Net-Mom(R)'s Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages [Paperback]

Jean Armour Polly (Conductor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 007219247X | ISBN-13: 978-0072192476 | Publication Date: October 9, 2001 | Edition: 2002

What are your kids' interests? Whether it's art, aviation, books, ciphers, Disney, history, inventions, magic, music, pen pals, religion, science, sports, or even television, NetMom Jean Armour Polly's got a Web site to keep then interested and help them learn.

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From the Back Cover

The #1 Best-Selling Family Internet Book

The Family-Friendly, Kid-Safe Way to Explore the Internet!

Take a safe, educational, and fun journey with help from this best-selling guide to searching the Internet for bountiful information. Jean Armour Polly, professional librarian and Net-mom, explores the Internet to find the best, most engaging, and most fun sites--with plenty of options for families, schools, kids, and adults! This thoughtfully-organized, easy-to-use directory features descriptions of more than 3,500 hand-picked Web sites that will help you navigate directly to information that's appropriate for everyone in your household. A timesaving treasure-trove of the world's most compelling and creative places to go on the Web, this wonderful resource is a must for family-friendly and Net-mom approved education and entertainment.

Family-friendly features include:

• Completely updated listing of "Best of the Net" sites to help with homework, science projects, and sports trivia--plus sites to capture the interest of kids from preschooler to teen
• Son of Net-mom recommendations for the sites kids love, including space camp, grossology, and game solutions
• Helpful safety information for kids, parents, and teachers
• Plus--free updates and additional advice and content at www.netmom.com

Here are just a few of the fun categories you'll find inside:

• Animals
• Art
• Astronomy, Space, and Space Exploration
• Aviation and Airplanes
• Books and Literature, including Harry Potter!
• Codes and Ciphers
• Comics and Cartoons
• Cooking, Food, and Drink
• Crafts and Hobbies
• Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Times
• Disney
• Endangered and Extinct Species
• Explorers and Exploring
• Family Fun
• Flags
• Folklore and Mythology
• Games and Fun
• Genealogy and Family History
• Health and Safety
• Help
• History
• Holidays
• Horses and Equestrian Sports
• Internet Tutorials ; Safety Tips
• Inventions and Inventors
• Jobs and Careers
• Jokes and Riddles
• Magic Tricks
• Math and Arithmetic
• Music and Musicians
• Optical Illusions
• Outdoor Recreation
• Pen Pals
• Pets and Pet Care
• Preschoolers -- colors, concepts, matching and more!
• Reading -- phonics ; worksheets
• Reference Works
• Religion and Spirituality
• Schools and Education -- study tips plus!
• Science, including Science Fair help
• Sports
• Television
• Video and Computer Games (including Pok;eacute;mon!)
• Weather and Meteorology and how to make your own weather station
• Why -- why is the sky blue
• ...and More!

About the Author

Jean Polly is a best-selling author, columnist and librarian. Under her NetMom® brand, she writes and consults for many family organizations and high-tech companies. Some highlights of Polly¿s NetMom activities 1. Being elected to the Internet Content Rating Association board. This group (with members such as Cable and Wireless, Microsoft, Netscape, AOL, etc.) is developing a cross cultural method of Web site description. 2. Was asked to join the Youth and Technology Advisory Committee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America-they operate 2600 clubs, all of which will have computer labs in the near future. 3. Wrote or licensed content to: Operation Kids (www.ok.com) FamilyClick (www.familyclick.com) 4. Net Nanny (www.netnanny.com) Ask Jeeves for Kids (www.ajkids.com) Becoming Family magazine ¿Polly is their new Internet family columnist

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/OsborneMedia; 2002 edition (October 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007219247X
• ISBN-13: 978-0072192476
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,824,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Online Discovery & Learning Guide!, February 1, 2000

By 

Jim Moran - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages, Millennium Edition (Paperback)

The Internet offers an immense wealth of information on a growing range of topics. Websites spring up every day to offer the world of online users something new or re-packaged to digest! Many Internet directories do a good job of providing links and an assortment of helpful information.

