Cultural Literacy
Follow these links and reference materials to help you find information for each category of your cultural literacy packet:
| Proverbs |
Popular Book of Proverbs & Sayings (REF 398.9 TIT) |
| Idioms | Scholastic Idioms (REF 423 TER) |
| English |
Webster's 3rd New International Dictionary (unabridged)
(REF 423 WEB) World Book Online |
| Literature |
The Young Reader's Companion (REF 809 CAR) World Book |
| Mythology |
Companion to World Mythology (REF 291.2 BAR) Greek and Roman Mythology A-Z (REF 292.103 DAL) World Book (for Trojan Horse information see Trojan War) Grolier or GaleNet |
| Music, Art, & Architecture |
World Book
or Grolier or Electric Library |
| World Geography |
Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (REF 910.3 WEB) Grolier World Book |
| Mathematics |
The Concise Encyclopedia of the Sciences (REF 503 CON) Math Dictionary |
| Physical Sciences |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Science
(REF 503 ILL) Space (REF 500.503 SPA) Dictionary of Astronomy (REF 520.3 FAC) Grolier (Popular Science) |
| Earth Sciences |
New Book of Popular Science 1998 (REF 500 NEW) Grolier |
| Life Sciences |
New Book of Popular Science 1998 (REF 500 NEW) Grolier  |
| Medicine & Human Body |
The Incredible Machine (REF 500 NEW) Grolier or Galileo |
| Technology |
The Concise Encyclopedia of the Sciences (REF 503 CON) The New Book of Popular Science 1998 - see index (REF 500 NEW) World Book |
| Philosophy |
(For philosopher, see philosophy)
World Book & Grolier or Electric Library or GaleNet 
|
| American History to 1865 |
The Dictionary of American History (REF 97 DIC) GaleNet |
| American History since 1865 |
The Young Reader's Guide to American History (REF 973
YOU) GaleNet |
| Politics and Economics |
Uncle
Sam for Kids or GaleNet |
| World History to 1600 | World Book |
| World History since 1600 |
World Book
 |
| United States Geography |
Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (REF 910.3 WEB) Lands and People (Grolier) |