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Getting around World Book Kids

There are two navigation methods in World Book Kids. These features are Search and Browse:

The home page of World Book Kids has a large search box at the top of every page in the site. Users can enter search terms into the search box to search for articles, dictionary definitions, pictures, and maps.

To conduct a basic search, type a word or phrase in the search text entry box, then click Go or press Enter on your computer keyboard. The basic search will also search for different tenses and plurals of the term you entered. For example, if you search for "Dog," it will retrieve articles that contain the words "Dog," "Dogs," or both.

Encyclopedia article results will be displayed in the center of the results screen. Click on the map or pictures icon at the left to see those content types.

Spelling autocorrection

If the word you type is misspelled, the enhanced spelling correction feature analyzes the misspelled word, chooses the correct spelling, and performs a search on the corrected term automatically, while also providing a link to other possible spellings. For example, if you search for "Elefant," the following will be shown on screen:

We did not find matches to the word you typed, but we think you might be looking up "Elephant".

Other Spellings

World Book Kids will automatically search on the corrected term. Clicking on "Other spellings" will provide alternative spellings.

Browse

Users can go to articles use the subject browse buttons on the homepage and at the top of the pages throughout the site. There are eight categories:

Arts
History and Government
People
Places
Plants and Animals
Science and Mathematics
Sports and Hobbies
World Religions

To find articles through Subject Browse, click on a category to start. At the right of the page will be a list of articles that are categorized in that subject. At the left of the page is a list of more specific categories. For example, to find the "Fish" article:

·Click on the button "Plants and Animals."

·At the left of the screen there are two more browse categories: "Animals" and "Plants." Click on the button "Animals."

·At the right of the screen are articles under the category "Animals" and at the left of the screen are more categories.

·Click on the category "Fish." Here you will find all the articles within the subject category "Fish."

Main features of World Book Kids

Activities

World Book Kids features activities in three categories:

Make It! activities, which include hands-on activities, such as "Paper Maker", recycling new paper from old paper.

Think It! activities, which include analytical exercises and puzzles, such as "Triangle Hunt".

Be It! activities, which include "Dig In! Pretend to Be a Geologist!", and activity that teaches about the soil and its contents.

Each activity is available in a teacher's version, with discussion questions and a evaluation matrix.

Articles

The following elements are available in World Book Kids's articles:

·The article text

·Images (pictures, illustrations, and/or maps)

·The article outline in the left-hand column

·Links to related articles

·Links to related Web sites

·Citation information

·Activities

·Play It! quiz feature

Citations

Citation Examples

For citations, World Book follows the recommended style of the Modern Language Association. This section shows you how to cite different types of content in MLA style.

How to cite a full-text article through an online database (including World Book Kids)

Format:
Author's name, last name first [if given]. "Article title." Title of database. Publication date or last update. Place of access. Date of access and <URL>.

Example:
Beasley, Maurine H. "Roosevelt, Theodore." World Book Kids. 2006. John Adams High School Lib., Chicago, IL. 20 Aug. 2006 < http://www. worldbookonline.com/kids/Article?id=ar831870>.

How to cite a Web site

Format:
Title of Web site. Name of the editor of the site [if given]. Publication date or last update and name of any sponsoring institution. Date of access and <URL>.

Example:
NASA. Jim Wilson. 8 August 2006. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 8 August 2006 <http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html>.

How to cite an article from a print encyclopedia

Format:
Author's name, last name first [if given]. "Article title." Publication title. Edition [if stated]. Year of publication.

Example:
McGrath, William J. "Vienna." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2006 ed. 2006.

How to cite a book with one author

Format:
Author's name, last name first. Full book title. City of publication: Publisher's name, year of publication.

Example:
Truss, Lynne. Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation. New York : Gotham Books, 2004.

How to cite a book with two or more authors

Format:
First listed author's name, last name first, next listed author's name(s) in normal form. Full book title. [underlined or in italics] City of publication: Publisher's name, year of publication.

Example:
Garbarino, Merwyn S., and Robert F. Sasso. Native American Heritage. 3rd ed. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994.

How to cite an article from a magazine published every week or every two weeks

Format:
Author's name, last name first. "Article title." Publication title date of publication: page numbers.

Example:
Maughan, Shannon. "The Kids Stay in the Picture." Publishers Weekly 6 Oct. 2003: 21-23.

How to cite an article from a magazine published every month or every two months

Format:
Author's name, last name first. "Article title." Publication title date of publication: page numbers.

Example:
Van Dyk, Jere. "The Long Journey of the Pacific Salmon." National Geographic July 1990: 3-37.

How to cite an article from a newspaper

Format:
Author's name, last name first. "Article title." Publication title complete date of publication, edition [if given], section letter or number [if applicable]: page numbers.

Example:
Keaten, Jamey. "Tears Fill Shipyard Town." Chicago Tribune 17 Nov. 2003, final ed., sec. 1: 6.

Dictionary

World Book Kids' dictionary is available wherever you are in World Book Kids. The dictionary contains more than 248,000 definitions that you can display.

You can search the dictionary by typing a word in the Search window on the dictionary homepage, available from the "Dictionary" tab at the top of any page in the site. Click on Go or press Enter, and the definition of the word you have selected will appear.

Maps

Maps of today's world are available from the "Maps" tab at the top of any page in the site. Maps are also found in the articles to which they relate, including states, provinces, countries, and historical articles. To view maps, click on the "Maps" tab at the top of any page in the site.

Pictures

World Book Kids features a special section for pictures. Available from the "Pictures" tab at the top of any page in the site, the pictures section can be searched or browsed by subject category. Pictures will also be returned as a content type in a search in the standard (green) search box.

Sounds

World Book Kids offers audio clips of bird songs, popular and classical music, national anthems, and much more. To play sound clips, users will need the Adobe Flash plug-in, which is already installed on most browsers. For those computers without the plug-in installed, it is available by a FREE download from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com).

Turning off sounds

To turn off sounds in the site, click on the sound icon at the upper right of the page.

Printing

To print an article, first click on "Print" in the box at the top of the page. The World Book Kids window will change to print preview, showing the full article text. Go to the "File" option in the browser's menu, and select "Print."

E-mailing Content

World Book Kids allows users to e-mail an entire article so that they may use the information from another location. To e-mail a text-only version of an article, choose E-mail from the box at the top of the desired article. Type the desired e-mail address into the field and click Send.

Saving Content

World Book Kids allows users to save content from the encyclopedia to access the content off-line. To save information, choose "Save" from the box at the top of the page. The text of the World Book Kids window will change to contain the desired content. Use your browser's Save As functions to save this information. Use the Back button on your browser to return to the World Book Kids article.

World Book Online Reference Center: More Information

Additional information is available on the World Book Online Reference Center. Users can access the link to WBORC in the blue box at the bottom of search results and article pages.

Last revised September 26, 2006