Collection of Web addresses covering range of topics. Screened for kid suitability but age range caters for older yrs. Illus., 128 p. 10 yrs+

According to author Ken Leebow the Internet should be fun, but for many it is a frustrating place that often disappoints them. This guide to the Internet offers useful tips on making the whole thing work faster and in a more satisfying manner. Using the Internet should be fun, not frustrating. With over 168 million Americans going online, millions of Web sites have sprung up on a mind-numbing amount of topics. Weeding through them all can be a time-consuming hassle. With 1001 INCREDIBLE THINGS TO DO ON THE INTERNET, beginners and experienced users alike can learn to “surf without the search” and bypass those search engines that take forever to download and too often don’t provide the right information anyway. In this complete compendium, conveniently organized from A to Z, author Ken Leebow lists the very best sites on everything from car shopping to personal credit ratings to playing games with people online. If there’s an important site on a particular subject, readers can be sure that Ken Leebow has included it here.

Provides 300 Internet websites containing information on a variety of educational subject matter.

Women rule! A recent study has shown that female Web surfers outnumber men by a considerable margin. This study also identified that women tend to use the Internet for practical reasons, such as looking to save time and money and to make everyday life easier. This book helps identify the sites dedicated to women such as family life, finance, fashion and beauty, health and fitness, food and nutrition, travel, home and, of course, shopping and fun! With a click of the mouse women can enjoy all Web has to offer with its vast expanse of knowledge, power, and excitement.

This third entry in the Jumpstarts series focuses on Science topics for upper elementary and middle school students. Maintaining the 99 Jumpstarts format of the two previous books, 99 Jumpstarts for Kids Science Research is divided into ten broad topical sections. Each topic is arranged in alphabetical order under its section. Topics include Body Parts, Energy, Animals, Heavens, Weather, Matter, Medicine, Technology, Environment, and Geology. This pathfinder approach aides students in the research process, helping them define important terms, offer beginning questions to help narrow their topic, furnish source ideas and some fun activities to explore each topic. Grades 4-8.