Top Sites

Other Links of Interest to Writers, Parents, Teachers, and Students
Suggested by Rick Winter

About.com homework help site

AfriCam – Watch live animals coming to water holes and other places in Africa while you’re trying to think of something to write on the page.

Bookwire - Site about publishing industry. Included are links to publisher's weekly, publishers home pages, school library journal and many others.

Children's Book Council - Trade organization of publishers

Colorado Dept. of Education home page

Compact for Learning - Handbook for Family, School, Community Partnerships

Denver Public Library - Instructions for going to card catalog

Encyclopedia Mythica - Information on mythology throughout the world

Eric - National Library of Education Search site 

The History Beat - History from around the globe

Internet Hoaxes (CAIC)

Ivan Hoffman, copyright attorney - Useful legal articles for writers and publishers

Jefferson County Public Library home page

Kid's Ask an Expert Site

Learnativity - How we learn

Masie Center - Links for training

PBS - Public Broadcasting System home page links to art, science, nature...

Project Guttenberg - Copies of public domain books

Publisher's Weekly - The industry magazine for publishers and writers

refdesk.com - Reference books such as almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia...

Starting Out Right - Promoting Reading

StudioB - News and information for computer book writers

Teacher created materials

U.S Dept. of Education publications for parents

Waterside - Largest agency for computer book writers. Includes information on how to get started.

Writer's Digest search page for publishers guidelines

Writer's Resource Center