i = help, online tutorials (bottom of pages)
Early World of Learning
Story Corner – variety of story books, nursery rhymes, and sing-along books read aloud
Games, Videos – good variety
Print & Do – Black and white masters of a large variety of areas
Trek’s Travels – Sound Circus, Shape Jungle, Time Tower, Size City, Opposite Island, Color Castle, Number
Geyser, Taste and Smell Kitchen, Moving Around Playground, Texture Desert, Places Oasis,
(read play and watch sections for all areas)
Welcome to Reading - Choose a level for story corner, games, sing-along, print & do
Know It – Plants, Animals, My Body, Community Helpers, On The Move, Weather
(When you click on an individual topic below a story book like section comes up with interactive
choices and also includes: It’s a Fact, pictures and videos section)
Plants – select from topics: tree, orchid, how do plants grow, how plants help us, grass, fern cactus,
what is a plant, Venus Fly Trap
Animals – Wild Animals, under the sea, Rain Forest Animals, Animal Homes, Insects, Dinosaurs
Wild Animals – Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Elephant, Chimpanzee, Cheetah, Amazing Birds, Zebra,
Rhinoceros, Lion
Under the Sea – ray, octopus, dolphin, whale, crab, colorful fish, animals that look like plants,
shark, sea horse, sea turtle
Rain Forest Animals – jaguar, insects and spiders, frog, crocodile, colorful birds, bat, snake,
sloth, monkey
Animal Homes – logs and leaves, lodges, holes and tunnels, hives and insect nests, dens, birds’
nests, tree houses, shells, pets’ homes
Insects – honeybee, grasshopper, dragonfly, butterfly, beetle, ant, what is an insect, water
insects, praying mantis
Dinosaurs – triceratops, stegosaurus, maiasaura, diplodocus, ankylosaurus, allosaurus, weird
creatures, velociraptor, tyrannosaurus
My Body – See and Hear, Parts of the Body, My Face, Muscles, Inside My Body, Bones, Touch and Feel,
Taste and Smell, Staying Well
Community Helpers – Medical Worker, Mail Carrier, Lawmaker, Garbage Collector, Firefighter, Bus
Driver, Utility Worker, Teacher, Police Officer
On The Move – Tough Trucks, Getting Around
Tough Trucks – Fire Engine, Crane, Cement Mixer, Car Transporter, Bulldozer, Backhoe, Tractor,
Snowplow, Garbage Truck
Getting Around – Ship, Helicopter, Car, Bus, Bicycle, Airplane, Truck, Train, Small Boat
Weather – Snow and Ice, Hot Summer, Cool Autumn, Cold, Winter, Clouds and Rain, Changing Seasons,
Wind, Warm Spring, Thunder and Lightning
i = help, online tutorials (bottom of pages)
World Book Kids
This area provides WB selected random variety to investigate.
- changes constantly
Pictures – random selection, goes by topic
World of Animals –
Filter – amphibians, birds, bugs, fish & sea creatures, mammals, ocean mammals, reptiles
Click on search button – Go to exhibit, view articles
Go To Exhibit – fast facts, related links (safe websites), compare animals
Related Links – (opens separate page & may have ads): Nat Geo, San Diego Zoo, Animal
Diversity Web, Kids Planet, PBS
View Art – WB article
WB Article – text read aloud (computer generated with mistakes), double click to view
definition, citation (MLA), bottom WBStudent link
General search – takes to article, play it (Multiple Choice game)
Important People –Pick from one or all of the drop down menus - job or achievement, male or female,
country or cultural heritage, time period, search option, choose from categories
Top rated or alphabetical
Science Projects – tips up top - Animals, Machines, Matter and Energy, Microscopic Life, Our Planet, Plants,
Science you Can Use, Your Body
Dictionary – how to use guide
Maps and More – Interactive Maps, World Book Atlas, Outline Maps and Flags
Interactive Maps – click on the hyperlink on each U.S. state or world country and then on the hyperlink
in the op-up menu, brings up a short easy article with important info.
World Book Atlas – hyperlinks to continents and oceans, leads to links to continent maps and country
maps within the continent, provides some quick facts basic info. on certain areas
Outline Maps and Flags – U.S. and Canada - U.S. facts and symbols, state facts, U.S. word search
U.S. Facts – American flag, U.S. seal
State facts – area in sq. mi. & sq. km., date admitted to union
Compare Places – U.S. states, Canadian Provinces, Australian states, countries, continents, everything
explore area, view article
Games and Activities –
Games - important people, reading and grammar, math, science social studies (variety under each)
Activities – be it, make it, think it, teach it (nice variety under each)
i = help, online tutorials (bottom of pages)
World Book Student
The opening page contains a Search Bar, Featured Video (changes frequently),What’s New, Research Tools,
Today, Biography Center, Explore, Quizzes and Activities, and Most Popular Articles
Research Tools – Citation Builder, How to do Research, My Research, and Timelines
Citation Builder – Copy any citation and put it into MLA format. (Works in conjunction with My
Research.)
