LITERATURE & ENGLISH

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
  
• Merriam-Webster ~ WWWebster Dictionary (the on-line version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary). Check out the Word of the Day. Transcripts of Word for the Wise radio program.
  
• INDEX OF ON-LINE DICTIONARIES - Look a word up quickly with this easy-to-use site or find the perfect way to communicate with your new Internet friend, be they Akkadian,Klingon or Zulu.
  
• Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary - You type in a definition, and Casey's dictionary will tell you which word you are trying to think of!
  
• ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA - An all-inclusive encyclopedia of myth from Aatxe to Zurvan, with a broad multicultural approach to the subject including Chinese, Etruscan, Greek, Haitian, Japanese, Latvian, Mayan, Native American, Norse, Persian, Roman, and Welsh mythology.
  
  
• Girls' Series Books
  
• Dr. Seuss Online Stories
  
• LITTLE EXPLORERS lets elementary and preschoolers surf the web easily; Children use a picture dictionary format to link to over 400 carefully chosen games & educational activities; online connect-the-dots, play Scrambled Dinosaurs, make a truck, read nursery rhymes, play slide games, and link to other fun, educational sites
  
  
• Learning Train includes info on Building Blocks to Reading (readiness program for children 3-6 years old), Make a Book, Monthly Activities, Activities by the Letter, John's Word Search Puzzles, articles from Learning Train News, more.
  
  
• Wishbone - dog's eye view of literature, from the PBS shows
  
• Houghton Mifflin's Education Place Reading Center has "Wacky Tales"
  
  
• On-Line English Grammar - grammar topics; "Grammar Clinic"; "Practice Pages"; "English for Speakers of Other Languages" page
  
• words-R-us English Vocabulary Builder - site for word connoisseurs. Also available: dailypower word mailing list To subscribe or unsubscribe, send mail to dailypower-request@wordsrus.com with the body of message "subscribe FirstName LastName" or "unsubscribe"
  
• A.Word.A.Day ~ website for AWAD list which mails out a vocabulary word and its definition (with occasional commentary) to the subscribers every day.
  
  
• Awards for Children's Books
  
• Caldecott Award for Children's Literature
  
• The Scoop - Children's Book Reviews and Much More!
  
• Children's Literature Web Guide
  

• The Young Writers' Clubhouse ~ hosted by Deborah Morris, author of the true-life books series, Real Kids, Real Adventures. The Clubhouse features inspiring true stories of young people who've been published, writing tips, an "Ask the Author" email option, monthly online chat sessions with the author, a FAQ and regular writing contests. Morris, a paid lecturer at writers' conferences, donates her time in this way to mentor youngsters ages 8 to 18 who are aspiring writers.