Good news! Our School now subscribes to the World Book Web. The World Book Web has been ranked the number one reference site for schools and libraries by the Complete K-12 Report in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The World Book Web includes:
• World Book Kids—the premier general reference Web site developed especially for younger users.
• World Book Student—includes all articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles and more than 20,000 pictures, maps, videos, and sounds, and a Spanish-language encyclopedia.
• World Book Advanced—tailored for the needs of older students, it includes encyclopedic content, e-books, multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents, and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work.
• World Book Discover—designed for students reading below grade level, this site includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, research and translation tools, and multimedia.
• Living Green Digital Library—an online, interactive site that examines pollutions causes and consequences and offers tips on green practices at home.
• Early Peoples Digital Library —an online, interactive site that examines the history and cultures of ancient cultures.
• Inventions and Discoveries Digital Library—an online, interactive site that examines inventions and discoveries throughout history.
• Dramatic Learning—uses plays, skits, and monologues to help students become more fluent readers and help them understand core concepts and retain topical information.
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos—the optimal beginner’s Spanish language reference site.
• Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica—a comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes nearly 100,000 articles and large multimedia library.
• L'Encyclopédie Découverte—a French-language encyclopedia with a wealth of media and research tools.
Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source at your home computers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We are providing this service to you at no charge!
We hope your children will use the World Book Web often to help with their homework, special projects, and at-home learning.