Kids’ Place

Kids’ Place pages:

Encyclopedias

These reference sites offer articles on a wide range of subjects written with young people in mind.

Animals Handbooks by Dorling Kindersley

The series includes Amphibian, Bird, Butterfly, Dinosaur, Endangered Species, Fish, Fossil, Horse, Insect, Mammal, Reptile, Shark, Skeleton, and Whale. Requires Washington County Library card.

CultureGrams

Quick Start Guide

Learn about the history, customs, and everyday life of countries around the world. Three editions: World Edition features concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on 190 countries; Kids Edition features a colorful collection of 68 country reports perfect for school projects and homework assignments; States Edition offers kid-friendly reports on all 50 states. Switch between editions with a simple click. Requires Washington County Library card.

Kids InfoBits

For students in kindergarten through grade five. Includes more than 100 full-text, age-appropriate magazines, more than 6,400 searchable, indexed images, Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary and 1,200 maps, flags and seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs. Subject categories include animals, arts and entertainment, geography, health, history and social studies, inventions and technology, plants, people, science and math, sports, stories and literature, and transportation. Requires Washington County Library card.

World Book Kids

For elementary and middle school. Thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resources.