Internet for Kids [Paperback]

Ted Pedersen (Author)

Book Description

In ten jam-packed chapters, this new edition of Internet for Kids! covers everything readers need to know about getting on the Internet and surfing through cyberspace in 1997 and beyond. Plus the latest on new cyberspace technologies--including search engines, Net providers, Web browsers, and new enhancements such as Java, Shockwave, QuickTime, and CoolFusion.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up?The best part of this book for children is the section for parents. The authors provide a common-sense analysis of over-hyped perils and offer excellent advice, including a contract that librarians would do well to consider if they plan to offer public access to the Internet. Information on choosing an Internet access provider is more limited than in books for adults, but the fact that it is included at all makes it clear this book is intended for the whole family, not just kids. When it comes to children, however, the authors seem afraid to rely on the inherent excitement of the Internet and instead create "CyberSarge," costumed like a superhero and sounding like a fast-food come-on, to sugarcoat the information. This unnecessary discount of young people's ability to use straightforward information will turn off many readers. On the other hand, the page layout, with sidebars and white space, has the inviting look of John R. Levine's adult Internet for Dummies (IDG Books, 1993). The information itself is not always clearly presented, e.g. one page uses the term "newsgroup" to describe electronic mailing lists. Also UNIX is not a computer "language." Considering how often software copyrights are violated by home users, it is unfortunate the definition of freeware does not mention that the decision to make it free rests with its developer, not the reader of the book. However, since the only comparable book is Deneen Frazier's Internet for Kids (Sybex, 1995), which is much more focused on school projects, Pedersen and Moss's book will serve an immediate purpose. Note: there are several fill-in-the-blank pages for records, notes, and surfer's logs.?Carolyn Caywood, Virginia Beach Public Library
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

Finally - a guide to the Internet written for children, covering everything from the World Wide Web and Gopher to personal safety. Pedersen and Moss tell children how to get online and what to do there, provide a directory of a few cool places for them to go in cyberspace, include sensible tips (including some for parents on the subject of monitoring usage), and offer sample logs for recording online activity. The volume may be rather formidable for readers at the younger end of the intended audience, for it attempts to cover everything, but those eager to get on the Internet are a pretty highly motivated bunch, and most will slog their way through it. One overly cute touch: A character named CyberSarge of Cyberspace Academy acts as a trainer. Of debatable importance is the breadth of coverage (not many children will need to know about TCP/IP or WAIS). As a general introduction to Net navigation and terminology rather than a specific instruction book, this will be of great use to anyone with a budding interest in the Internet. (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan; Revised edition (November 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843179376
• ISBN-13: 978-0843179378
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,676,828 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars this book had really tought me about the internet, June 22, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet for Kids: A Beginner's Guide to Surfing the Net (Paperback)

I didn't know the internet was so fun! The book showed me where to go to see some cool sites and how to use the internet.