Beverly Public Library

Books & Reading / Fun Facts / Games / Movies, Music & TV / Preschool Fun/ Sports

Books & Reading

 

• Bookhive: a reader’s advisory tool for infants through sixth graders that can be searched by topic or reading level.
• Children’s Literature Web Guide: a collection of internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
• Goodnight Stories: variety of story activities for children up to age 6, including audio stories.
• KidsRead: coverage of children’s books, series and authors, including games and trivia section.
• Kidspace Story Hour: check out the stories at the youth division of the Internet Public Library. Stories are presented in a variety of forms, including plain text, text with graphics and audio, and self-running programs.
• Marc Brown’s Arthur: games, coloring sheets and more relating to Marc Brown’s Arthur character.
• Meet the Authors: links to popular author and illustrator’s websites from Baltimore County Public Library.
• Moonlit Road: ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region’s most celebrated storytellers.
• Mythweb: encyclopedia of mythology for young people.
• NetLibrary: access over 3,000 electronic books from home. You must use your Beverly Library card to use this service.
• Novelist Fiction Guide: allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. A NOBLE library card is needed to access this site.
• PBSKids: visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, Sagwa).
• Scholastic: visit the official sites for your favorite Scholastic books: Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, Deltora Quest, and more.
• Seussville: everything Seuss.
• StoryPlace: in English and Spanish. Includes links to preschool and elementary school stories, as well as online and other activities.

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Fun Facts

 

• Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids: basic information on how our government operates for kids in grades K-12.
• Biography: has a searchable online database containing 15,000 international names, past and present.
• Building Big: explore construction with interactive labs and challenges.
• CountryReports: concise, readable, current guide to basic country information.
• Electronic Zoo: created by a veterinary doctor, this site has tons of info on animals.
• Exploratorium: puzzles, games and experiments.
• Figure This! Math Challenges: math activities by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Kids Health: provides great physical and mental health information for kids.
• Marilyn’s Imagination Factory: offers art activities using recycled materials.
• NASA Kids: sections include space and beyond, rockets and airplanes, and the earth.
• National Geographic Kids: great info for kids about the world, its people, and its wildlife.
• SFS Kids: listen, learn, and compose with the San Francisco Symphony.

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Games

 

• Chess is Fun: site for learning to play chess. Appropriate for beginners.
• CLN for Kids Only: a unique variety of online games for various ages.
• Fake Out!: word games for various age groups.
• FunBrain: great interactive games for children ages eight and up, involving math, spelling and reading.
• FunSchool: great range of activities for preschool – Grade 6.
• GeoNetGame: for grades 4 and up. Games on geography in 6 different subject areas.
• Mazoons: tons of printable mazes.
• PlayKidsGames: math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
• Sesame Street Workshop: activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.
• Thunk.com: children learn about and create secret messages and secret codes.
• UpToTen: 600 games and educational activities for kids up to age 10.
• Yuckiest Site on the Internet: explore the yucky, gross, and cool.

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Movies, Music & TV

 

• Billboard: music ratings, current top ratings and songs.
• Cartoon Network: Cartoon Network’s shows, schedules and activities.
• Crafts for Kids: craft projects for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.
• Disney Online: for the young child interested in Disney movies and television programming. Includes Bear in he Big Blue House, Stanley, Rolie Polie Olie and more.
• Family Channel: TV schedule for the family channel, games, show info. and contests.
• Internet Movie Database: look up movie show times, watch trailers, or search the database of thousands of titles.
• Kids Domain: features hundreds of crafts for holidays, Pokemon, bean bag animals, Scout crafts, plus ideas using recycled materials, beads, and much more.
• MP3.com: download music in MP3 format.
• Nickelodeon: the official Nickelodeon website with info and activities for all you favorite shows and movies.
• Nick Jr.: Nick Jr.’s TV schedule, printables, games and crafts, including Dora the Explorer.
• PBSKids: visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, etc.). Games, activities, printables.

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Preschool Fun

 

• Between the Lions: this early literacy site, for children ages 4-7, is a tie-in for the award-winning television program.
• Curious George: mazes, games, activities, etc. featuring Curious George.
• Dora the Explorer: Dora the Explorer is featured in these games, coloring sheets, printable activities and more.
• Julia’s Rainbow Corner: preschool games and activities with sound.
• Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes : nursery rhymes with rebus pictures and printable coloring sheets.
• PlayKidsGames: math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
• Sesame Street Workshop: activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.

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Sports

 

• MLB’s Kids’ Dugout: Online games, tips on improving your game, baseball trivia, and a page dedicated to your team.
• Major League Soccer: The official site of Major League Soccer includes statistics and information about teams. An excellent section of information for coaches that raises issues of behavior and skills development.
• NBA: The official site for all National Basketball Association (NBA) teams contains information on games and players.
• NFL: Official site of the NFL provides the latest news and statistics.
• NHL: Official site of the National Hockey League has statistics and information on players and games.
• PBS Baseball: Learn about the history of the game and its most famous players.
• Sports Illustrated for Kids: Everything sports!

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Updated September 2009.