WORLD BOOK WEB HOME EDITION

TIER 1: WORLD BOOK KIDS
TIER 2: WORLD BOOK STUDENT

Also includes WORLD BOOK DICTIONARY & WORLD BOOK ATLAS

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WORLD BOOK STUDENT (formerly Reference Centre)

The World Book Students's extensive coverage includes:

Description:

Continually updated, World Book Student is the source for accurate and authoritative information. This comprehensive site includes all of the articles from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. In addition, there are more than 9,500 pictures and maps, more than 100 videos and animations, 10,000 sounds, more than 100 panoramic 360° views, more than 100 simulated historic Web sites.

WORLD BOOK KIDS

This classroom-tested site offers:

Description:

World Book Kids, based on the award-winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, is the premier general reference Web site developed especially for younger users. The site offers simpler navigation, easier-to-read content, brighter colours, and a graphical design. Thousands of colourful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected for appeal and curricular relevance.

Activities provide instructive and stimulating ways to use the content in the classroom or home setting. Great for visual learners of any age.

World Book Kids’ activities offer fun and useful teaching tools. Four categories – “Think It!” “Be It!” “Make It!” and “Play It!” – cover a variety of curriculum topics. Our Teachers’ Resources, attached to each activity, provide a full description of the objectives, materials, procedures, and discussion questions.