Animals
The EBSCO Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth information
describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Images
can be obtained by double-clicking any image graphic.
Infotrac Junior Edition
Designed for students in middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books providing information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids Infobits
The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best
elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers
geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people,
government, history, sports and more.
Kids Search Kids Search 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, Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia, reference books,
photos, flags, etc.
Searchasaurus
Intended for users in elementary or middle schools. Searchasaurus
uses an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages
students to develop basic search methodologies. Searchasaurus
offers Lexile limiters (reading level), making it easy for students
to research only appropriate materials in math, science, social
studies and the arts.
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