The Children's Literature Web Guide. A compilation of Internet Resources on books for children and young adults. This informative site was put together by a professional librarian who says his secret goal is to lure visitors away from the Internet and back to books. Includes resources for parents on children's literature.

Cyberkids: Where Creative Kids Click. Cyberkids Connection is an online community for young people from all over the world who share their thoughts and ideas with each other. Designed for kids up to thirteen, Cyberkids features games, puzzles, celebrity interviews, and a teen columnist. Kids can share stories, artwork, and music they've composed. A place young people will want to visit again and again.

The Kids.com. Storytelling by and for kids. Categories include: rhymes and nonsense, fables and animal stories, stories from everywhere, and heroes and adventures. Diverse stories with great illustrations. Kids can find great stories here or share some of their own creations.

The Incredible Art Department. This gorgeous site includes art activities that can be used with children, elementary age and up, galleries of children's art, art lessons, chat, cartoons, an art site of the week, and a newsletter devoted to art news.

Kids' Space. Kids' Space was created to foster literacy, artistic expression, and cross-cultural understanding among the world's children. Kid's Space features a gallery of children's artwork, stories and original music from around the world. Through The Beanstalk Project, children can write or illustrate picture books in collaboration with each other.

Music Together. This beautiful site advocates the value of early music education for children. It profiles the Santa Cruz, California Music Together program, which helps to develop children's natural musicality.

Parents and Children Together Online. This online literary magazine is a project of the Family Literacy Center, whose goal is to foster family literacy. There are stories to read out loud, book reviews, and an invitation for readers to submit their own poems and stories. A Spanish language story is featured in each issue, and an interactive section allows users to participate in the creation of mystery and science fiction stories.

The Refrigerator: An Art Contest for Kids. Kids enter original artwork for refrigerator magnets. The winning magnet each week is determined by votes from kids all over the world. Whimsical gallery of past winners. A fun site for aspiring artists.

ZuZu. Here's ZuZu's story: "ZuZu was once a real newspaper that existed in the world outside computers. It was published by Restless Youth Press, Inc. a non-profit organization dedicated to publishing original work by young authors and artists. Born in New York City, ZuZu was filled with the images and words of kids of all ages from many different backgrounds. Every other month, ZuZu was distributed free-of-charge to schools, libraries, pizza parlors, theme parks around New York City and eventually around the world! Teachers, reporters, librarians and kids were wild about it! This little newspaper grew and grew. Then one day, unable to adapt to the world around it, ZuZu abruptly disappeared. Until now... when Zuzu resurfaced on the worldwide web." This great site is full of creative stuff for kids — places to share writing, poetry and artwork. Kids can read other kids tales of personal courage and share their own. There's place to talk about the role of computers in kids' lives, read interviews with famous people, write in about your home town, chances for virtual vacations, and much more. A treasure-trove for elementary-aged kids.

Expect the Best From A Girl. This wonderful site, sponsored by The Women's College Coalition, tells parents and caregivers what they can do at home and in school to help girls fulfill their greatest potential.

Girl Power! Girl Power! is a national public education campaign sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services to encourage and empower 9 to 14-year old girls to make the most of their lives. Girl Power! seeks to reinforce and sustain positive values among girls ages 9-14 by targeting health messages to their unique needs, interests, and challenges. This well-designed site is divided into three sections: for adults who care about girls, for girls, and for the media. A terrific site, especially appealing to young girls.

Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out: Personal Writings from Teenage Girls. A website to encourage and motivate young women toward creative self-expression, specifically through writing. Includes moving excerpts from book of the same name, as well as resources and a wide range of creative opportunities to express yourself on line. Geared for adolescent girls. A powerful site, but the extensive use of pictures makes the pages slow to load.

Girls Re-cast TV Action Kit. A great site that helps girls critically evaluate the roles girls and women play on TV.

Girl Tech: Creating a World for the Adventurous Spirit. As the authors of this website explain: "The Internet is full of research about girls and their issues in education, sports, health and more. Unfortunately, when one does a search for 'girls' on the Internet, one must sift through much pornography to get to quality information. We have made this information easier to find by creating a Girl Powered Search Engine. We also provide Girl Tech's research, information on girl development and direct links to many articles, essays, and areas on the Internet devoted to girls and women. To help girls have a positive experience on the Internet, Club Girl Tech has developed a girl-friendly rating system for Internet sites." Their wonderful, modern, high-tech stuff for girls includes ChickChat, a place for girls to speak their mind; InventHer, for creative minds; Game Cafe, fun games to play on and offline; Girl Galaxy, girls and women rocking the world; Sports; Girl Views, news relevant to girls; and much more. A valuable section for parents and mentors includes research on play differences between girls and boys, articles on getting girls interested in technology, tips on teaching gender equity and more. There's A LOT MORE to this website, but you and your daughters will have to visit it for yourself.

