Useful websites for children and families
How Stuff Works www.howstuffworks.com
Engaging encyclopedia of the modern (and not so modern) world, with good illustrations and clear text.
Guinness World Records www.guinnessworldrecords.com
Searchable database of record-breaking feats - but only some, of course, they still want you to buy the book.
Cool Reads www.cool-reads.co.uk
Ten- to 15-year-olds pick and review their favourite books. More than 2,000 entries and growing.
Funology www.funology.com
From Brain Drains to Boredom Busters, jokes, games and interesting factoids - with a little learning along the way.
Top Marks www.topmarks.co.uk
Well designed and good fun reference site for all those homework queries.
