Find out about World Book Online Kids

1. World Book Kids
Search Encyclopaedia, Dictionary and Atlas Online
At www.greaterdandenong.com go to Library then Library Services
Find link online databases – click onto link
Scroll down and select required database – World Book Online
Type library card number - Note you must type capital A followed by the numbers eg. A1234567
Getting Started
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select World Book Kids.
Click Here for
World Book
Kids
Click Tab to Search
for Maps, Dictionary
Definitions or Pictures
Type Keywords
Here and Click
Enter
Click a Topic
to Browse
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2. Search
To Begin your search type keywords in the search box at the top of the screen and then click Enter.
You can search for articles, dictionary definitions, maps, pictures and more.
World Book Kids will search for different tenses and plurals of the term, for example a search for Dog will
also search for Dogs.
Browse
There are eight categories you can browse; Arts, History and Government, People, Places, Plants and
Animals, Science and Mathematics, Sports and Hobbies and World Religions.
To find articles through Subject Browse, click on a category to start. At the right of the page will be a list of
articles that are categorised in that subject. At the left of the page is a list of more specific categories.
Click on a
category for
To read article
more articles on
click on title
this topic
Reading, Emailing & Printing
To View an article click on the title of the article you wish to view.
To print the article you are currently reading, click Print. The article view changes to one optimized for
printing and then click print again
To e-mail the article you are currently reading, click E-mail. Fill in your email address and then click Send.
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