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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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CultureGrams
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| Search for information about the history, daily life, and customs of world cultures. Each report includes cultural and geographical information, history, maps, flags, fun facts, and audio files. A library card is needed to use this resource from home. |
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Fact Monster Dictionary
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| Definitions of thousands of words and games and links for word lovers. |
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Fact Monster Encyclopedia
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| Access articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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Free Dictionary
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| Online dictionary containing over 260,000 entries, the main source being American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. |
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Grolier Online
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| Chose from three different online encyclopedias: America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science. It includes news-related stories, magazine articles, websites, a dictionaries, and an atlas. You'll need a library card to use Grolier Online from home. |
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Merriam-Webster World Central
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| Look up words in the student dictionary, build your own dictionary, read about the daily buzzword, and play games. |
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Worldbook Kids
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| Search for articles, pictures, maps, and definitions. Hands-on actitivies, puzzles, and exercises for elementary school students and teachers are also available. You'll need a library card to use Worldbook Kids from home. |
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