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Reference Sources

Gateways
Collections of Reference Sources

Dictionaries & Language References
Multnomah County Library's Homework Center The Librarians' Index to the Internet yourDictionary.com
LibrarySpot University of Albany Libraries The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
StartSpot Network iTools Merriam-Webster Word Central

Grammar Guides
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 Bartleby.com The Merriam-Webster Online Language Center (More for older students)
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab DeskRef FreeTranslation.com (translates from one language to another)

Biographies
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Almanacs
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 The WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary for Poets
Biography.com Infoplease Dictionary of Symbolism
Presidents' Hall from the White House World Almanac for Kids Online Glossarist

Government
Top

Country Information
Top

 Learn a World Language
FirstGov:  Your First Click to U.S. Government The Library of Congress Country Studies

Encyclopedias
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FirstGov for Kids Country Information from the State Department Columbia Encyclopedia
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Country Briefings The Britannica Concise
The Annenberg Foundation's Biography of America CIA Factbook Encyclopedia.com

Holidays & Festivals
Top

 Cyber School Bus' InfoNation Encarta Encyclopedia
Multicultural Calendar Internet Public Library's Culture Quest

Atlases
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Timelines
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 CountryReports.org Geography @ About.com
AlternaTime

The 50 States
Top

 All the World's Maps
This Day in History Stately Knowledge Perry-Castaneda Map Collection
The Library of Congress Today in history Archive 50 States.com American Memory Map Collections: 1500-2002

Flags
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 ClassBrain.com State Reports The National Atlas
Flags of the World State Information from Fermi MapQuest
World Flag Database    
A Guide to American Flags    
The above collection came from the April 2003 Classroom Connect Magazine (pp. 4-8)  (Collected by Joyce Kasman Valenta School Librarian at Springfield Township High School in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.) Revisions done by Barb Jones from Bellevue Public Schools

Page constructed by B. Jones    Revised September 23, 2007 05:07 PM
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