REFERENCE SOURCES
(for free web access from home, see your library media specialist)
70+ full text elementary & middle school magazines; general encyclopedias, and more. Use KidsSearch or Searchasaurus.Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - search by keyword or quote, author, or work.
Biographical Dictionary - brief entries on 28,000+ notable men and women, from ancient times to present
complete Encyclopaedia Brittanica plus websites, magazines, and related books. Easy Bib - creates all types of MLA style bibliographies
Educational Communications Board- Wisconsin -- your guide to great educational sites on the Web
Fact Monster - Information Please Kids' Almanac Outstanding source of current information on a wide variety of subjects too numerous to mention -- okay, just a few: geography, history, people, sports, science.
How Stuff Works - explains nuts and bolts of everyday things
Illustrated Science Dictionaries - topics include astronomy, plants, butterflies, dinosaurs, rainforest, sharks, and whales
KidSpace @ Internet Public Library - useful links to variety of topics
Webster Student Dictionary - Check out the Daily Buzzword and expand your vocabulary painlessly.
Microsoft Encarta - link to encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, etc.
Picture Dictionary - Click a letter and begin exploring; more than 1600+ illustrated words
Roget's Thesaurus - has a wealth of information if you can ignore the ads.
Scholastic - though not a search engine, this site provides information and links for many current and interesting topics
ThinkExist - Finding QUOTATIONS was never this easy
United Streaming - video resources available through school
- companion website. Take the ALMANAC QUIZ and test your knowledge.