Surfing the Net with Kids: A Good Mystery
"Readers of all ages love to be transported from everyday life, and a good mystery story is the perfect escape. In this limited space, though, I can’t even begin to introduce authors such as Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. But hopefully today’s five sites will teach you a bit about this popular genre, and either introduce you to an new author or reacquaint you with one you’ve long ignored."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Lord of the Rings
"Although I was a huge J.R.R. Tolkien fan in my youth, neither of my kids has read his books. Maybe the release of the first ""Lord of the Rings"" movie will inspire them (and countless others) to explore the magical world of Middle Earth found in his books. Whether you’re a fan of the books, the movie or both, I found the following sites worthwhile."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: If You Like Harry Potter
"J.K. Rowling’s best selling Harry Potter books worked their magic on millions of kids by turning them on to reading. Hundreds of teachers and librarians from around the world, eager to encourage this exciting trend, have created online reading lists for readers waiting for the next HP book. These sites are the best of the lot."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Lemony Snicket
"My daughter just loves saying his name: ""Lemony Snicket."" It makes her laugh and before sheeven read the first page of the first book, she was intrigued. She’s now knee-deep in finishing the first eight ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"" books, and eagerly awaiting the October publication of the ninth. They are not ""sugar and spice and everything nice"" but they are well-written and hugely popular."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Harry Potter
"My eleven-year-old son hasn’t been this enthralled by an author since he finished all the Roald Dahl books several years ago. And apparently he’s not the only one. J.K. Rowling, who published her first novel two years ago and has since followed up with two more, has broken a variety of publishing records with her bestselling Harry Potter books. Whether read aloud or silently, whether enjoyed by kid, teen or adult, Harry Potter hits the mark!"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Fairy Tales and Fables
"As both readers and writers, we return to fairy tale themes again and again, gleaning new meaning from each encounter. These are stories that survived and evolved for hundreds of years. Read them again (or for the first time) and discover what makes them timeless. <!--"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Roald Dahl
"Roald Dahl was a writer with a wild imagination, and a gift for sharing his vision. Some of his children’s books have been made into movies. Perhaps you’ve seen ""Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,"" ""James and Giant Peach"" or ""Matilda?"" Many more of his books (such as ""BFG"" or ""The Fantastic Mr. Fox"") are at the library, waiting for you to discover them."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Comic Strips
"No longer confined to news print and comic books, nearly all your favorite syndicated comic strips can be read online. Many of these sites also offer e-cards, games, comic strips via email, and bios of the cartoonists."
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Sur La Lune
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Story Creations
Reviewed May 8, 2000 by Robyn F., a reader from St. Louis, Missouri who is affiliated with the site.The Internet’s largest virtual library of professionally illustrated, original interactive stories for children, featuring 100+ titles including adventure stories, family celebrations, birthdays and more, as well as several stories about National Parks. Children can customize details of stories as often as they change their minds. Everything is free and there is NO need to register. Stories are great for parent/teacher and child interaction.
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