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Kids Databases

Most of these databases can be accessed from home using your Glenview Public Library card number as prompted.
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Amazing Animals

A virtual trip to the zoo, with interactive information on over 1200 animals.

Biography in Context

The Biography in Context combines biographies from over 130 sources with full-text biographical articles from more than 265 magazines.

Brainfuse - HelpNow

Online tutors are available to help Grades K-12, College Intro, and Adult Learners. Subjects include: Math, Science, Social Studies, English and JobNow, 3:00pm-10:00pm daily. Tambien en Español.

Catalog

Use the catalog to search for books, sound recordings, CD-ROMs, videos, and reference materials in the Glenview Public Library.

CultureGrams States Edition

Explore the United States in colorful kid friendly reports.

CultureGrams World Edition

Experience the world through detailed cultural information on more than 200 countries.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Spanish language database by World Book. Based on the award winning Student Discovery Encyclopedia.

Facts.com

Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 and a live newsfeed from Reuters® to answer questions about events, people, issues, facts, and figures of the last 60+ years.

Grolier Multimedia

Offers quick access to general reference articles and media resources for a visually rich research experience. For middle school students and up.

Grolier Online

Published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc., it includes encyclopedia databases: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.

History Study Center

Collection of primary and secondary sources on history sources on history from ancient times to present day. Grades 6 and up.

Issues and Controversies

Features in-depth and objective information on prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

Kids Search

Search full–text articles and pictures in this kid-friendly database. Grades 3-6.

New Book of Knowledge

Fun, easy to use general reference resource. For elementary school students and English language learners.

New Book of Popular Science

In depth science, health and technology research and news. Includes photos, maps and over 2200 biographies.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Find books and recommendations for grades K-8. Search by author, title, series, subject and award winners.

PebbleGo

Interactive animal site for beginning readers K-2. Play fun educational games and learn early research skills.

Searchasaurus

Animated interface designed to develop basic search skills. Variety of topics. Grades K-3.

SIRS Knowledge Source

An excellent database for student assignments on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political, and global issues. Full text articles archived from 1989 to present many with graphics, charts, maps, and diagrams.

Something About the Author

Covers lives and works of authors and illustrators of books for children and teens. A complete searchable archive digitized from the landmark reference set.

Student Edition

Designed for high school students. Provides access to age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers and reference books. Authoritative content that is updated daily.

Student Resources in Context

Easy access to award winning curriculum based content. Provides premium selection of reference, magazines, newspapers and primary documents in full-text, video and audio.

Student Research Center Grades 6 - 12

EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type—magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.

Today’s Science

Today’s Science presents the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them covering: health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society.

TumbleBook Library

Animated talking picture books with puzzles and games. Books are also in Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, & Spanish.

World Book Kids

Uses the award winning Student Discovery Encyclopedia that is simple, easy to read and understand. Grades K-5.

World Book Online Info Finder

Expansive reference resource based on the World Book Encyclopedia. It offers over 40,000 articles, science projects and a multimedia library. Grades 4 – 12.

World Book Online Reference Center

Encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book and primary source database integrated in a single search. Individual accounts let users create and save their work. 7th grade through adult.


Please ask a librarian for assistance or telephone the Children's Desk at
(847)729-7500 ext. 7900 for further information about these databases.


 
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