Continually updated, World Book Student is a student's best source for accurate and accessible 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, 115 videos and animations, 9,300 sounds, more than 100 simulated historic Web sites.
• All articles from the 22-volume print set plus over 8,000 more.
• World Book's direct, easy-to-understand style.
• High performance search engine for fast, easy search capabilities.
• Over 20,000 pictures and maps • 10,000 sounds, including pronunciations.
• More than 100 videos and animations.
• 60,000 cross-reference links.
• Links to selections from more than 100 important periodicals.
• More than 7,000 links to editor-approved Web sites.
• Research Helper presents proven techniques and instructions.
•Resource guides on curriculum topics, including U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and countries of the world.
•A collection of research tools that include a timeline builder, individual research accounts, and a research wizard.
•Biography center that offers easy access to information on important people.
• Print entire article or a section of an article.
• Easy to access, maintain, and use.
• Specifically developed for media centers, computer labs, and classrooms
• With the click of a mouse, students can visit related Web sites or retrieve related current articles from respected magazines.
• Surf the Ages provides simulated Web sites as they might have been if the World Wide Web had existed throughout history. Real history with a Web twist
• Innovative double-click interactive World Book Dictionary.
• Daily updates in Behind the Headlines.
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