ALA: Great Website for Kids - use this site to find other sites about hundreds of different topics http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Find tons of information using the almanac, encyclopedia, dictionary and thesaurus. http://www.factmonster.com/
EBSCOHOST - Provided through Infolink and the NJ State Library, it gives access to a variety of periodical materials, including literary references center and points of view. *For home access use the following: username: mslibrary password: 12345 http://search.ebscohost.com/