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Almanacs, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Guides, etc.

American Sign Language Dictionary
This site combines text and graphics to provide word definitions and basic numbers.

Babel Fish Translation
Tool used to roughly translate blocks of text or entire web pages from one language to another.

Dictionary Directory
Directory of online language to language dictionaries.

Encyclopedia Britannica
Online version of one of the world's most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable.

How Stuff Works
Covering much more than electronic gizmos, How Stuff Works has information about how all kinds of things work.

How Things Work
How Things Work is a page on the EnergyQuest site, created by the California Energy Commission.

InfoPlease
Online almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus all rolled into one site.

iTools
Quick query access to a variety of online search, language, and research tools.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
Web site allows users to search for words in either the dictionary or thesaurus. Special features include Word of the Day and Word Games.

Word2Word Language Resources
Contains links to online language courses, language dictionaries, translators, and more language tools.

Homework and Research Tools

Ask Dr. Math
This site includes archives of questions and answers. It's also possible to submit a question and receive an answer back through email.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
At Ask Jeeves for Kids, users ask complete questions, rather than search for keywords. The site helps the user clarify the question; it then returns one site that answers the question.

Biographical Dictionaries
This reference includes biographies of more than 33,000 notable men and women.

Fact Monster
A good site to use for research, Fact Monster has an atlas, almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedia.

JumpCity
JumpCity shows 10 chosen sites at a time under category headings. There is no way to search by keywords at this site, but the categories can be narrowed by choosing more specific subjects from the drop down menus under each category.

KidsClick!
Compiled by librarians, KidsClick! features pre-screened sites, well organized by category. Users can search for keywords, and perform advanced searches.

KidsSeek
KidsSeek can be searched by keyword or by category for child safe links and sites.

NewsDirectpry
This site contains links to the web sites of newspapers in large and small cities worldwide.

RhymeZone
At RhymeZone, you can type in a word and find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more. Also search Mother Goose, Shakespeare, Famous Quotations, and Famous Documents.

Super-Kids
The Super-Kids Web site allows users to browse sites by subject or to search for keywords. Special features include a page that allows users to search for information about countries in the CIA World FactBook and a page that allows users to search for school web sites.

Webopedia
Webopedia is a free online dictionary for words, phrases and abbreviations that are related to computer and Internet technology.

Yahooligans!
Yahooligans! allows users to browse by subject or search by keyword. The site has a number of features, including Ask Earl, News, and Dictionaries.

Search Engines and Metasearchers