Biography in Context

Biographies on famous people from various print resources are now available online.

CultureGrams
Provides concise cultural and statistical reports on over 200 countries. Reports cover 25 different aspects of the country and culture.

Overview of Ancient Civilizations with text, pictures, timeline and maps.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search full-text ebooks on a wide variety of topics, including arts, business, history, science, social science and more.

Kids InfoBits
Browse and Search magazine and newspaper articles in a child-friendly interface.

National Geographic Kids
Offers hundreds of downloadable images, the full-text of National Geographic Kids magazine, and entire non-fiction books.

Novelist K-8
Looking for something good to read? Try Novelist!  It has book reviews and suggested reading lists.

ScienceFlix
ScienceFlix provides students in grades 4 through 9 with thousands of science-related articles, videos and interactive projects and experiments that will help to expand their knowledge and prepare them for thoughtful participation in science discussions and activities at school.

TumbleBooks
The TumbleBooks is a collection of TumbleBooks (talking picture books), puzzles, quizzes and resources.

 World Book Kids
This version of World Book contains encyclopedia articles, images, games, and more specifically developed for elementary school students.

World Book
Contains the full-text of the print version of World Book, plus additional articles, maps, and videos. Also contains a Spanish-language encyclopedia, Craft Corner, Inventions and Discoveries, and more.