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A Social Studies intensive encyclopedia that provides state-by-state history and current events for elementary and middle schools. |
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Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration |
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A general encyclopedia with over 45,000 articles, which include links to bibliographies, selected full-text articles, related Encyclopedia Americana articles and further online reading. |
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The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia includes encyclopedia articles, news, timelines, quizzes and games, and research starters. It also includes an atlas and a dictionary. |
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Find general information and do research for projects on animals, science and more. New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL) access is sponsored by the New York State Library. If you do not have a Queens Library card, you may access this database by using your New York State Driver's License. Look here. |
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An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events for middle and high schools. |
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This database is for middle grade students and includes literary selections, timelines, science projects and experiments, news, homework help and more. |
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Opposing Viewpoints In Context draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. |
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Specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6, PowerKids Life Science promotes digital literacy and 21st- century learning skills while offering research, report, and homework help. PowerKids Life Science is iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and netbook compatible. Learners will enjoy... • Appealing, friendly interface • Over 400 articles for elementary and middle school students • Text-to-speech • Videos and audio that extend learning • Interactive, fun games • Science fair projects and experiments Educators will appreciate... • Correlations to national and state science curriculum • Resource sections with Web sites and recommended reading lists • Promotes green living and learning • Helps students "Think like a Scientist" • Lesson plans, reproducibles, and promotional materials • iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and netbook compatible |
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Designed especially for the young researcher, contains full-text articles from more than 60 popular elementary school magazines. Also contains: More than 50 full-text student reference books including Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, the American Heritage Children's Dictionary and the Encyclopedia of Animals. Additionally, it houses an image collection of more than 100,000 photos, maps and flags. New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL) access is sponsored by the New York State Library. If you do not have a Queens Library card, you may access this database by using your New York State Driver's License. Look here. |
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