Library Reference Links
Almanacs
Guinness World Records http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
This is an excellent choice to help students find interesting facts to add to reports.
Infoplease Almanac http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html
World Almanac for Kids http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com
This is a companion Web Site to the very popular book for kids. It has great graphics and is very easy to use.
Atlases
Atlapedia Online http://www.atlaped.com/
Full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries around the world can be found at this site.
CIA World Fact Book http://www.odi.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
A comprehensive guide to countries around the world.
National Atlas of the United States http://www.nationalatlas.gov
This is an easy to use site with map like views of America’s natural and cultural landscapes. Recommended for the upper grades.
Biographies
Biographical Dictionary http://wwws9.com/biography/
This site covers more than 28,000 notable men and women from ancient times until today. Recommended for the upper grades.
CPL Kids Pages: Learning Links: Biography http://www.cantonpl.org/kids/biog.html
From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies http://odur.let.rugnl/~USA/B/
This is a wonderful resource for biographies of famous Americans.
Dictionaries
American Heritage Dictionary http://www.yourdictionary.com
Students will benefit from using this site because it contains a lot of added features. For example, foreign language and thesaurus information all on one site.
Cambridge Dictionaries http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/
Students may easily use this site for definitions and other related links to a word or topic which they are researching.
Dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.reference.com/
This is a great reference for students. It gives a pronunciation key which actually says the term so students can hear it and also has helpful writing and grammar tools.
One Look http://www.onelook.com/
This provides a very simple format for finding definitions.
Rhyme Zone http://www.rhymezone.com/
This is a wonderful site to find definitions of terms. It shows words in various contexts and helps to find rhyming words to assist in writing projects.
Yahooligans! Reference Dictionary http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary
This is another helpful and kid friendly site for finding definitions.
Yahooligans! Spanish Dictionary http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/
This is an exceptional tool for non English speaking students. It may also help students in their Spanish classes.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com
Students may search in a student section. Appropriate for third through fifth grades.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/
This is a good reference for grades two through five. It is easy to use for many science and historical subject searches.
World Book Online Reference Center http://www.aolsv.worldbook.aol.com/wb/Home
This is a good starting point for researching a broad subject.
Magazines
Consumer Reports.org 4 Kids http://www.zillions.org/
Students may participate in testing and rating of toys and other products. They may also read about certain product’s ratings.
National Geographic World Magazine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/index.html
Students may access world news stories on this site.
Sports Illustrated for Kids http://www.sikids.com/index.html
Sports information is available in a kid friendly form when students visit this site.
Time for Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK
This site provides current events in an exciting format. It has many activies and articles. Students may use the research link to study topics of their choice.
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