Poole Middle School

Reference

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Other Language Tools

• Webster's Dictionary 
• Oxford English Dictionary (password needed for home use)
•  Dictionary and much more 
•  Wordsmyth 
•  Cambridge Dictionary 
•  Roget's International Thesaurus of Words and Phrases 
•  Bartlett's Quotations 
•  QuotationsPage   
•  French Dictionary 
•  Spanish Dictionary 
•  MLA Parenthetical Citations
   
•  Guide for Writing Research Papers (MLA Documentation) 

Encyclopedias and Almanacs 

•  Encarta Encyclopedia 
•  KidsInformation Please 
•  InformationPlease 

Newspapers and Broadcast News Sites 

•  Washington Post  
•  USA Today  
•  CNN  
•  Scholastic News for Kids 
• Scholastic Games For Kids
• Montgomery Gazette 
•  New York Times Learning Network 
•  MSNBC 

Search Engines 

• Yahooligans 
• KidsClick 
• Ask Jeeves For Kids 
• Google 
• Education World 

Photos and Clip Art 

• AP Multimedia Archive (password needed for home use) 
• Pics 4 Learning 
• Microsoft Clip Gallery 

Other Libraries 

•  Montgomery County Public Library 
•  Library of Congress 
•  Sailor--Maryland's Public Information Network 
•  Awesome Library 
•  Internet Public Library 
•  Libraries Servers Via the Web 

Homework Help 

•  B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper 
•  Ask Doctor Math 

Government Resources 

• Government Spot 

Literature 

•  Best Books for Young Adults 
•  Meet the Authors and Illustrators 
•  Book Reviews by Theme 
•  Complete Works of Shakespeare 
•  Poetry Online 
•  Newbery Medal Winners 

Biographies 

•  American National Biographies (password needed for home use) 
•  Biography on A & E 

Country Studies

•  Country Reports 
•  CIA FACTBOOK 
•  Library of Congress Country Studies 
•  Infonation 
•  Lonely Planet (Countries) 
•  Currency Convertor 
•  Embassies of Washington, D.C. 

History

•  Historic Documents 
•  Historical Documents 
•  A Chronology of US Historical Documents 
•  This Day in History 

Additional Great Reference Sites 

•  Fifty States 
•  Maps 
•  Mapquest 
•  Kidshealth 
• Internet Safety Tips for Kids