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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


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 Art Online (Oxford Press)
Contains encyclopedia articles on art topics, biographies of artists, and art images.
Audience: Middle 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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