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World Book Kids - features explained

General reference for young students

World Book Kids is the premier general reference Web site developed especially for young students. The site features simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and a wealth of engaging games and activities.

World Book Kids features:

• A variety of simple search and browse navigation options
• Thousands of easy-to-read articles with embedded multimedia
• Engaging images, illustrations, and videos• A tool for exploring and comparing animals
• An Important People feature to help students search and browse through several thousand biographies• A collection of age-appropriate science fair projects• Atlas, interactive maps, and outline maps and flags• A tool for exploring and comparing places• Over 200 educational games and activities
• Teacher resources

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