www.nga.gov
national gallery of art in washington dc
this site covers the collection giving detailed information about the pictures, lots of interesting things to see. also has a section especially for kids that is interactive

www.moma.org
museum of modern art in new york
they have a wonderful collection to explore. there is a special section for kids to enjoy
the museum also has e-cards you can send

www.eduweb.com/insideart
a wonderful site for kids! you get sucked into one of van gogh's paintings and learn all about him while trying to get back out of the painting. very informative and interesting

www.scribbles.bigstep.com
amazing art site with tons of interesting activities for kids, worth a look!

http://www.theninemuses.net/hp/p.html
site for Harry Potter fans to understand the meaning behind the words JK uses

http://www.shelfari.com
sort of like facebook and myspace , has social involvement, but the thing you talk about is books. terrific site

http://www.blogd.com/images/hpvomwhole.pdf
Harry Potter and the Veil of Mystery, Harry Potter fan fiction. if you miss Harry here is another great read

http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/ht.htm
About.com How-to's finding a book, contacting an author, reading to your child, how to encourage reading, etc..

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
Index to Internet sites: children's and young adult's, authors and illustrators,
authors biographies, interviews, name pronunciation guide. terrific site!

http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=60
recommended reading 100 favorite children's books

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
Scholastic page on developing writing skills. writing stories, poems, books, folktales, speeches book reviews etc.

http://dictionary.reference.com
online dictionary including a word of the day

http://www.AesopFables.com
most of the best loved fables are here, plus a history/biography of Aesop

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/
everything you wanted to know about earthquakes

http://www.nationalgeographic.com
national geographic site. has tons of info,and special stuff for kids ( games stories videos activities)

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
everything you wanted to know about volcanoes