A collection of stories with animation and music, each ending with a self-grading quiz. Very cute.
Merpy’s World
February 18, 2000 -- From Marianne, a reader who is affiliated with the site
Not a review – a descriptionMerpy.com is a children’s website which features each month a new animated, interactive and musical adventure of Merpy, Jeremy Dragonfly, their friends the Monsters, and more. This bandwidth and browser-friendly website uses Flash but includes no-plugin versions of all features.
Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By
December 14, 1999 -- From Elaine, a reader from Newton, Massachusetts who is affiliated with the site
Kids love to read and listen to stories written for them and about them, and by visiting Absolutely Whootie they have a way to actively participate in an online community that encourages them to think and respond to stories and fables.
Buddy’s Bearded Collie Literacy Notebook
December 9, 1999 -- From Anthony Scarfone, a teacher from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada who is affiliated with the site
Buddy is a Bearded Collie who helps kids write and read. His site is interactive and features the classroom internet project called “Bentley and Blueberry”. Buddy is known on the internet as “The Literacy Beardie”. Buddy loves when kids write to him and has published many children’s stories. Come visit Buddy.
The Moonlit Road
December 5, 1999 -- From Peggy M., a teacher from Social Circle, Georgia USA who is not affiliated with the site
This is an excellent site for anyone who likes short stories. Various story tellers read semi-scary stories from different areas of the South. I listen while I do housework, and plan on using it with my students at school.
