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The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Explore the main products of the World Book Web by clicking on the links at right:

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World Book Web
for Schools

World Book Kids

World Book KidsBased on World Book's award-winning Discovery Encyclopedia, World Book Kids includes thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resources.
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World Book Student

World Book Online Reference CenterWorld Book Student, the redesigned and upgraded version of World Book Online Reference Center, includes the articles of the World Book Encyclopedia, a Biography Center, dictionary, atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected Web sites, correlations to curriculum standards, and much more.
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World Book Advanced

World Book AdvancedDesigned for high school and college students, World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.
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World Book Online for Public Libraries

World Book Online for Kids

World Book Online for KidsWorld Book Online for Kids was developed especially for young public library patrons. The site offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities.
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World Book Online Info Finder

Info FinderWorld Book Online Info Finder contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons’ homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides, and much more.
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World Book Online Reference Center

World Book Online Reference CenterWorld Book Online Reference Center is a powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. The site features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents and features developed especially for public library patrons such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... documents, and Government Resources.
Go to World Book Online Reference Center

Specialty
Sites

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

screenshotEnciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and interactive features in Spanish.
Go to Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos site

Hispánica Saber
Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica


Gran Enciclopedia HispánicaGran Enciclopedia Hispánica online is a comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes over 100,000 articles, more than 9,000 images and maps, and nearly 1,000 videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media.
Go to Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica site

L'Encyclopédie Découverte

L'Encyclopédie DécouverteL'Encyclopédie Découverte
offers World Book’s excellent editorial content and rich media in French.
L'Encyclopédie Découverte - English

L'Encyclopédie Découverte propose les excellents articles et les vastes possibilités du contenu médiatique de World Book en français.
L'Encyclopédie Découverte - Français

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site

World Book Discover

World Book DiscoverWorld Book Discover, for differentiated instruction, includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video.
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Digital
Libraries

World Book Digital Libraries

screenshotWorld Book Digital Libraries offer an online, interactive complement to World Book’s most popular print reference sets. Each library features all the content from the print set as well as videos and animations, interactive activities, curriculum correlations, and links to encyclopedic content.

Go to Early Peoples Digital Library

Go to Inventions and Discoveries Digital Library

Go to Living Green Digital Library

World Book
Classroom

World Book in the Classroom

Because educators want to engage students as well as instruct them, the World Book Web offers innovative teaching tools and learning activities to support classroom and library programs.

Dramatic Learning

screenshotWorld Book Classroom's Dramatic Learning uses dramatic readings of plays to help students gain reading fluency, understand core concepts, and internalize content. With ties to curriculum correlations and a wealth of surrounding material, including activities, lesson plans, and mini-inquiry projects, Dramatic Learning ties World Book’s differentiated content to a way of learning that excites students and teachers alike!
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Early World of Learning

screenshotThe Early World of Learning offers a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes while developing reading and oral language skills. The Early World of Learning uses narrated stories with word-by-word highlighting, interactive games, interactive reference material for beginners, and more to help young learners build vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and reading fluency.

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Preview Know It site

 

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