Question of the Week

Q. Where can I get help with my homework?

Books:

• Search in the Library Catalog under "homework" using the "Title Keyword" index for these and more
• For Students:
  • The Berenstain Bears and the homework hassle by Stan Berenstain
    Call Number: E BERNST
  • How to do homework without throwing up by Trevor Romain
    Call Number: J371.3028 ROMA
  • Scholastic explains math homework Call Number: J513 SCHOLAS
  • Scholastic explains reading homework Call Number: J372.412 SCHOLAS
  • Scholastic explains writing homework Call Number: J372.623 SCHOLAS
  • Everything you need to know about American history homework Call Number: J973 ZEMAN
  • Everything you need to know about English homework Call Number: 372.6044 ZEMAN
  • Everything you need to know about science homework Call Number: J500 ZEMAN
  • Look in the Library Catalog under "Zeman, Anne" using the "Author" index for more on specific subjects
• For Parents:
  • The homework handbook: practical advice you can use tonight to help your child succeed tomorrow Call Number: 371.3028 CHOLDEN
  • Overcoming underachieving: a simple plan to boost your kids' grades and end the homework hassles Call Number: 371.3028 PETERS
  • Helping with homework: a parent's guide to information problem-solving Call Number: 371.3028 EISENBE

Web Sites

• Multnomah County Library Homework Center A directory of homework sites that searches for "Megasites" with links to other sites on the same subject.
• Yahooligans: Yahoo for Kids Yahooligans is the largest of all Internet Directories for kids. It has many useful sites for homework.
• Ask Jeeves for Kids With this search engine you can ask a regular question and "Ask Jeeves" will try to find a few of the best sites to answer your questions.
• Fact Monster Fact Monster has an atlas, an almanac, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and homework tips.
• Kids Click KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories. For each web site in the directory, KidsClick tells what the web site is about, if the site has illustrations, and if the page is easy to read (Reading Level 3-6) or more difficult to read (Reading level 7 +).