encyclopedias

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• - Links to online Smithsonian resources and answers to frequently asked questions from A to Z.
  
• - Collection of articles about famous women written by third and fourth grade students.
  
• - Online home of the Encarta encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, multimedia collection, and homework tools.
  
• - Comprehensive online encyclopedia and database of over 51,000 entries.
  
• - EncycloZine is a concise illustrated encyclopedic portal covering a wide range of topics in the arts, humanities, sciences, and technology. It also features games, puzzles, quizzes, and a multimedia gallery.
  
• - Free volunteer-edited encyclopedia with over 200,000 articles.
  
• - Reference site allows you to search over the Columbia Encyclopedia, the Encyclopedia of World History, fact books, thesauri, quotes, and more.
  
• - Offers in-depth information on a variety of subjects and educational activities for children.
  
• - The Jewish Encyclopedia For Kids is made as an online educational site for children who are interested in Jewish facts and history.
  
• - Free resource offers more than 50,000 concise articles.
  
• - British online encyclopedia focuses on historical topics. Articles are geared toward students.
  
• - Articles explain how hundreds of things work, from elements of the human body to space-age technology.
  
• - A guide to more than musical 140 instruments from all parts of the world. Includes photographs and descriptions.
  
• - A history of U.S. presidents, the presidency, politics and related subjects. Includes biographies for every president.
  
• - Provides complete text of Encyclopaedia Britannica with search capabilities, related links, and multimedia enhancements. Free trial available.
  
• - Contains descriptions and definitions of more than 14,000 computer terms and concepts.
  
• - Find articles on animal health care topics ranging from behavior and preventive care to common and not-so-common diseases.
  
• - An online encyclopedia with more than 400,000 pages of content.
  
• - A volunteer-run open content encyclopedia, inspired by the Open Directory Project.