Poetry4Kids (http://www.poetry4kids.com/)
common sense media says
Poetry playground littered with ads.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that it's difficult to sort out this site's "real" content from the many "ads by Google." They crop up everywhere; in fact, some appear right in the main menu. Kids who join as members can have free online journals, complete with personal profiles. Several that we looked at included kids' real email addresses and links to their personal (and off-site) home pages, some of which contain inappropriate content. That said, the journals on the Poetry4Kids site itself seem fairly well-screened for inappropriate content. Personal profiles are another story; if they're needed at all, HTML should be banned, as well as email addresses. Because of this, and the discussion boards, we recommend that young children do not become members.
Educational value:
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Language:
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Consumerism:
"Ads by Google" gone wild!
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
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inklesstales
parent of 12 and 14 year old
parent of 12 and 14 year old
This is an enormously helpful interactive web site for children.
I run an award-winning web site for children myself, endorsed by the American Library Association, the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Internet Public Library, and even Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) has licensed some of my content for their own site.
So I feel rather qualified to state that Kenn Nesbitt's "Poetry4Kids" site is a site that's rather ingeniously targeted and well-designed for inspiring children to think, read and write their own poetry, be creative, and laugh.
Kenn Nesbitt is a talented, gifted author in his own right - and has developed a successful site that kids love and can contribute to, as well.
I heartily recommend it to any parent and child and if you allowed SIX stars, I'd give away that. Five stars at LEAST for Mr. Nesbitt's site.
As an expert in the field, let me tell you: I know what I'm talking about.
-elizabeth williams bushey
*inklesstales*
*inklesstunes*
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smartygirl
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
i wrote myself a letter
i loved this om it just made ke laugh more than the other poem. it made me laugh more than what the other poem did.like that so dump. why would a person write it self a poem?
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MikaylaaMadisonn
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
This website is really cool! I don't know what common sense is talking about!
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