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Get Your Web License
http://pbskids.org/bts/license/
Master the rules of the road on the Information Superhighway and get your web license. A fun way to learn the "rules of the road" for the Internet.

Great Websites for Kids, selected by the American Library Association
www.ala.org/greatsites/
Sites for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about kids compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Web search for kids by librarians

Reference Online

AP Multimedia Archive [grades 5-12]
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AP's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library.

Biography Resource Center
http://www.galenet.com/servlet/BioRC?q=nypl
Biographical information on more than 150,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

Britannica Online School Edition
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Includes Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.

EBSCO Animals [grades 5-12]
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Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to nature and habitat of familiar animals.

EBSCO Middle Search Plus [grades 7-8]
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Provides full text for nearly 120 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students.

EBSCO Primary Search [grades 4-6]
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Provides full text for over 50 magazines and over 100 pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.

Encyclopedia Americana
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia [grades 5-8]
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Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.

Geographic.org
http://www.geographic.org/
Facts about countries: climate, flags, and maps.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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Icarito
http://icarito.tercera.cl/
Historia, ciencia, y ayuda para la tarea en Español. History, science, and homework help in Spanish.

InfoTrac Junior Edition [grades 5-12]
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This database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, health, government, history and sports.

Lands and Peoples [grades 5-8]
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An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events geared to student readers.

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
English and many other languages for elementary age kids.

Meriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com

New Book of Knowledge
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An online version of the print encyclopedia for children plus NBK News, weekly current events stories plus special features geared especially for young students.

New Book of Popular Science
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The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia.

NoveList K-8
http://search.ebscohost.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=nypl&profile=novelists&ip=yes
Find fiction titles for students in grades K-8. Teachers can use thousands of subject headings to find titles on any instructional topic for every grade level. Students can use favorite authors or titles to find more books that they will enjoy reading. Includes full-text reviews from trusted sources such as School Library Journal and Booklist.

Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea
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Searchasaurus [grades 1-3]
http://search.ebscohost.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=nypl&ip=yes&profile=sas
This online database includes: Primary & Middle Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia and EBSCO Animals.

TOPICsearch [grades 5-12]
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TOPICsearch currently contains articles from over 1,100 magazines, 150 newspapers, 400 pamphlets, 1,500 popular biographies, 800 book reviews and 15,000 public opinion polls.

World Book Online Reference Center
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Online version of the World Book Encyclopedia: encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos and maps.

Zillions - Consumer Reports Online for Kids
http://www.zillions.org
From the publishers of Consumer Reports: toy tests, polls, and information on having, saving and earning money.