World Book Reference
World Book reference databases are a collection of powerful research tools that include encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source content. They are designed for diverse ages, reading levels, and styles, and offer teacher resources, standards, correlations, and useful classroom research tools.
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 World Book Kids
This classroom-tested site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, and thousands of illustrations. A wealth of engaging articles help educators teach to different learning styles.
Key classroom features
• Thousands of easy-to-read articles
• Interactive games and activities
• Correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards
• Printable teaching worksheets, lesson plans, and learning activities
To learn more, visit the World Book Kids Training Site
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 World Book Student
The articles of the venerable World Book Encyclopedia form the foundation of this expansive reference database, which also includes a robust library of research tools perfect for classroom assignments.
Key classroom features
• More than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles
• Resource guides on curriculum topics, including U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and countries of the World Book
• A collection of research tools that include individual research accounts and a “How to Do Research” feature
• Timeline builder that allows students to use World Book and personal content to create illustrative timelines
• Citation builder allows students to generate citations in several styles
• Biography Center that offers easy access to information on important people
• Correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards
• Educator resources
To learn more, visit the World Book Student Training Site |
 World Book Advanced
Tailored for the needs and skills of students in middle school and up, World Book Advanced integrated primary and secondary source databases plus ebooks in a single search. Because analysis of primary source documents is an essential skill for students, World Book Advanced offers ten of thousands of documents.
Key classroom features
• More than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles
• Tens of thousands primary source documents
• Thousands of full-length e-books
• A collection of research tools that include individual research accounts and a “How to Do Research” feature
• A collection of lesson plans that use primary source documents to teach cross-curriculum.
• Timeline builder that allows students to use World Book and personal content to create illustrative timelines
• Citation builder allows students to generate citations in several styles
• Shared Pathfinders that allow educators to create and share customized resource collections using World Book and other sources.
• Correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards
To learn more, visit the World Book Advanced Training Site |
