Links

=Computer Searching= Reliable Sources are a necessity. Kid k-5 has many reliable resources linked. The Oak Park Public Library Databases are a great way to find reliable sources. You will need your card number and the last four digits of your phone number. =Biography Links= Links for all Biographies will allow you enter the name of your person and get links to other sites about your person. Below the **Links for all Biographies** are links for sites that are specific to one person. Please remember to complete a Source Card for each source you use; advertisements are not what you are looking for.

Links for all Biographies
[|Google: Safe search for kids]

This site has links to other websites. [|· Biography.com] - Database of 25,000 bios. · [|Biographical Dictionary] - Facts on 28,000 people. · [|biography-center] - Keyword search over 10,000 bios. · [|Infoplease Biography] - Features 30,000 notable people. · [|Short Biographies] - Links to thousands of bio resources. · [|Time.com 100] - The World's Most Influential People. ·[|PBS Biographies] - Multimedia bios on well-known figures.
 * [|Library Spot Biographies]**

[|Infoplease] A little higher reading level, but good information.

Click on the picture of your person and learn more about them
 * [|Spectrum biographies]**

[|Garden of Praise] (May have religious advertisements) Written on a good level for second graders.

**Elizabeth Barrett Browning**
[|Encyclopedia of World Biography] A biography of an amazing poet, who although “she never received any formal education, Elizabeth loved to read. By age eight she had learned to read Homer in the original Greek and had begun to write poetry.” [|Poets.org] An excellent resource, but a little difficult to understand.

**Marie Curie**
[|AIP / The American Institute of Physics] Excellent website with readable information and explanations of the science that the Curie’s practiced. [|Nobelprize.org] Learn about the Nobel Prize, who established it, areas of competition, and what each prize consists of: a medal, personal diploma, and a cash award.

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**Gandhi**
[|Indian Child] Great information, but pictures cover the end of the article. The information is available on another link. [|The Progress Report] A fifteen part biography of Gandhi that is very readable.

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[|About.com Space / Astronomy] “Chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher and astronaut, Dr. Mae Jemison has a wide range of experience in technology, engineering, and medical research.”=====

**Christa McAuliffe**
[|NASA Biographical information] Official NASA list of information. [|About.com Space / Astronomy] Complete information, including the cause of the accident.

**Sitting Bull**
[|Spectrum Home and School Network]: Biographies written for Students Sitting Bull, whose Indian name was Tatanka Iyotake, was nicknamed Hunkesi, meaning "Slow," because he never hurried and did everything with care. [|PBS website] A clear biography of Sitting Bull who defeated Custer, entertained with Wild Bill, and was killed by his own people.