Kids’ Databases

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Databases for Kids

BookFlix

These online books build a love of reading and learning by pairing classic fictional video storybooks with nonfiction eBooks to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding.
 

Children’s Literature Review

CultureGrams

Find information on 190 countries or investigate the 50 states of the USA. You can find information from politics, religion and language to cultural recipes and photographs.
 

Fiero Code

Self-paced learn-to-code software for kids age 8-18.

NoveList K-8 Plus

This fiction and nonfiction database is aimed at helping readers find the books they want to read. Full-text reviews and read-alikes are available for many titles. NoveList K-8 allows users to search by author, title, series, theme or topic.
 

Something About the Author

Complete access to the print series, Something About the Author, online.

TumbleBooks

Animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
 

Tutor.com Learning Suite

Tutoring and Career Center available from 10 a.m.-Midnight everyday.

  • Career Center – Work one-to-one with career specialists to get help with writing a resume or cover letter, searching for a job or preparing for an interview
  • Tutoring (Overview) Whether you have a math problem, research paper or tough science assignment, Live Homework Help® from Tutor.com can assist you. Students in grades K-12 and early college as well as curious adults can work with a tutor in English or Spanish between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight every day. Subjects covered include math, science, English and social studies.
     

Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia

More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles for students from grades 4 through 12.
 

Scholastic GO!

An encyclopedia for grades 4 – 8. Includes information on animals, U.S. states, countries, science, and more. This is a compilation of the former databases: Amazing Animals, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, New Book of Popular Science, Grolier Encyclopedia, and Encyclopedia Americana.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

An easy-to-use encyclopedia, with over 25,000 articles for elementary, middle school and high school students.

Magazine and Newspaper Articles for Kids

Explora – Primary Grades

Provides full text for over 50 magazines and over 100 pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student. Tutorial

Explora – Middle & High School

Provides full text access to magazines covering general topics for middle and junior high school students. Tutorial
 

SIRS Discoverer

Provides over 1,900 magazines, newspapers, and reference books; 10,000 educator-approved websites; and 30,000 colorful graphics, photos, and maps.  Designed for elementary and middle schoolers.

SIRS Researcher

Provides thousands of full-text articles on a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Articles are selected from around 1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. Includes news information, maps, and almanac information.

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