Hugh B. Bain Middle School Library Nonfiction & Reference Links

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Listed below are helpful links to reference sources in a variety of subject areas.  Many of these links are great websites that can be used to get information for homework and other projects.

Encyclopedias:  (return to top of page)

(General & Subject Specific)

• World Book Online - From Home: Username - rilinkhome  Password - stars     From School:  Username - rilink  Password - stars

• Encarta Encyclopedia - Good general encyclopedia

• Encyclopedia Britannica - Good articles complete with links
• Infoplease Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Encyclopedia articles from The Columbia Encyclopedia
• HyperHistory Online - Presents 3,000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps
• Artcyclopedia - a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites
• World Flag Database -Over 260 pages on countries, including formal names, capital cities, areas, populations, currencies, languages, and religions
• Guide to the Animal Kingdom for Students and Educators - provides a hierarchical listing of the major groups of animals, as well as short notes, representative taxa, and links to additional sites
• Field Guide to Plants and Animals - Information on over 4000 plants and animals
• Factmonster - Profile information on all the world's countries.
• United Nations CyberSchoolbus - Country and other data about the United Nations

Almanacs:  (return to top of page)

• Information Please - Site which includes an almanac, encyclopedia, dictionary and more.
• World Almanac For Kids - Offers games, quizzes, contests, homework help, and reference facts on topics such as space, presidents, timeline, states, nations, sports, space, religion, population, inventions, environment, animals, etc.
• Old Farmer's Almanac - One of the first almanacs published in the U.S.
• States and Capitals - Information about states and their capitals
• RI Facts - An official RI government page

Dictionaries & Thesauri:  (return to top of page)

• YourDictionary.com - Contains an English language dictionary and links to many world language dictionaries
• Roget's Thesaurus - An online version of this popular thesaurus
• The Wordsmyth English Dictionary/Thesaurus - A full dictionary and a complete thesaurus
• WWWebster Dictionary - An excellent online dictionary by the Merriam-Webster Company
• Travlang's Translating Dictionaries - dictionaries for many languages

Biography:  (return to top of page)

• Biographical Dictionary - Brief descriptions of over 18,000 people
• Biography.com - Brief descriptions of notable individuals
• Classical Composer Biographies - Biographies of selected classical composers
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Biographies of authors, teachers, politicians, leaders, civil rights activists. artists, and more
• Women's International Center Biography Index - Links to biographical information about women

Maps & Geography:  (return to top of page)

• CNN Travel Guide - Maps, city guides, travel directions and travel information
• Atlas Maps - The National Atlas of the United States of America
• National Geographic Map Machine - Maps from the National Geographic organization
• http://www.maplandia.com/ - Searchable World Gazatteer based on Google Maps
• Historical Map Web Sites - Collection of links to historical maps

Homework Helper Sites:  (return to top of page)

• Jiskha Homework Help - Homework Help from Jiskha.com: School Assistance, Reference, Experts, and more
• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - Links to over 500 sites on a variety of topics
• Homework Spot - Provides easy access to the best online homework helpers for a variety of subjects including math, science, social studies, art, music, language, health and more
• Beehive Middle School Homework Help - Links to Help in all subject areas