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Databases for Kids

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  • Amazing Animals In Library Use Use at Home
    Nearly 1,200 articles on all kinds of animals, complete with information, photographs and web links.
  • America the Beautiful In Library Use Use at Home
    Information on the 50 states, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories, including maps, history, geography, economy, culture, government, cities, and timelines. For students in grades 4 – 8.
  • BookFlix In Library UseUse at Home
    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.
  • CultureGrams In Library Use Use at home!
    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.
  • Columbia Granger's Poetry Database In Library Use Use at Home
    Nearly 50,000 poems in full text and more than 400,000 poem citations.
  • NoveList K-8 Plus In Library Use Use at home!
    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.
  • TumbleBooks In Library Use Use at Home
    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 Available from Anywhere!
    Tutoring and Career Center available from 2pm-Midnight everyday.

    Career Center (demo)
    Work one-to-one with career specialists to get help with writing a resume, searching for a job or preparing for an interview

    Tutoring (demo)
    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 2 PM and midnight every day. Subjects covered include math, science, english and social studies.