Pacific Christian Elementary School

    
    Almanacs
       Information Please Almanac
       The CIA World Factbook
       Guinness World Records
                                   
   Atlases
      Encarta World Atlas    

     Dictionaries
     Cambridge Dictionaries
      Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
      Word Reference - French-English
                                 Dictionary    
            

 

   
    Encyclopedias             
     
      World Book Online
      Britannica Online
        CultureGrams
      Highbeam Encyclopedia
      How Stuff Works

   Magazines
      Time Magazine for Kids
       National Geographic Kids

     Newspapers
       The New York Times On the
      Web Learning Network   - a
     free service for students in
     grades 3-12, their teachers
     and parents.
          

 

  
online databases

Online Databases
PCS subscribes to the following online databases.
The user id's and passwords were given to the students in the library.

 World Book Early World of Learning   Switch to another World Book Site
Narrated stories, interactive games, non-fiction material, and more help young learners build vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and reading fluency.
 World Book Kids   Switch to another World Book Site
Simple navigation, colorful illustrations, activities for young students, and more.
 World Book Discover    Switch to another World Book Site
A collection of resources for differentiated learning including read-aloud, text translation, video,
and clear, easy-to-read information.
World Book Student  Switch to another World Book Site
The complete World Book encyclopedia plus multimedia, web links, periodicals, and more.
 World Book Advanced   Switch to another World Book Site
Primary source documents and ebooks fully integrated with encyclopedia content plus timelines,
citation builder, and saved research.

 CultureGrams  great info on provinces, countries

Britannica Online  super links to information for all grade levels!