Resources for Students

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Research: All Subjects

Grolier Encyclopedia Online*
Britannica Reference Center*
Kids Search or Searchasaurus*
Shmoop.com
Universal Class*

Homework, Test-Taking and Paper Help

Learning Express: Test Prep*
Shmoop: Essay Lab

Animals

Grolier Encyclopedia Online*
Britannica Reference Center
Kids Search or Searchasaurus*
Animal Diversity Web
National Geographic Creature Feature

Biography

Grolier Encyclopedia Online*
Britannica Reference Center*
Kids Search or Searchasaurus*
Biography.com
Who2: Biographies
Encyclopedia of World Biography

Books & Literature

Shmoop: Reading Guides
Novelist*

Countries & Cultures

Grolier Encyclopedia Online*
Britannica Reference Center
Kids Search or Searchasaurus*
CIA: The World Factbook
Culture Crossing
National Geographic Kids: Countries
Time for Kids: Around the World
Yahoo! Kids: World Factbook

History

Grolier Encyclopedia Online*
Britannica Reference Center*
Kids Search or Searchasaurus*
History.com
BBC: History
Shmoop: US History
Best History Sites
History by Country
America’s Story: from the Library of Congress

Primary Sources

Letters & Personal Histories
In the First Person
Letters from America’s Wars

American Historical Documents
National Archives: America’s Historical Documents
A Chronology of US Historical Documents
100 Milestone Documents in American History
Library of Congress: Primary Documents in American History

Images
Library of Congress: American Memory Project
National Archives: Digital Vaults
New York Public Library: Digital Gallery