times (an e-mail discussion list for fans)

Games

- Puzzles - Puzzles and brain teasers archived from the newsgroup rec.puzzles and categorized by subject. Both the puzzles and their solutions are given.
- Peg - A game where you try to remove more pegs from the board than the computer you're playing against.

Geography

- VolcanoWorld - Everything about volcanos. Includes a Hawaiian Tour Guide, volcano mages, current and recent eruptions, and more.

History


Other People's Hot Links


Language


Literature

A Usenet news group devoted to the discussion of children's books.
Mailing Lists related to Children's Literature Information about e- mail discussion groups.

Math


Miscellaneous

Photography

- VidKids - California Museum of Photography's Web page for K- 12 kids has an Interactive Gallery, Media Literacy Program, and Lesson Plans.

Schools

WWW Schools Registry
more K-12 Servers
- Cyberspace Middle School - Designed for students in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades who are using the World Wide Web to help get an education.

Science

Educational Hotspots Links to dozens of educational exhibits and interactive environments.
- Ontario Science Center - Tour, events, "The Human Body", a young person's guide to the Internet, and links.
- Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum - They 'bring the exhibits, resources, and fun of a museum visit right to your desktop' with virtual exhibits and hotlists.
- NCSA Education Program - Makes the connection between scientific research and education, and makes the tools for computational science available in the classroom.
- Froggy - Has links to froggy things all over the net, like stories, songs, even ASCII pics, and everything from scientific stuff to the Muppets.
Earth View

Sports

- The Global Cycling Network - Info on bicycling organizations, newsletters, ride calendars, mailing lists, and links to the VeloNet Gopher and WWW page, and more.

Stereograms


Toys


Writings By Children

Falcon's Nest in Alaska Created by and for kids in Alaska
MidLink Magazine An electronic magazine created for and by children ages 10-15.

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