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	A to Z The USA Detailed information and histories of the 50 states and five U.S. territories. Includes maps, flags, photos and more. Amazing Animals of the World Information about animals for elementary students and older. America the Beautiful Information about U.S. states and territories for elementary and middle school students. Biography In Context Information on athletes, entertainers, politicians, historical figures, authors and many others. BookFLIX Explore animated versions of favorite children's picture books and related nonfiction ebooks in one of nine learning categories. Also includes Spanish titles and educational games. Contemporary Authors Full-text articles on over 100,000 authors. Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas. (Contains information about people, places, objects, events and ideas.) Explore Illinois Links to resources related to Illinois. Found in tabs at top of page. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Articles, pictures, maps, an interactive atlas, timelines, dictionary and thesaurus. Grolier Online Kids Use 'Find It Fast!' to search all Grolier Online Kids resources at the same time. HelpNow Live homework help from expert tutors in Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies in student- friendly online classrooms. For 3rd grade and older, 3 PM to 11:55 PM. Kids InfoBits Information from encyclopedias, almanacs and full-text children's magazines. Search by keyword or topic. Easy and fun to use! Middle Search Plus Full text articles and biographies for middle-school students. Muzzy Online Muzzy Online makes language learning fun using games and cartoon characters to teach Spanish, French, English, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese. Ages 1 – 16 years. New Book of Popular Science Information on science and technology for middle and high school students. NoveList Plus K-8 Allows readers of all ages to search for new books to read by favorite title, author, subject, keywords. Includes popularity ratings. PebbleGo Information and educational games on over 200 animals especially for K-2 emergent readers. Searchasaurus Searchasaurus makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Geared to younger students. TumbleBook Library A collection of animated, talking picture books, puzzles and games. Includes books in Spanish and French. World Book Dictionary Lookup words and their meanings. World Book Encyclopedia A comprehensive source of information, educational games and activities. World Book Kids A section within World Book Online with short illustrated articles for younger students.