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Amazing Animals
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a variety of animals. Browsable by category (mammals, birds, fish,reptiles, etc.) and then by class, order and species. Articles include information on territory, size, diet and more.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Encyclopedia Americana
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of topics.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Encyclopedia of Animals
(Ebsco)
Contains encyclopedia articles on animals.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Grove Dictionary of Art Online
(Oxford Press)
Contains encyclopedia articles on art topics, biographies of artists, and art images.
Audience:
Middle School & Above
InfoTrac OneFile
(Gale)
Contains reference, journal, and newspaper articles on a broad range of topics. Highly recommended resource for beginning any research - academic, professional, recreational, or consumer driven.
Audience:
Middle School & Above
Kentucky Encyclopedia
(University of Kentucky Press)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of Kentucky topics: places, people, events, and more.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Multimedia Encyclopedia
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of topics.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
New Book of Knowledge
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of topics, world history timelines, science experiments, and more.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
New Book of Popular Science
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on science topics, biographies of scientists, suggested science projects, science news, and sky maps.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Oxford English Dictionary
(Oxford Press)
Contains the definition, pronunciation, and evolution of words in English.
Audience:
High School & Above
World Almanacs
(OCLC)
Contains statistics and reference articles on a broad range of topics.
Audience:
Middle School & Above
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