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Readers' Advisory | Homeschoolers | Learning Disabilities | Special Needs | KidTracks

	TumbleBook Library provides e-books for e-kids - Storybooks, Life Learning, Puzzles & Games and Language Learning. Sit back and listen or read along at your own speed to these entertaining and amusing picture books.
Click here for a printed guide to KidTracks - our Children's Library's Web site! Click here for the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library's Internet Resources for Kids guide - a printed guide to the Internet and resources designed specifically for children and young adults!

The big book of parenting solutions : 101 answers to your everyday challenges and wildest worries / Michele Borba.	How to get your child to love reading / by Esmé Raji Codell	My shining star : raising a child who is ready to learn / Rosemary Wells
The potty training answer book : practical answers to the top 200 questions parents ask / Karen Deerwester	Raising baby green : the earth-friendly guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care / Alan Greene	Sleep is for the weak : the best of the mommy- bloggers including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and more! : a blogHer book / edited by Rita Arens

Click on the blue text to link to websites or the library catalog.

Find a wealth of parenting information broken down by subject headings.
Parenting Place

Parents Magazine's Website:
Parents Magazine

Logon to the National Parent Information Network (NPIN) for parent news, special initiatives, and a virtual library of parenting book recommendations.
National Parent Information Network

Created by parents for parents, the Family Education Network offers tons of helpful tips on anything from homework to parenting.
Family Education Network

Child Safety on the Information Highway By Lawrence J. Magid
(c) 1998 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Safe Kids
Also explore other aspects of the Safe Kids Website.

American Library Association's (ALA) Great Websites for Kids.
ALA's Great Web Sites for Kids

This link is to Boulder Valley School District and has lots of helpful information about local schools as well as information for parents.
Boulder Valley School District

Healthy Learning Paths, Inc. (HLPS), a local non-profit organization, offers a program to assist parents and educators in recognizing and strengthening the skills and healthy lifestyle practices children need for today and tomorrow.
Healthy Learning Paths, Inc.

READERS' ADVISORY

Looking for some good suggestions on reading?  Try these places for inspiration!

Guys Read - Author Jon Scieszka's site: "Our mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers."

Read Kiddo Read - Author James Patterson has a site too! “Dedicated to making kids readers for life.”

Geisel Award - Best author and illustrator of books for beginning readers.

Sibert Award - Best information books of the year for kids.

Reading Rockets - Information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.

ALA Children's Notables- American Library Association's list of Children's Notable books.  Be sure to check out lists for children's media and software as well!

IndieBound-  Click here for a link to what independent booksellers across America are recommending for readers of all ages.

Children's Book Council-  This non-profit is dedicated to literacy and the enjoyment of books.  Keep up to date with all this site has to offer.  See what's new by clicking on "Hot off the Press"!

Building A Home Library - This link from the American Library Association gives some great tips for parents, grandparents and others interested in assembling a high-quality library for their children at home.

HOMESCHOOLERS

Homeschooling in Colorado - Includes frequently asked questions about Colorado home schooling and their answers, and a listing of some home school support groups around the state.

Homeschool Education Magazine - Online magazine devoted to homeschooling issues, articles and support

Book Adventure - Designed to encourage students in grades K-8 to read more often, for longer periods of time, with greater understanding.

LEARNING DISABILITIES

LD Online - The world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD.

National Center for Learning Disabilities - The power to hope, to learn & to succeed.

PEAK Parent Center - Provides training, information and technical assistance to equip families of children birth through 26 including all disability conditions with strategies to advocate successfully for their children.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Parent to Parent of Colorado - We offer encouragement to each other on the journey of parenting our sons and daughters with disabilities or special health care needs.

National Federation of the Blind -This site has good information for any parent, including a section on what questions a child might ask about blindness.

Autism Colorado - ASC serves Colorado individuals and families impacted by autism spectrum disorders.

Autism Society of Boulder County - Promoting education and awareness.

Autism Speaks - This is a national organization with lots of information about autism.