Reference Databases for Youth
CultureGrams for Kids
A collection of country reports that teaches upper elementary-aged children more about the world around them. Each report is an indispensable resource of up-to-date, engaging cultural information, complete with images, historical timeline, fun facts, and sections on history, population, "life as a kid," and more.
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eLibrary Elementary
Students use the colorful, graphical search interface to find the answers they need from more than 130 magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, weblinks, and audio/video titles, all selected as appropriate for elementary school studies. Great for finding photos of events and people.
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InfoTrac Junior
Designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
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InfoTrac Kid's Edition
Designed especially for elementary students (Grades K-6) and
features titles most critical to their research and curriculum. Gives children easy access to magazines, reference books, and newspaper articles selected just for their age group.
Kids InfoBits
Features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface and simple, quick access to curriculum-related information on current events, arts, sciences, health, people, government, sports, history and more for students in grades K-5.
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SIRS Discoverer
A general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9. Features articles and images from more than 1,600 domestic and international magazines, newspapers, U.S. government documents, and websites — all carefully selected for their educational content reliability, relevance, interest, age-appropriateness, and level of readability.
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TumbleBook Library
A collection of animated, talking picture books (TumbleBooks), as well as games, educational tools, and more!
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World Book Kids
Online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia! Features thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.
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