America
the Beautiful (for WPL cardholders) 3rd Grade and up. Each of the 50 states, plus
Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the major territories, is covered in
depth. There are essays on the history, geography, economics, government,
culture,famous people who lived there, and major cities of each state.
Also contains an almanac and interactive maps of cities, natural features,
routes, the economy, and history of each state.
Fact Monster
2nd grade and up. Online dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help.
Find information for all your school subjects and more at this site.
Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedia (for WPL cardholders)
Grades 6 and up. Covers geography, history, arts, science, recreation,
and more. Features current events, research guides, timelines, and "Brain
Jam" with articles on special topics.
Homework
Helper
3rd grade and up. If you can't find it here, then you just can't find
it.
Lands
and Peoples (for WPL cardholders)
3rd grade and up. Describes each country's land, people, economy, history,
and government. Includes an 870-map electronic atlas, "Culture Cross"
which allows you to compare countries, world news at the "News Desk"
and a teacher's guide.
New
Book of Knowledge (for WPL cardholders)
4th grade and up. An encyclopedia containing thousands of articles, a
current events page, projects and experiments, reader's advice, homework
guides, a teacher's guide, and other links to related sites.
New
Book of Popular Science (for WPL cardholders)
5th grade and up. Provides articles on scientific subjects from Animals
to Chemistry to Mathematics. Also includes other web links to jump-start
further research. Also includes a teacher's guide.