Almanacs

Almanacs give all sorts of information, from weather to what time the sun rises and sets to information about places around the world.

Resources in this category:

CIA - The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

This is the online version of the World Factbook, which includes information on every country in the world - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, like geography, people, government, and more. There is a also map collection.

Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
http://www.factmonster.com/

Fact Monster is a reference center that is searchable by keyword or subject. The site is colorful, eyecatching, and easy to use. Included are instructions for citing the site and a Homework Center section.

Infoplease: All the Knowledge You Need
http://www.infoplease.com/

All-in-one encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and biography reference! Contains brief information on the people, places, things and events in our world, from sports to science, countries to holidays, and just about everything in between.

inQuiry Almanack
http://sln.fi.edu:80/qanda/qanda.html

A monthly magazine formerly published by the Franklin Institute for "inQuiring minds". Articles from 1995-1999 list events in history , spotlight a variety of topics that are indexed in the archives, and even give puzzlers.

Kids' Almanac
http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/index.html

If you have a factual question, or just want to browse through some interesting information, this is a great place to start. All the contents of a good almanac, organized and written for kids!

The Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/

This is a web version of The Old Farmer's Almanac, "North America's oldest continuously published periodical" which is published once a year in September. The Almanac lists interesting information about the weather, sunrise and sunset times, phases of the moon, gardening information, seasonal recipes and crafts, and many other items.

The World Almanac for Kids Online
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/

This site contains facts and info on U.S. presidents, states, the environment, world religions, inventors, historical birthdays, population, space, animals, and sports.