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CultureGrams® is a leading reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. CultureGrams goes beyond basic facts and figures with local perspectives on more than 200 countries and territories, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs, and lifestyles. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, each concise, reliable, and up-to-date report is written and reviewed by local experts, providing users with unique, intimate cultural details from a real insider’s perspective.

Specifically designed with the needs of middle school students in mind, Explora for Middle Schools includes full-text articles from popular, vocational, and trade magazines, full-text newspaper articles, along with images, videos, and primary sources.

If you are involved in educating elementary students, you can find the most popular children’s magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries here. Find material to supplement your curriculum or stimulate student interests. Full text.  Peer reviewed.  Updated daily. 1985-present.

Your students can easily find what they need for homework help or research projects right here.  Explora features reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art & music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures & languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.

Practice makes perfect! Prepare for tests like the ACT and GRE. Get advice on finding a college and financial aid. Improve your job skills, resume, and more! It’s easy to use and track your progress.

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Overcome stumbling blocks to learning a foreign language, with online lessons that intuitively adapt to your needs. Mango Languages offers over 70 world language courses covering everything from Mandarin Chinese to Latin American Spanish. You can even learn St. Patrick’s Day Irish and Pirate. What fun!

Interested in volcanoes, astronomy, or scientists like Einstein? Research to your heart’s content in hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.  Full text.