How to do Research – Research Skills for Students, Education Research Center, ? central
Research Skills For Students - What are research skills, and why do I need them?, Plan Your
Research, Conduct Your Research, Evaluate Your Sources, Compile and Organize Your
Data, Present Your Information, Review Your Work, Glossary
Education Research Center (Research Skills for Educators) – What do I need to know to get
started ?, Teaching Research Skills, Assessing the Learning, 21st Century Educator,
Credits, Bibliography
My Research & Timelines – requires username and password (more on this later)
Today – Articles from New York Times on the day you access the site.
Biography Center – Inventors, Explorers, Painters, World Leaders, Athletes, Authors, View More Categories –
Students can narrow selections within categories.
Explore – Explore United States, Explore the USA and Canada, Explore the World, Compare Places
Explore United States – Encyclopedia Articles (education, national parks and monuments, outlying
areas, physical features, social and cultural life, other related articles), Selected Media (includes
maps, pictures, videos, audio), Books to Read, Study Skills, Back in Time Articles (you are there
account), Special Reports (in-depth feature articles), Web Sites (specially selected safe external
web sites that take the user off the WB site), Magazine Articles (provided by EBSCO)
Explore the USA and Canada – select individual states and provinces – home articles and resource
guides
Explore the World – Continents (individual countries – home articles and resource guides) and Oceans
Compare Places – U.S. States, Canadian Provinces, Countries, Continents, Everything – Things to
compare: area population, highest elevation, continent, lowest elevation, interesting fact,
coastline, neighboring oceans, largest city (population), capital, official name, unit of money,
interesting fact, climate, motto, etc.
Quizzes and Activities – Trivia Quizzes, Surf the Ages, World Book Features Sites
Trivia Quizzes – (multiple choice quizzes) - Aviation and Space Exploration; Holidays; Science and
Nature; Sports, Arts, and Leisure; US History; World History
Surf the Ages – Ancient Times, Middle Ages, Modern Times (various time periods within each)
World Book Features Sites – (opens separate page) World History and Culture, Aviation and Space
Exploration; Plants, Animals, and the Environment; Natural Disasters
Most Popular Articles – changes regularly
i = help, online tutorials (bottom of pages)
World Book Discover
Includes a Search Bar, Reference Tools, Life Skills, For Educators, Your Most Viewed Articles, Find By Topic
Reference Tools – Dictionary, Visual Dictionary, Atlas, Timelines, My Research, How to do Research, World
Book Explains Videos, Citation Builder (most of these are self-explanatory or repetitive of World Book Student)
Life Skills – Financial Questions, Health Issues, Transportation and Housing, Go to the Life Skills Center
Categories - Employment, Food, Health, Housing, Insurance, Money, Shopping, Social Skills, Taxes,
Transportation (various categories under each topic)
For Educators – Curriculum Correlations, How to Use This Site
Find By Topic – People, Places, Science and Mathematics, World Religions, Plants and Animals, History and
Government, Arts, Sports and Hobbies
People – Biographies, Business and Industry, Community, Customs and Beliefs, Education, Ethnic
Groups, Festivals and Holidays, House and Home, Organizations
Places – Buildings and Monuments, Cities, Continents, Countries, Natural Features, Regions, Roads,
States, Provinces and Territories
Science and Mathematics – Biographies, Health and Medicine, Life Sciences, Machines and Tools,
Math, Physical Sciences
World Religions – Architecture, Books, Buildings, Customs and Beliefs, Festivals and Holidays, Greek
Mythology, People, Roman Mythology
Plants and animals – Animals, Plants
History and Government – Government, History
Arts – Architecture, Authors, Awards and Prizes, Books, Crafts, Dance, Drawing, Languages, Movies and
Television, Music, Mythology and Legends, Painting, photography, Poets, Sculpture, Theater
Sports and Hobbies – Air Sports, Animals Sports, Antiques, Arts and crafts, Ball and Stick Sports,
Combat Sports, Court Sports, Gymnastics, Outdoor Sports, Target Sports, Team Sports, Toys and
Games, Track and Field, Water Sports, Wheel Sports, Winter Sports