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America the Beautiful
(Grolier)
Contains historical, geographical, cultural, and statistical information on American states and territories. Includes some maps and pictures.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
CultureGrams
(ProQuest)
Contains state and country profiles, photographs, biographical articles, and recipes from around the world.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Encyclopedia Americana
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of topics.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
(Ebsco)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of topics.
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
Lands and Peoples Online
(Grolier)
Contains maps, flags, and reference articles about the land, people, economy, and history of countries around the world.
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 Islamic Studies Online
(Oxford Press)
Reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture.
Audience:
High School & Above
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
(ProQuest)
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Audience:
High School & Above
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