Search for Book and Author Ideas   Sometimes you can't find what you need in the directories, so it's time to try to search engines.   Book and Author Search Try a search for information about your book or author using a search engine such as Google.   Go to Google.   Enter a search using the title or author of a children's book. Add a word from the list below to narrow your search: lesson, activity, webquest, unit, project, resources, guides, or theme.   Sample searches: Sarah Plain and Tall webquest Crickwing activity Tomie DePaola and lesson Return to Workshop Index Return to Eduscapes   Tools for Teachers and Teens Search Engines Guides and Directories Meta Engine Search Tools Google* Yahoo* Ask Jeeves Northernlight About.com MetaCrawler Alta Vista Librarian's Index Dogpile Hotbot Open Directory Project Mamma Lycos Go.com WebCrawler Excite Galaxy CNET Search Go to Starting Points for Kids or Kid's Search Tools for other pages with student search engines links.   Tools for Kids and Teens Search Engines Directories Searchopolis KidsClick* Yahooligans* Berit's Best Sites AOL Search Kids Only StudyWeb* Internet Public Library Big Chalk Alfy KidsConnect LycosZone ThinkQuest EduPuppy EduHound Awesome Library Ask Jeeves for Kids Now, try a search for a topic you teach and add a narrowing word. For example, magnet lesson.   If you can't think of a book, check the California book list site. Return to Workshop Index Return to Eduscapes Created by Annette Lamb, 6/01