The National Women's History Project. Exists because "history looks different when the contributions of women are included." Great information and fabulous links to all kinds of information about the real historical contributions of women. No girl should be without a role model after browsing through this site.

New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and their Dreams. An attractive, online version of the fabulous, empowering international magazine for girls, age 8 -14. New Moon provides a forum for girls who want their voices heard and their dreams taken seriously. Girls and adults work hand-in-hand, as peers, to create a publication that gives girls a chance to explore themselves, their dreams and their ideas. As founder Nancy Gruver explains, "The problem with most magazines for girls is that the images in those magazines tell girls what they should be. New Moon is where girls tell the world who they are, without adults or advertisers as interpreters."

America Links Up. America Links Up is a coalition of non-profit organizations, educators, companies and government agencies that have worked together to create and implement A Kids' Online Teach-In, a broad-based public awareness campaign to ensure that "every child in America has a safe, educational, and rewarding experience online." Their terrific website includes two sections: one for people under 18 and one for people over 18. Both provide a great list of practical safety tips for using the Internet and a potpourri of fun sites to visit. An invaluable, clear and easy-to-use resource.

Center for Media Education. The Center for Media Education (CME) is dedicated to improving the quality of electronic media for children and families. CME's Action for Children in Cyberspace initiative was created "to ensure that the new digital media will serve the needs of all children." At the national and state levels, CME works with education, library, and child advocacy organizations to expand the access of poor and minority children to new educational technologies in school and at home. CME has also published a report, Web of Deception: Threats to Children from Online Marketing, which exposed manipulative advertising which targeted children on the World Wide Web. Website includes news, research, and an online guide to privacy.

Children and the Media. The Children and the Media Program is designed to spearhead a new national commitment to improving the quality of media for and about children. Website includes their report, "A Different World: Children's Perceptions of Race and Class in the Media," public opinion surveys of young people, aged 10 - 17, and independent research on television and print media. Online resources include a three-part study of sex on television, an in-depth study of gender and the media, information on the impact of advertising and more.

Girls Re-cast TV Action Kit. A great site that helps girls critically evaluate the roles girls and women play on TV.

KidsNet. Helps children, families and educators intelligently access the educational opportunities available through television, radio and multimedia sources. A monthly Media Guide describes programs for children, families and educators referenced by air date, curriculum areas, grade levels, supplemental materials, and related multimedia. Offers Study Guides for teachers and parents to extend educational value of television programming. Kidsnet also supports media literacy in children and encourages excellence in broadcasting.

LimiTV. Site dedicated to getting people to limit TV in their children's lives. Provides information on how excessive TV watching can limit children's ability to learn, as well as research, strategies for limiting TV, alternatives to TV, and more. Good information, but the site's tone tends to be critical and judgmental.

The Media Literacy Online Project. Sponsored by the University of Oregon College of Education, this site provides extensive information and resources on media literacy, geared mainly for teachers. Also includes valuable resources for parents; especially worthwhile are their links to sites and articles dealing with children and the Internet.

The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movie Watching. If your kids go to the movies or watch videos at home, you might want to check out this site. It's full of detailed reviews and recommendations by Nell Minow, the Movie Mom, of what's currently showing in the theatres and what's out at the local video store.

National Institute on Media and the Family. The mission of the National Institute on Media and the Family is to "maximize the benefits and minimize the harm of media on children and families through research, education, and advocacy." The Institute also seeks to promote positive change in the production and use of mass media. Their well-designed, easy-to-navigate site features KidScore, a wonderful and innovative content-based rating system that evaluates television, movies, video and computer games from a family-friendly perspective; Educators' Forum, a selection of curricula, research materials, and training opportunities for educators; ScoreCard, fun, easy-to-use evaluations of your family's media habits; Hot Topics, news you can use about media and families; and Tools and Resources for parents and teachers. This is one terrific site!

NetParent.Org. This site is dedicated to providing resources for parents who want to protect their kids from inappropriate material online, as well as links to valuable information designed to help you become a better Internet Parent.

A Parent's Guide to Supervising a Child's Online and Internet Experience. A clear basic introduction for newcomers to cyberspace.

Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules and Tools for Families Online. An extensive, clear, early-to-understand guide. Accessible and excellent.

SafeKids.Com. SafeKids.Com is full of tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive. Their extensive website includes an online safety slide show and video, guidelines for kids and parents on Internet use and maintaining privacy, information on parental control software, lists of safe links and search engines for kids, and much more. A clear, well-executed site, full of useful information.

TV-Free America. TV-Free America, the organization behind National TV-Turnoff Week, encourages Americans to reduce, voluntarily and dramatically, the amount of television they watch in order to promote richer, healthier and more connected lives, families and communities. Their website tells you how you can get involved in their annual campaign.