Quick and easy way to look up any word. Find definitions, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, plurals and other forms, pronunciation, and etymology. Some entries also include an audio file to hear the word pronounced. There is also a fun children's site with a Teachers' Lounge.

A great place to find almanacs, calendars, dictionaries, and other research tools as well as links to magazines, newspapers, and other informational sources. There is also a separate KidSpace and TeenSpace.

A kid-friendly place to find facts on just about anything - from world facts to science, sports, arts & literature, and math & money. Includes a dictionary, almanac, atlas, timelines, and even online quizzes and games.

Here you will find a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a thesaurus, and a world atlas along with quizzes and a few other online activities. Includes news and other articles that inspire interest and exploration, such as "10 Oceanic Extremes" and other "Did You Know?" entries.

This is "The Free Encyclopedia". Easy to use, often with just the right amount of information for a quick look-up of that elusive term, but usually with more detailed entries for more serious researchers.

Great starting place to access a wide variety of online reference sources: dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, indexes, quotations, bible, Shakespeare, anthologies, works of fiction and nonfiction, and more.

Information, articles, forums, and a buyer's guide on practically every topic under the sun. Also includes a vast amount of relevant links on each topic.

Enclyclopedia information, almanacs, timelines, statistics, atlases, calendars, calculators, dictionaries, and a thesaurus can be found here all in one centralized location. Get basic information and news, play games, or even post a resumé.

Kids version of the popular Ask Jeeves: look up keywords or click a homework help icon. Topics include biography, science, astronomy, math, and history. Also includes links to a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and world atlas.

A nice user-friendly directory made just for kids. Topics include reference, science & math, the arts, literature, geography & history, religion, sports, and computers.

Another kid-friendly Internet directory: schoolwork help, museums, science & math, health & medicine, history, geography, government & politics, art & music, and even fun & games and books & stories.

Links to newspapers by region (worldwide) as well as to magazines by region and by topic. Also has links to television networks and city/county governments.

Heavily advertised site, but allows you to get an inside glimpse of the workings of electronic gear, cars, diseases, government, sports, and a wide assortment of other "stuff".