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Resource Topics

  • Agriculture & Environment
    13

  • Animals & Zoology
    17

  • Arts & Humanities
    36

  • Biographies
    24

  • Books & Reading
    11

  • Crafts & Hobbies
    8

  • Encyclopedias
    15

  • Health & Wellness
    18

  • History
    35

  • Homework Help
    20

  • Social Sciences
    35

  • Sports & Recreation
    14

  • STEM
    33

eBooks for All Ages

World Book eBook contains something for all ages and all subjects. This digital library includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that span the curriculum and reading levels. Some books include interactive games, quizzes, and activities to enrich learning.  Both nonfiction and fiction titles are available.

Receive unlimited, simultaneous access to all books in the collection as well as unlimited downloads to any tablet or mobile device via the World Book eBooks app. Each reader can customize his or her reading experience with notes, highlights, drawings, and bookmarks that automatically save when a user logs in to their personal My World Book Account.

  • Ready-made activities to accompany some of our eBooks.
  • Many Building Block sets come with online activities and ready-made classroom material for educators.
  • Many of our eBooks also have downloadable quizzes/activities to accompany them. These are linked directly to the text on the eBooks platform under “More info”.

Resources within eBooks

Many eBooks have interactive resources throughout such as a read-aloud function and multimedia to bring the text to life! Users can also find games and activities inside many World Book originals to further engage the reader.

  • Read-aloud function: If a text has the read-aloud function, a headphone icon will display on the cover of the book. Once open, click the speaker to have the text read aloud.
  • Multimedia resources: Pictures and videos throughout the book help the text come alive. To find out if an eBook has multimedia throughout, you can check under Resources found in the Table of Contents.
  • Games: Games help extend learning with puzzles, hidden pictures, and more. To find out if an eBook has games, click on Resources found in the Table of Contents.
  • Activities: There are a variety of activities that accompany eBooks. To access activities with the eBooks, check the Resources found in the Table of Contents.
    • Activities to download and print found on the eBook Activities page of the Training Guide.
    • An entire site devoted to the Building Blocks of Computer Science series.
    • Interactive activities found within eBooks. Read below for additional details and examples.
  • Downloadable quizzes: Many eBooks have an accompanying downloadable pdf quiz. Locate the title that you want and clicking more information in the bottom right corner of the ebook cover thumbnail.

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Learn through demonstration and exploration tools.

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Hear and download articles read out loud.

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View videos and tutorials on a broad range of topics.

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