Almanacs
Infoplease - includes the Information Please Almanac, the Entertainment Almanac, Sports Almanac, the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the Random House College Dictionary online.
The World Factbook - The CIA's World Factbook provides up-to-date information and maps for countries around the world.
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - includes an audio pronunciation for each word, a thesaurus, games, quizzes & more
Dictionary.com - another great site for learning about words
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica (Middle School Edition)
Newspapers
Boston Globe
New York Times
New York Times Archive - Search past issues of the paper for news stories
Infoplease - includes the Information Please Almanac, the Entertainment Almanac, Sports Almanac, the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the Random House College Dictionary online.
The World Factbook - The CIA's World Factbook provides up-to-date information and maps for countries around the world.
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - includes an audio pronunciation for each word, a thesaurus, games, quizzes & more
Dictionary.com - another great site for learning about words
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica (Middle School Edition)
Newspapers
Boston Globe
New York Times
New York Times Archive - Search past issues of the paper for news stories