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This category is aimed at Internet users under the age of 18. All sites submitted should be geared toward children and / or teenagers and should provide free online encyclopedias.

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Instrument Encyclopedia A guide to more than musical 140 instruments from all parts of the world. Includes photographs and descriptions. www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument

How Stuff Works Articles explain how hundreds of things work, from elements of the human body to space-age technology. www.howstuffworks.com

ATID Jewish Encyclopedia The Jewish Encyclopedia For Kids is made as an online educational site for children who are interested in Jewish facts and history. www.geocities.com/atid10/ency.htm

Encyclopedia.com Free resource offers more than 50,000 concise articles. www.encyclopedia.com

Encyclopaedia Britannica Provides complete text of Encyclopaedia Britannica with search capabilities, related links, and multimedia enhancements. Free trial available. www.britannica.com

TechEncyclopedia Contains descriptions and definitions of more than 14,000 computer terms and concepts. www.techweb.com/encyclopedia

Children's Encyclopedia of Women Collection of articles about famous women written by third and fourth grade students. www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/womenenc.htm

EncycloZine: Learning Fun! EncycloZine is a concise illustrated encyclopedic portal covering a wide range of topics in the arts, humanities, sciences, and technology. It also features games, puzzles, quizzes, and a multimedia gallery. EncycloZine.com

World Book Encyclopedia Offers in-depth information on a variety of subjects and educational activities for children. www.worldbook.com

Spartacus Educational British online encyclopedia focuses on historical topics. Articles are geared toward students. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

Columbia Encyclopedia - 6th edition Comprehensive online encyclopedia and database of over 51,000 entries. www.bartleby.com/65

VetCentric Encyclopedia Find articles on animal health care topics ranging from behavior and preventive care to common and not-so-common diseases. www.vetcentric.com/reference/encyc.cfm

MSN Encarta Encyclopedia Online home of the Encarta encyclopedia, world atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, multimedia collection, and homework tools. encarta.msn.com

Bartleby.com Reference Reference site allows you to search over the Columbia Encyclopedia, the Encyclopedia of World History, fact books, thesauri, quotes, and more. www.bartleby.com/reference

Encyclopedia Smithsonian Links to online Smithsonian resources and answers to frequently asked questions from A to Z. www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm

wordIQ.com An online encyclopedia with more than 400,000 pages of content. www.wordiq.com/encyclopedia.html

Wikipedia Free volunteer-edited encyclopedia with over 200,000 articles. en.wikipedia.org

Open Site A volunteer-run open content encyclopedia, inspired by the Open Directory Project. open-site.org