Just For Kids - Databases

Kids' Databases

Most of these databases can be accessed from home using your Glenview Public Library card number as username. A few are available only inside the library and are marked accordingly.

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	Live Homework Help Online tutors are available to help Grades K-12, College Intro, and Adult Learners. Subjects include: Math, Science, Social Studies and English, 2:00pm-9:00pm daily. Tambien en Español.

	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.

	TumbleBook Library The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.

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

	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.

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

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

	CultureGrams States Edition Explore the United States in colorful kid friendly reports.

	Something About the Author Landmark reference set covers the lives and works of authors and illustrators of books for children and teens. A complete searchable archive digitized from the over 200 volume print set.

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

	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.

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

	Student Resource Center A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 450 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.

	Student Edition Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

	Kids Search Search for full-text articles and pictures in this kid-friendly database especially for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

	Searchasaurus A fun, colorful interface for students. Choose from "Primary Search" (for kindergarten through 5th grade) or "Middle Search" (for 6th grade through high school).

	Biography Resource Center The Biography Resource Center combines biographies from over 130 sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, and Writers Directory, with full-text biographical articles from more than 265 magazines.

	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.

	Facts for Learning For elementary students, parents and educators seeking homework and reference information on a wide variety of topics. Includes books, reference tools and website links.

	History Study Center History Study Center provides digitized primary and secondary sources with documents and articles organized under widely-studied topics, with reference works, images, video clips and links to 2,000 Web sites.

	Issues and Controversies Issues and Controversies features up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

	Novelist K-8 Novelist K-8 contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. It offers reading recommendations by reading level and reading tips for parents. Discover fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in the classroom. You can find stories that are set in a particular country for use with geography units, books about different cultures and relationships, as well as titles to help students develop their appreciation of literature.

	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.

	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.

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