How to Find Almost Anything on the Internet A Kid's Guide to Safe Searching

Have you ever sat down at your computer, all revved up to surf the Net for something, and then not been able to find what you were looking for? Ever typed a specific phrase like "Star Wars" into a search engine, and gotten tons of links for "stars" and "wars," but only one or two for the movie? If you're like most people online these days, this probably sounds familiar! How to Find Almost Anything on the Internet can help. It contains info on all the big search engines (from AltaVista to Yahoo! and more), what they are, how they work, which ones are easiest to use, and how to get the best results out of them. You'll also learn the secrets to wording your search. And the book is written in plain and simple language, so you don't have to be an Internet wiz before you read it. (But you will be afterwards!) So whether you're doing research for a homework assignment, or trying to find a specific baseball stat, you will find what you are looking for every time you search online. There's all kinds of cool stuff out there somewhere on the Internet, if only you know how and where to look!