It's a real concern for me as a parent to think of kids surfing around willy nilly on the internet. That's why internet linking is so great. On any page that shows additional information or an activity is available on the internet, you can go to www.usbornequicklinks.com and through that safe portal visit sites that give you more information on the subject you are reading about.

My children and I have visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium, have gone searching for frogs and their different songs at night in a swamp, and I've easily found the gorgeous pictures from the Hubble telescope - all via sites suggested by Usborne on the pages we were reading.

Give it a try - head over to Usborne Quicklinks. When you get there, do the following:

• 1. Type in the name "Children's Encyclopedia" where it asks you to type "Find Your Book"
• 2. Select the Children's Encyclopedia link
• 3. Enter Page 74
• 4. Take a look at any one of the interesting sites about bugs!!

You'll notice that you were able to go straight to the information without searching and clicking on random sites.

This system works because Usborne books don't actually contain the direct website link - so the books will never be out of date. If a website goes down, a member of the Usborne Publishing staff finds a replacement and updates the link. Peter Usborne, founder of Usborne Books, has guaranteed that as long as the internet linked books exist, they'll be supported at quicklinks.com.

• 1. You'll save time! How? Well, think of how great it would be to whip out the Internet Linked Encyclopedia of Space the next time Jane has a paper about Space Hotels and goes to learn more about what is on page 50! How cool that there is a downloadable picture ready to download into her report and information that will help her complete her assignment.
• 2. You'll save money. Ever thought about the price of gas when you are running to the bookstore or library looking for information at the last minute?
• 3. Your kids will find out that the internet is more than just a place to get the latest gossip on the latest TV celebrity or for anime and begin to use this incredible tool to answer real intellectual (and school related) questions!!
• 4. With some books - like the Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia of Science - each two page spread of outlined and organized information contains 4,5, 6, or more links to additional infomation on the topic your reader is studying. This delivers way more information that any one book you can actually pick up with one hand can ever give you. Exponentially increasing the information conveyed in all of the Usborne Internet Linked books is the best advantage of all!!!

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