Encyclopedias and Research

Child Encyclopedias from EBSCOhost

Several of the choices on this site include a child's animal encyclopedia and a child's general encyclopedia with two themes. OWWL LIBRARY CARD NUMBER REQUIRED

http://proxy.owwl.org:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=s

Genetics Home Reference

Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's website for consumer information about genetic conditions, genes and chromosomes.

http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/

Household Products Database

This National Library of Medicine provides health and safety information on household products, including pesticides, cleaning supplies, and cosmetics, and documents the health impact of the chemicals in specific products.

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A phenomenally successful "open source" encyclopedia. It has a very active community of contributers and editors. There are editions in 255 languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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