Users can also send a yucky e-card to friends. Kids can explore animal classifications, dust particles in the air, the stages of a butterfly's life, and which plant parts to use in a garden salad, at this simple and well-designed site. Tips for parents and links to the contributing museums complete the site. Books listed have been recognized with awards ranging from the Caldecott Award to ALA Notable Books for Children to the Coretta Scott King Award, to name a few. Honorable mentions are also included.
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It offers data on different aspects of school crime and safety and describes victim characteristics. A particularly informative section called Facts behind the News offers well-organized short overviews and background pieces to help students understand current events and put them in perspective. An additional feature at the site is the Homework Center, which offers tips for frequently assigned topics and answers questions posted by registered users. The idea behind the summit is that children need to participate in global decision-making about the future and the many social and environmental issues confronting all of us. The participating children summarize issues addressed in discussions in reports, which are accessible from the homepage.