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Early Literacy

Bookflix
A literacy resource for grades PreK-3 that pairs classic fictional video storybooks with related eBooks. Animation, audio and interactive games are designed to reinforce core reading skills. *For access outside the library, use this link.
Novelist K-8 Plus
NoveList K-8 Plus is especially for younger readers. It has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for kids in grades K-8. Use it to find just the right books for every reader

Britannica - School
Includes Fundamentals! for PreK-2
Culturegrams
CultureGrams provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.
Elementary (Gale in Context)
This database introduces elementary school students to database searching with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. Formerly Kids InfoBits.
Explora Primary School
A general research database designed for students in grades K-5. Incorporates content from Primary Search, MAS Ultra, American Heritage Children's Dictionary, and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
Middle Search Plus
Articles from popular, middle school magazines. Find biographies, historical essays, reference books, the Encyclopedia of Animals, an image collection, maps and flags. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile).
Primary Search
Access the full text for popular, elementary school magazines. Additional content includes the American Heritage Children's Dictionary, images, maps and flags. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile).
Middle School (Gale in Context)
A broad-based general research experience aimed at the middle school researcher.

Formerly called Research in Context.
SIRS Discoverer
A general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9. Includes several hundred nonfiction reference books.

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