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Articles, Magazines & Journals
- CultureGrams
CultureGrams® is a leading reference for concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. With world events increasingly affecting our lives, it's more important than ever to educate students about the world around them, and for college students and business people to stay up-to-date. - Explora
Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality. - Flipster
Flipster is a digital magazine service that allows you to read a selection of magazines from the library's collection on your computer or mobile device - Kids InfoBits
The content found in Kids InfoBits is continuously updated and provides interesting and important facts with connections to current and past events. Indexed, searchable content along with more than 16,600 images, over 1,700 kid-friendly charts and graphs, and more than 600 high-quality educational videos are provided from resources including books, magazines, and news periodicals. Kids InfoBits contains content in popular subject categories including Animals, Arts, Geography, Health, Literature, People, Social Studies, Technology, and more.
Books & Literature
- Novelist Plus K-8
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. - Something About the Author
Something About the Author Online provides comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. The collection includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. - Tumblebooks
Tumblebooks is an online reading opportunity for kids that includes animated talking picture books, chapter books, videos, non-fiction titles, playlists, books in languages other than English such as French and Spanish, graphic novels and math stories. Our collection has nearly 1000 titles with content most appropriate for those in grades K-6.
Language Learning
- Muzzy BBC
By employing a natural immersion approach, MUZZY surrounds children with visual, aural, and contextual language. MUZZY was designed for the way children learn and emphasizes functional language through repetition and spiraling with no memorization or drills. There are no rules! As the animated story unfolds, 1200+ words and concepts are introduced, then reviewed again and again in new contexts, contributing to functional bilingualism. MUZZY’s multi-sensory, multi-layered approach works for language learning students of all learning styles, demonstrating the power of immersion and repetition. - Mango Languages
Mango Languages creates lovable language-learning experiences. The Mango team is made up of amazing people from all corners of the globe: linguists, programmers, teachers, beatboxers, librarians, writers, artists, and even a rocket scientist. What brings us all together: our love for language and culture learning and sharing that love with the world.
Topic Guides
- American Revolution (1775- 1783)
This guide will assist kids in researching the American Revolutionary War. They'll have fun reading all the tabs and learning so many interesting facts! - Ancient Civilizations
An overview of ancient civilizations from around the world. - Aquatic Animals
Explore the amazing world of life under the sea. - Community Helpers
Help kids learn about the community helpers in their neighborhood! - Human Body
Find facts about the human body, including, how it works and how to stay healthy! - Long Island for Kids
Explore the history of our very own Long Island! - Musical Instruments
Learn about the different woodwind, brass, string and percussion instruments. - Weather
Help kids learn about different types of weather.
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