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Dictionaries 

Choose a dictionary to find out the meaning of a word or how to spell a word. 

American Heritage Dictionary
http://www.bartleby.com/am/

Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionary.htm

Merriam Webster's Student Dictionary
http://www.wordcentral.com/

Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/

Encyclopedias 

Choose an encyclopedia to find facts about lots of different topics. 

Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/

Encarta Online
http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
http://www.britannica.com/

Encyclopedia.Com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Atlases 

Choose an atlas to find maps and information about states, countries and 
continents. 

Atlapedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/

Earthmaps
http://www.earthmaps.com/

Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/

National Geographic Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html

Quick Maps of the World
http://www.theodora.com/maps/abc_world_maps.html

Almanacs 

Choose an almanac to find facts about everythng in the world. 

Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/

InfoPlease Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html

World Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/index.html

World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Online Databases 

Choose a database to find all sorts of information. 

Connecticut Digital Library
http://www.iconn.org/

Grolier Online
http://go.grolier.com/kids

SIRS Discoverer
http://discoverer.sirs.com/

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