World Book Online, a grade-appropriate research tool that includes
encyclopedias, multimedia, eBooks, and primary source databases is
available to Mehlville students both at school and at home. The online
reference tool developed by education experts also includes a time-line
builder, citation builder, individual research accounts, a translation
toll generating content in thirty languages, text-to-speech feature,
video tutorials, interactive activities, magazine articles, newspapers
and the following databases:
- World Book Kids – encyclopedia for elementary school students age seven and up
- World Book Student – encyclopedia for middle school and high school students age 11 and up
- World Book Advanced – encyclopedia for high school and college students age 13 and up
- Living Green – online interactive site that examines causes of pollution and offers tips on green practices
- Early Peoples – online interactive site that examines history of ancient cultures
- Inventions and Discoveries – online, interactive site that examines inventions and discoveries
- Dramatic Learning – uses plays, skits and
monologues to help students become more fluent readers and help them
understand core concepts and retain information
- Early World of Learning – narrated stories, interactive games and reference materials to help young learners
World Newspapers
Located on the upper left side of the World Book Advanced home page
is Research Tools. Within the Research Tools is World Newspapers which
provides newspapers from the United States and around the world.
To access a newspaper:
- Select World Newspapers
- Choose a location from around the world
- Click “GO”
Click on the following link to access World Book Online:
www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products