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Language Arts

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Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
http://mvlc.org
(This site links to public libraries throughout the Merrimack Valley.  If you have a library card from any one of these libraries you may use it to access on-line reference sources.)

Refdesk
http://refdesk.com
This great site has every reference tool you could imagine, dictionaries, encyclopedias, news, weather and links to other  great sites.  The best of the best!!!

Dewey Browse
http://www.deweybrowse.org
(This site provides links to online sources of information.  It is organized by subject,  using the Dewey Decimal System)

About.com
http://www.about.com
This site has individual pages on hundreds of topics that are maintained by individual editors.

Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com

Librarian's Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org
A great site to begin your search for factual sources.

Xrefer.
http://www.xrefer.com

FactMonster
http://www.factmonster.com

Gander Academy's Theme Related Resources on the World Wide Web
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html

KidsClick
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!

Big Chalk
http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Home.html

Ask Earl
http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ask_earl/
An interesting question answered each day.  Questions are archived. Examples include How do roller copasters work? and Do lizards have teeth?

WonderKorner
http://www.peak.org/~bonwritr/wonder1.htm
The Question/Answer place for kids with links to homework sites.

Homework Help Tempe Public Library
www.tempe.gov/library/dewey/dewey.htm
(This site provides links to online sources of information.  It is organized by subject using the Dewey Decimal System)

Multnomah County Library Homework Help
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

700+ Amazing, spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Websites for kids and the Adults who care about them www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/

Libraryspot
http://libraryspot.com
(a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.)

SelectSurf
http://selectsurf.com
(An efficient easy to use guide to the internet with  point and click access to tons of other sites great reference info by subject.)

Virtual Reference Library
http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/internet/01net_f.html
(Reference sites selected by the Virtual Reference Library in Toronto Canada) Ohio Public Library Information Network

http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/

Bonus.com
http://www.bonus.com
(This site has lots of fun stuff , you can learn from a variety of the activities here, and who could complain about that!)