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Summary: For Good Family Fun...
Review: ...purchase this book. I was looking for web sites to enjoy with my nieces and younger cousins and decided to purchase a book which could "direct me" in the right places. This book is a wonderful addition to have if you have younger children and younger visitors and need a way to "keep them occupied"! Buy this book. It is very well put together! It is also worth every cent. The only thing it doesnt have that I would give it 5 stars is a CD ROM directory for the electronic version...otherwise go for it if you dont mind typing in the sites yourself!
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Summary: For Good Family Fun...
Review: ...purchase this book. I was looking for web sites to enjoy with my nieces and younger cousins and decided to purchase a book which could "direct me" in the right places. This book is a wonderful addition to have if you have younger children and younger visitors and need a way to "keep them occupied"! Buy this book. It is very well put together! It is also worth every cent. The only thing it doesnt have that I would give it 5 stars is a CD ROM directory for the electronic version...otherwise go for it if you dont mind typing in the sites yourself!
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Summary: Newer edition available than this one
Review: Customers may be confused by the way this book is listed. There is a NEWER edition of this book out, I should know, I am the author! It's available here at Amazon. Look for the one that says 4th edition. The ISBN number of the new edition is 0-0072121858. It is also called the Millennium Edition.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!!!
Review: I just want to respond to the reviewer who said some of the URL addresses in the book don't work anymore. We update the book all the time. All URL updates are free and on my web site. This is stated on the cover of the book as well as elsewhere inside.I'm sorry this reader did not realize that. Also, I respond to all e-mail I get regarding sites that don't work, I really try very hard to keep my readers happy and suggest substitutes if the site has truly disappeared. Hope this clarifies things. :-) Jean Armour Polly
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Summary: The best guide to accompany you and your kids around the Net
Review: Jean Armour Polly has been on the Internet for a long time, and she has a good idea of what's happened on the Internet and what sort of information is out there, especially web sites of interest to children. Each edition of this book gets better, and in a few years we might think of this Net-mom guide like a Betty Crocker cookbook, except that she's a real person not an icon from a corporate PR department.This edition is 744 pages plus a CD-ROM with an electronic version of her book. It's actually not as good as the print version (which stays open on your desk or your knees and is very legible). I was unable to use the search mechanism to fine 'Parrots' or 'Paraguay' which are two subjects in the book. I finally found the online entry by browsing the tabs and files of the e-book. But back to the print versionk: each annotation is written so that kids can understand it, but they are not sappy or condesceding. As a parent, I think they set the right tone for a family book. Following the main A-Z section is one on countries of the world, and after that the "Introduction" to parenting and families and about 50 pages of reviews of sites for parents including topics like babies, health, death, travel, and information about software filters. Accuracy is important, and Polly keeps track of URL changes which she notes on her Net-mom web page, and you can also get on her mailing list for updates and other news. In the back of the book, completely separate from the text, are the ads.for services and products from Disney, an Internet training course (samples on the CD-ROM), an Internet filter company, and a book on the topic by Donna Rice Hughes. Recommended highly.
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Summary: Families Will Enjoy Many Hours of Fun and Adventure!
Review: 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!
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Summary: A Great Place to Go for International Day
Review: 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!
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Summary: A Fabulous Reference for Teachers, Parents, and Kids
Review: The Internet Yellow Pages is a "must have" book for students, adults, schools, teachers, and public libraries. Parents, teachers, and libraries should have access to this fabulous resource. After all, most homes and offices have at least one telephone directory. Let your fingers do the walking with this fabulous Internet directory which includes over 800 pages of carefully alphabetized, categorized, and graphically appealing subjects that can be used for research and information gathering. Does your child or someone you know need to write a report? Possibly a state, gold rush, science, animal, or other type of school report? Look no further. Just get out the Internet Yellow Pages, type in the URL and you will be instantly connected to quality web sites without wasting valuable time using various search engines.Each site is full of great information that has been carefully reviewed as "kid safe" by the author, Jean Armour Polly and her staff. In addition to the excellent educational locations there are also many sites that are fun to visit, such as, jokes and riddles, toys, sports, games and fun, rainbows, boating and sailing, to name a few. The final section of the book is dedicated to parenting and families. This section includes subjects such as entertainment, movie, video reviews, education, baby-sitting, health and safety. All the information is carefully referenced in the final index and the bonus CD-ROM includes tutorials, for safe and fun surfing on the net. This is a wonderful book and a very good investment. It is a reference guide each home, school, or library should have at their fingertips. C. Mendenhall Teacher Deer Creek School
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