Dictionaries

• American Sign Language Dictionary
• Picture Dictionary
• Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
• Morse Code & Phonetic Alphabets
• Rhyming Dictionary
• Webster's Dictionary
• AllWords.com
• Acronym Finder

Almanacs

• World Almanac for Kids

Encyclopedias

These encylopedias are offered by subscription. Canton Card holders can sign in to use the library's subscriptions

• Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed
• Encarta Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia.com
• Infoplease
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
• World Book Online

Maps

• Atlapedia Online - full-color country and world maps
• Blank State Outline Maps
• Color Landform Atlas of the U.S. - plus satellite images and maps from 1895
• How Far Is It? - distance calculator
• Map Machine - from National Geographic
• MapQuest World Atlas
• Maps of the World
• Outline Maps - blank maps of major countries and regions
• U.S. Gazetteer - provides U.S. map and census data
• World Atlas - from About.com

Misc.

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Online Conversion - for any unit of measure

Language Tools

Writing

• APA Format
• MLA Format
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know
• Citation Machine
• Welcome to Copyright Kids

English Language Learners (ELL)

• Interesting things for ESL students
• Activities for ESL students
• A guide to learning English

Learn a Language Online

• Say Hello to the World
• Babel Fish - translation
• I Love Languages
• Languages Around the World

Grammar, Spelling & Vocabulary

• Grammar Lessons
• Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
• Grammar Fun
• Grammar Gorillas
• Learning Vocabulary is Fun
• Spelling Time
• Spell Checkers

Poetry and more

• Aaron's Reader's Theater
• Children's Haiku Garden
• Different Types of Poems for Kids
• Giggle Poetry
• Mama Lisa's House of Nursery Rhymes
• Poetry for Kids
• Shadow Poetry - Types of Poetry