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Culturegrams This link opens in a new window
Concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations -- from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Local experts document the unique, intimate details of each country's customs, traditions and daily life.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Elementary School Edition This link opens in a new window
Articles from Encyclopaedia Britannica, related magazine and journal articles, an atlas, and other reference sources.
Grolier Online Kids This link opens in a new window
Features information found in reference sources including: The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, and Amazing Animals of the World
Gale In Context: Elementary This link opens in a new window
Kids InfoBits is the perfect educational product for today's young learners. It's a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics. It features a modern, graphical interface, great new content from trusted sources, more intuitive navigation, improved resources, and much more.
Pebble Go This link opens in a new window
Includes four databases for emergent readers: Animals; Science; Biographies, & Social Studies
Power Knowledge Earth Space Science
Power Knowledge Life Science
Power Knowledge Physical Science
Research in Context This link opens in a new window
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
SIRS Discoverer This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary database for elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas content sets such as current events, history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology.
World Almanac for Kids
World Book Kids
The World Book site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aides, and curriculum guides.
World Book Student This link opens in a new window
The content of World Book Encyclopedia is available here but with constant updating, special reports, and online links. When you find an article you want, you can e-mail it to yourself or print it.