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A Few Clicks Away
to Fun!
CLICK THROUGH TO CONTINUED ADVENTURES
by Lisa A. Wroble
When I was a child I
didn’t want my
favorite books to
come to an end, so I wrote continuing
chapters. I was delighted when I was old
enough to delve into Nancy Drew
mysteries because I could pick up the
next book and the adventures continued.
I soon discovered other series books and
read anything with sequels because I
could continue visiting with my favorite
characters. If your elementary-aged
patrons are eager for the next installment
in the storyline of their favorite
characters, these websites offer betweenbook
fun.
Fans of the American Girls Collection
will enjoy www.americangirl.com for
additional information on each of their
favorite characters. Click on the Fun for
Girls star on the homepage to head to
activities, games, trivia, and stories
starring Felicity, Kirsten, Addy,
Samantha, Molly, Josephina, and Kit. Of
course, the site also contains wise advice
from that contemporary American girl,
Amelia!
If your readers like mysteries, they’ll love
super-sleuth Meg Mackintosh’s site at
www.megmackintosh.com. They can
learn more about Meg Mackintosh, read
Meg’s Mysteries or click on Match Wits
with Meg as well as learn the latest about
this spunky character created by Lucinda
Landon.
site is maintained by PBS for fans of
Arthur and the other characters created by
Marc Brown. The site features games
and children’s artwork.
Children who like the adventures Ms.
Frizzle and her class go on will love the
Magic School Bus page at
scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus. Find
out what’s new with Ms. Frizzle’s class
and look at children’s artwork. Also visit
the Activity Lab for nine different games
and activities related to the Magic School
Bus adventures.
Readers of any age will enjoy Seussville
at www.randomhouse.com/seussville,
especially with the holiday hype and
controversy surrounding the latest version
of the Grinch. Fans of Dr. Seuss will
enjoy playing games, asking the Cat in
the Hat questions, learning about the
many Dr. Seuss books and characters in
this cyberspace playground. And, of
course, the Grinch is a main feature.
But, if you’re looking for a good book to
share with a child, or to connect with
your own inner child, you must visit the
Reading Rainbow site at
gpn.unl.edu/rainbow. This searchable site
has a section for kids, parents, teachers,
and librarians. The kids’ section is
updated daily with a game and activity.
Parents and librarians can explore
segments of past episodes or visit the
weekly schedule.
Younger readers will love The Arthur
Page at www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur. This
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