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Biography.Com
Over 20,000 biographies.
Encyclopedia
of Women's History
Biographical info written by and for the K-12 community.
Biographical
Dictionary
28,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the
present day in a searchable database.
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Books,
Writing and the Arts
American Girl
For fans of the American Girl books.
Art History Resources on
the Web
Links to loads of art history sites arranged by time period,
plus a list of museums
and galleries worldwide.
Bulfinch's Mythology
The stories relating to the gods of Olympus.
Children's
Literature Web Guide
Great source for info on children's books.
Elements of Style
William Strunk's classic style guide.
Grammar Now
Ask any grammar question you have or search for a subject.
Harry
Potter
A site dedicated to the Harry Potter books.
KIDiddles
A kids' song index.
Learning
About the Author and Illustrator
More than 600 links to author and illustrator sites.
Novelist K-8 Plus From Home From the Library
Recommendations for fiction and non-fiction books based on your personal likes and age group.
A+ Research
& Writing
How to find information and write research reports. For
high school and college students.
Scholastic
Books
Links to sites about popular series books including Goosebumps, The Babysitters
Club, and
The Magic School Bus. Info for parents, kids and teachers.
Cricket Magazine
Online
Children's literary magazines for four different age groups.
National
Geographic World
National Geographic's magazine for kids.
Ranger Rick
Nature magazine for kids.
Sports Illustrated
for Kids
Sports magazine for kids.
Time for
Kids
Time Magazine for kids.
ZuZu
An online newspaper for kids.
Reference: Almanacs, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
American
Sign Language Dictionary
Animated examples of different signs.
Citation
Machine
Examples of how to write bibliographic citations in research reports.
Encyclopedia.Com
The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia
Mythica
Info on world mythologies including articles, maps, illustrations and geneology
tables.
Infoplease KID'S ALMANAC
All the contents of a good almanac organized and written for kids.
Kids
Almanac
An almanac for kids from Yahooligans.
Little
Explorers Picture Dictionary
Cute pictures and simple definitions.
The Old Farmer's
Almanac
Information about weather, sunrise and
sunset times, phases of the moon, gardening, recipes,
crafts
and much more.
Webster's
Dictionary
Type in a word and find the definition. Also has a thesaurus and word games.
Works Cited
This website will automatically format bibliographies and works cited pages for researchers and writers according to MLA guidelines.
World Book Encyclopedia From Home From the Library
(To access this database from home you must have a valid Morristown and Morris Township Library Card.)
Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photographs.
There is a kids version, a student's version, an advanced version and a Spanish language encyclopedia.
World
Factbook
Information on every country in the world.
4000 Years of
Women in Science
Biographies and photographs of women in science.
Ask Dr.
Math
Try your toughest math questions out on Dr. Math.
Edison National
Historic Site
A virtual tour of Edison's workplace.
EndangeredSpecie.com
Photos, facts, organizations and lots of relevent links.
The Exploratorium
From San Francisco's museum of science, art and human perception.
The Franklin Institute Museum
Interesting resources form The Franklin Institute.
How Stuff Works
Explanations for how things work.
Liberty Science Center
Information and resources from the Liberty Science Center.
Math Forum
Math info by subject and grade level.
Math
League Help Topics
Help topics for 4th through 8th grades.
NASA
Lots of cool and current space info.
Nye Labs Online
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, with lots of fun science experiments.
Includes a teacher's section.
The
Nine Planets
An overview of each of the planets and moon in our solar
system.
Nutrition
For Kids
Helps kids learn about healthy eating; menus included.
Recycle City
Learn about recyling through games and activities.
Science Fairs Homepage
Science fair ideas.
Science
Fair Project Resource
Links to project resources from the Internet Public Library.
Science Learning Network
Science information from museums and other educational institutions.
Volcano
World Starting Points
All about volcanoes.
Altapedia
Full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics
for different countries.
Country
at a Glance
Country information from the United Nations.
Government
Sites for Kids
A list of US Federal Government web sites designed for children
and young adults.
Stately Knowledge: Facts
about the United States
The basic facts including state birds, songs, flowers and mottoes.
United
States Mint for Kids
Lots of fun information and games.
The White House For
Kids
A fun and exciting tour of the White House and the Presidency.
World
Flag Database
Flags plus basic country information.
World Geography From Home From the Library
Comprehensive content on more than 200 countries. This is a subscription database and will require a Morristown & Township library
card to log on.
B.J.
Pinchbeck's Homework Help
A huge list of subject links created by a 12 yr. old and
his father.
Big
Chalk
Homework and study help from an educational web site.
Help with Homework
Provided by the state of New Jersey this site includes homework
help and links to NJ
educational attractions and newspapers.
The Internet Public
Library
An exhaustive list of terrific subject links.
Kids
Web
Subject links geared for K-12 students.
Multnomah
County Library Homework Center
K-12 homework related sites from the Multnomah Library.
This has it all.
My
Homework Helper
Homework help arranged by grade level from grade 1-college.
Schoolwork.ugh
For students grades 7 and up.
Search Engines
Ask Jeeves for
Kids
Ask Jeeves any question you have.
Kids Click
A search engine and subject guide.
Kid's
Search Tools
Kid's search engines, some screened, teacher and study engines, and some
just for fun.
Yahooligans
For web surfer ages 7-12
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