Google: An excellent easy to use search engine. Performs a simple search, advanced search, or a directory search.

Ask: Ask took over Teoma and now organizes your search query into three sections: Results, Refine, and Resources. A great search engine for helping you refine your search. Ask also features a preview image of your search results.

Yahooligans: Allows for directory and key word searching. Site also features news, games and more. All sites reviewed.

KidsClick: Another great research starting point for kids. Created by librarians, this site has both a search engine and a directory.

Little Explorers: Great site for young or pre-readers. Uses a picture dictionary format with links to other kid friendly sites.

Are you a visual learner? Try one of these search engines:

Kartoo: is a search engine which displays results with curved lines connecting related documents and/or clustered topics.

Ujiko: Ujiko displays results that are clustered into topics listed in the center of an image that looks like a handheld video game. In a circle around the center of the image, the 10 most relevant results are listed. Clicking on the paper icon allows you to put a site at the top of your results or remove it.