For Kids:

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: 425 terrific sites that can help you find any information that you need.

Great Web Sites for Kids: American Library Association's collection of sites that are "amazing, spectacular, mysterious, and colorful"

Homework Helpers Online

Fact Monster

Adventures: Reading: Suggestions for Kids, Tweens and Teens

National Geographic for Kids

Smithsonian Kids

Flowers, Plants and Gardening for Kids

For Teachers and/or Children's Literature Students:

Children's Literature Web Site: An educational web site for learning about children's literature. Resources, discussion boards, quick reference, essential kid lit web sites.

ALA Official Caldecott Awards Site

For Teachers:

UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence: Teaching Resources links for teachers

http://usfinparis.arts.usf.edu/paris/study_and_teaching_abroad.htm
Helpful links about studying and teaching abroad.

http://www.m-z.biz/links/links.htm: Links for information on computers and technology. A long list includes listening activities, dictionaries, a world clock, Web Tools and Computer vocabulary.

Gleanings: A potpourri of Web resources and links

Author / Illustrator School Visits:

Author Illustrator Source: Welcome to the place to find Published Authors or Illustrators who make School Visits to Enrich your Curriculum.

Visiting Authors - Authors and illustrators who specialize in presenting school programs.

For Authors/Illustrators:

www.picture-book.com - This site has an exhaustive collection of helpful links for illustrators and writers.

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Professional organization dedicated to serving the people who write, illustrate or share an interest in children's literature.

Children's Book Council - Information on children's book publishing.

www.smartwriters.com: This is a site for everyone who writes, reads, or teaches literature for kids.

www.underdown.org - The creator of The Purple Crayon website is Harold Underdown, a children’s book editor. The site has booklists, articles, and other resources for writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers, and others interested in children’s books.