World Book

Provides an overview of the features, content, and functionality for World Book databases. Training tools include training guides, video tutorials, scavenger hunts, and lesson plans. 

Activities to help familiarize students and library patrons with World Book resources.  There are web scavenger hunts developed for elementary and middle school as well as high school and college students. 

Get World Book technical documentation, answers to frequently asked questions, and contact information for Technical Support.

Allows students to discover and map important events in society and culture. Users can browse more than 400 ready-made, interactive timelines covering various periods in history or create their own timeline on any subject.

Audience: Middle School, High School

Features more than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, biographies, videos, images, and activities that support middle school research needs.

Audience: Elementary School, Middle School

Provides reference resources for students reading below grade level with content and tools specifically developed for these students.

Audience: Middle School, High School, Public

Online encyclopedia that features thousands of reference articles, primary sources, and online books. Also includes access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia materials.

Audience: High School, College/Research, Public

Spanish language interface for World Book Encyclopedia featuring thousands of easy-to read articles packed with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and engaging games and activities.

Audience: Spanish, Elementary School, Public

An immersive, educational experience for young learners eager to learn more about the world around them while learning to read.

Audience: Children, Elementary School

A general reference website developed especially for young students. The site offers image-based navigation, easy‐to‐read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.

Audience: Children, Elementary School

Includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that support a span of curriculum areas and reading levels.

Audience: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Public

World Book Online will allow you to navigate easily to all the World Book encyclopedias included in TEL.

Audience: Children, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College/Research, Educators, Public, Genealogy