Reference Sites

Reference Sites for Kids

Do you need an atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, biography of a famous person, or familiar quotation? Try one of these links.

Almanacs
 

Fact Monster - Online almanac, atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia

Information Please Almanac - Facts about people, places, events,etc.

Yahooligans! Reference - Factual information arranged by category

The Old Farmer's Almanac

World Almanac for Kids

Atlases

Atlapedia Online - Full color physical and political maps about countries of the world


World Fact Book - Geography, people, maps, and flags of the world

Encyclopedias

Grolier Online Kids

 

Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster Online - Online dictionary and thesaurusLittle Explorers Picture Dictionary - A picture-dictionary format links to hundreds of child-friendly sites around the world. Since the pictures are links, even pre-readers can surf with a minimum of help from adults. Users may choose to use one of the following versions. English-French, English-German, English-Portuguese, or the English-Spanish version.
Internet Picture Dictionary - online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages
Encarta Dictionary - allows users to hear pronunciations

 Your Dictionary - A web of online dictionaries, including word translations in many languages

 

Quotations

Quote World - Search quotations by person, title, or keyword

Other

KidSpace @ the Internet Public Library - the place to go for all your general reference needs! Links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or just looking things up

Awesome Library for Kids - Searchable by school subject
Barlett's Quotations - More than 11,000 searchable passages, phrases, and proverbs
Rhyme Zone - Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more
Biographical Dictionary - Concise profiles of over 28,000 men and women from ancient times to the present
Encarta

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