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Book Collection: Nonfiction - Elementary School Edition
Searchable full-text for more than 1,300 popular nonfiction books covering high-interest subjects like animals, weather and sports.
Book Collection: Nonfiction – High School Edition
Searchable full-text for more than 2,450 popular nonfiction books covering high interest subjects like careers, technology and civics.
Book Collection: Nonfiction – Middle School Edition
Searchable full-text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books covering high interest subjects like sports, technology and biographies.
Book Connections
A collection of resources about children's and young adult books with emphasis on reading.
Credo Reference
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An easy-to-use tool for research projects and homework. Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 200 videos.
Gale Ebooks
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A collection of reference ebooks on the topics of business, biographies, science, history and social issues.
Literature Resource Center
A wealth of information that offers literary criticism, biographies, work overviews, periodical articles, web sites and more.
NoveList
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Use this database to help you find information on thousands of adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction titles. Locate series information, awards, genre lists, reviews and more!
NoveList K-8
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Need help finding a good book to read? Novelist can help you locate fiction and nonfiction books for grades K to 8.
Read It!
More than 1,000 articles, written especially for English language learners on topics such as history, civics, literature, science, and life skills. Articles are short and written to support reading skills and help students and adults build background knowledge, conduct research, and improve study skills.
Research for Middle Schoolers (Gale In Context)
A resource for students that is comprised of reference, periodical, and multimedia content covering cultures, government, history, literature, biography, and science.
Teaching Books
A collection of resources about children's and young adult books with emphasis on instruction/learning.
Worldcat
Search for books and other materials owned by libraries worldwide.
