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This amazing research provided for public school children in North Carolina by the NC Department of Public Instruction contains:

• Kids InfoBits
  • A database designed for easy browsing and searching at the elementary school level
• Gale Magazine Database
  • Full text articles from over 1900 magazines
• Amazing Animals
  • A comprehensive collection of articles on animals of the world and their habitats
• Grolier New Book of Knowledge
  • Feature articles on current events and curriculum-related topics
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • 39,000 articles and 5,260 images
• Lands and Peoples
  • Supporting the social studies curriculum with articles, data, maps, and flag images
• Junior Reference Collection
  • Resources focused on the needs of upper elementary school students
• New Book of Popular Science
  • An encyclopedia with projects, biographies, current events and other science resources
• America the Beautiful
  • The ultimate information source on our country and the fifty states
• Featured Websites
  • Websites recommended for use with special events and curriculum hot topic