The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages directory is geared towards kids and those families who don't want to be hit by an onslaught of social problems and so-called adult materials online. This directory provides Website information about a variety of sites that offer important educational topics such as math, history, geography, other academic subjects, and a number of other interesting topics that will create a deep-rooted interest in searching online.

Readers young and old(er) alike will be able to access information online about animals, art, buried treasures, computers, food, foreign countries, history, insects, interesting facts, the Internet, kings and queens, music, scouting, ships and shipwrecks, space missions, sports history, toys, transportation, weather, and much much more!

The author and her staff provide a good summary description of each site mentioned in the book and they creatively relate topics of interest and increase the desire of their readers to dig deeper in their online researching. I even learned a few things myself and I don't even have a wife and kids! The accompanying CD features an electronic version of the book and some trial online safety software!

As with all child-age educational materials, parents should become seriously and creatively involved with the upbringing of their kids. They need to know what they are being taught today as fact and fiction. They should oversee the online research process to protect their children from various online traps, including errant information posted online as fact. Some of the topics discussed in this book are open for debate and differing opinions do exist. Nonetheless, this is a great kid and family guide and a good starting point for online learning and discovery!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Families Will Enjoy Many Hours of Fun and Adventure!, January 8, 2002

By 

Jim Moran - See all my reviews

This review is from: Net-Mom(R)'s Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages (Paperback)

The 2002 Net-mom's Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages directory offers kids and their entire families a number of refreshing, entertaining, and informative Websites. After a brief introduction readers are treated to Net-mom's top hotlists, top Websites, and safety tips for surfing the Internet. Then the real fun begins!

This 587-page yellow page directory covers hundreds of topics of interest to kids and their families. Websites offer information about animals, art, buried treasures, coin collecting and money, computers, food, foreign countries, American history, insects, interesting facts, the Internet, music, scouting, ships and shipwrecks, space missions, sports history, toys, transportation, weather, world leaders, and much much more. I took the time to visit some of the Websites listed in the book. Here are several that caught my interest:

Students will be in for a real gooey education at Silly Putty University. Here they will learn about the history, composition, and many uses of this still-popular toy - the toy with only one moving part. Students will also learn about the many varieties of Silly Putty currently available - the original pink, the 50th year anniversary metallic gold, glow-in-the-dark colors, temperature sensitive color changing colors, and an assortment of bright colors. When ready, students can elect to take the final exam in order to receive their Silly Putty degree!

After viewing the Silly Putty Website I moved on to Coin World , to look up some information about my favorite coin - the 1943 steel pennies. During the second World War copper was needed for the war effort so zinc-covered steel pennies were struck. However, some rare 1943 copper pennies and even rarer 1944 steel pennies were made. At least one 1943 silver-bronze penny was made! I performed some additional online research and ended up placing bids at eBay for some steel pennies - and I won!

As with any child-age educational material, parents should become seriously and creatively involved with the upbringing of their children. They should take the lead to protect their children at all times while they surf online. To her credit, the author advises parents to review certain Websites that contain sensitive material. Topics such as religion, politics, child development, environmentalism, and the creation-evolution debate sometimes touch upon controversial issues and require responsible parental involvement.

The author provides brief and concise summary descriptions of each site mentioned in the book and creatively relates topics of interest to encourage readers to dig deeper in their online researching. As I've found out for myself, visiting Websites like the ones listed in this book can be a good educational experience, as well as a bunch of fun for the whole family. Parents can sit down with theirs kids and have many hours of fun and adventure. This book is ideal for babysitting, daycare, home-school, and public school use!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Place to Go for International Day, February 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages, Millennium Edition (Paperback)

Our Girl Scout/Brownie International Day was a smashing success thanks to this book. Our troops were able to find information, recipes, songs and dances quickly and easily. We kept it at the Headquarters for a few months and everyone turned to it to find out about every country from Haida Nation to Iceland. The girls loved the website activities and the leaders loved the ease with which they could retrieve information. I also used her editorial blurbs to entertain the crowds between performances.