Buckinghamshire Libraries Rivers, Mountains & Habitats in the Online Library
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Buckinghamshire Libraries Rivers, Mountains & Habitats in the Online Library You can use the Online Library to help with your homework topics. You can access the Online Library using a computer in the Library or at home (where you will also need to enter your library card number) via the link http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/lis - and follow the links to Free exclusive resources or to Recommended websites. Many of the sources listed are written for adults, so you may need some help to understand them Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Use either Junior or Student editions Britannica Junior has an Animal Kingdom topic in the Features section. Gale Children’s Resources Gale Children's Resources is a database of encyclopaedias and e-books particularly suitable for young people. They can be accessed online from all library locations or from home 24/7. Titles include: Junior Worldmark Encyclopaedia of Physical Geography Junior Worldmark Encyclopaedia of the Nations Amphibian Desert Fish Jungle Ocean Pond & River Rock & Mineral Seashore Shark Tree Weather Whale Dorling Kindersley Ebooks Pocket Nature series (several titles) Eyewitness: Jungle Eyewonder: Rivers and Lakes Ocean (2 titles) Rainforest (2 titles) Wonders of the Natural World Oxford Reference Online Encyclopaedia of Underwater Life Oxford Companion to the Earth Dictionary of Geography BucksKey Children & Young People – Homework & Revision Children & Young People – Homework by Subject (look for Natural History) Other Online Sources Some local rivers and canals have interest groups concerned with their wellbeing. Initiatives include: Aylesbury Canal Society http://www.aylesburycanal.org.uk/ Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust http://www.b-mkwaterway.co.uk/ British Waterways Guide to Canals, Rivers and Lakes http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and-rivers Impress the Chess http://www.chesham.gov.uk/Environment/Impress_the_Chess.aspx Misbourne River Action http://www.misbourneriveraction.org/ Revive the Wye http://www.revivethewye.org.uk/ River Chess Association http://www.riverchessassociation.co.uk/ Wendover Arm Trust http://www.wendoverarmtrust.co.uk/ For more information contact the Libraries Reference & Information Service at [email protected] .