Here we are learning about the State Library Electronic Resources, this is going to be quite an educational experience.
World Book- School Edition Kids K-5 is absolutely the best! It is easy for the kids to navigate through, simple, short paragraphs are easy for them to understand. Subjects are alphabetized, another great feature. The pictures are actual, not just a drawn figure, which is nice. The articles have other related sites for the kids to check out for more indormation
Student grades 5-9 has a lot more information, more detail, more videos and plenty of subject details. I like the fact that each article can be printed out separately.
Advanded Grades 9-12+ was most interesting. Providing a few current news events will stir their interest in what is going on around the world. The side bar where one can click on specific information is a wonderful feature. The videos were great!
I was a little disappointed in the Explore SD page. Some of the facts on SD could not be found, such as the official song; official dessert and other fun and interesting facts on SD. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right spot, but I sure couldn't find them.
Discover for reluctant readers and adult learners was fun to navigate through. The divisions on the side bars was great. I like that articles could be translated into different languages. While around here there is no need for that feature, it can be very useful in the larger areas where there are more foreign people living. It was fun to play around with it.
World Book School Edition is definitely the best resource around here. Can't wait to show it to my patrons :-)

Hi, there, Prairie Librarian! Welcome aboard and thanks for your thorough review of World Book School Edition. Sorry you were disappointed in Explore SD; most 4th grade teachers we've shown it to have been very excited to have "one-stop shopping" for all things SD. But then, they must not have been looking for the song or dessert. They have been most grateful for the links to biographical info about noteworthy South Dakotans. Let us know your success stories with your patrons on World Book!
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