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Links Directory
Welcome to the Link Directory. We have compiled a comprehensive list of links. We hope that you find them useful!

If you would like to list a link on our website, please Submit your Link.

Authors and Illustrators

Look here to find out about your favorite author or illustrator.

Authors and Illustrators - A site listing many authors and illustrators.

Book Awards

Find out what book has won the latest award.

Caldecott Award -

Coretta Scott King Award -

Newbery Award -

Pura Belpre Award -

Texas Bluebonnet Award -

For Information

Sites to find information and do research.

Ask Jeeves for Kids - A search engine just for kids. Use question format in looking for data. New features have been added.

Google - PC World rates this the best mega search engine.

Houston Public Library - Search their online catalog for books of interest and research.

Reference Desk - Excellent reference site for quick facts.

Yahoo - Another popular search engine with additional features. Sponsors the site below for kids.

Yahooligans! - A web guide for kids.

Parents

Sites of interest to parents.

Blue Willow Bookshop - Find out what's happening at a fantastic local independent book store in West Houston. Books for children and adults. Excellent customer service.

Children's Heroes Shop & Earn (Scrip) - Read about this school funding program where you buy gift cards and gift certificates for merchants you regularly use. Purchases of these gift cards and gift certicates earn rebates for your school.

Families Connect -

General Mills Boxtops for Education - Gives examples of boxtops used for General Mills Boxtops for Education program. The Branch School participates in this activity. See additional link for eligible products.

General Mills List of Eligible Items - Gives a list of the eligible items for the General Mills Boxtops for Education program, in which, The Branch School participates. Clip and send to the office.

Parents Choice Awards - Parents, like you and me, award medals to oustanding work in various categories of children's media, such as, books, video, and software.

Scholastic - A great website for parents, teachers, and students.

Summer Reading List - This is a great summer reading list. It is provided by the librarians whose schools are members of the Houston Association of Independent Schools.

Students

Fun and interesting web pages for students.

Harry Potter - For all those Harry Potter fans.

Just for Kids Who Love Books - A site for kids to write book reviews or read about a book.

Kids Connect - KidsConnect is a question-answering, help and referral service to K-12 students on the Internet. The goal of the service is to help students access and use the information available on the Internet effectively and efficiently. KidsConnect is a component of ICONnect, a technology initiative of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association.

Kids Place - A site just for kids.

Math Baseball - Fun baseball math games.

National Geographic World -

Time for Kids - Great site for current events.

Teachers

Of special interest to teachers.

Enchanted Learning - A fun site with loads of information and activities for students, parents, and teachers.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

Lesson Plans - Lesson plans grouped by categories and updated monthly.

Scholastic - A site for teachers, kids, and families.