Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.
Category Archives: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Magazine and newspaper articles for students K-5. (Formerly known as Kids Infobits)
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale in Context: Middle School combines the best of Gale’s reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
Full-text resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together all the information that’s needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, links to hand-selected web sites, and more!
Provides reliable content on almost every core-curricula subject through nonfiction texts, world newspapers, photographs, interactive maps (topographical, historical, and current), and videos. Also included are lesson plans and educator resources.
The site offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and engaging features in Spanish.
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World Book Kids is the premier online resource developed especially for young students. The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
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From pre-K to high school and beyond, we have databases for every learner at every level. World Book Online hosts thousands of articles, as well as hundreds of maps, videos, and other media for an immersive learning experience.
Teacher resources, curriculum correlations, learning standards, and other useful tools for educators are included across all databases.
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Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools, World Book Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools. World Book Student is also optimized for tablets for the ultimate mobile research experience.
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World Book Timelines allows you to discover and map important events with accurate information powered by World Book’s wealth of knowledgeable resources. There are over 400 interactive timelines to learn from.
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