Did you know that public libraries are often great resources for help with homework or projects? Now that school is back in session, take advantage of the tools that are offered. Here are a few ways students can get help or learn something new with the help of the children’s librarians at Cleveland Public Library.
Culture Grams
Are you ready to explore? CultureGrams has the facts about states, provinces, and countries. Information for each location includes maps, flags, symbols, history, recipes, economy, geography, and population.
Gale eBook Collection
Doing a report? Don’t want to carry a whole book on dinosaurs or the revolutionary war home just for a few pages on your subject? Using the Gale ebook collection you can find just the pages that have what you need and save, print, or send them to an ereader as a PDF.
Kids Search
If you need magazine, newspaper, or encyclopedia articles for your project KidsSearch makes it easy. Just pick your topic and type in what you are looking for. The results will give you full articles for your research.
Muzzy Online
Learn a new language through stories, games, and activities. Languages include Spanish, French, German, Italian, and English.
Searchasaurus
Early elementary students can do research too with Searchasaurus’s easy to use subject categories and articles from kid-friendly publications. Parents and teachers can also limit articles by Lexile level.
World Book Kids
Search for information in this online encyclopedia for elementary aged students that includes pictures, maps, and other interactive features.
World Book Student Information for middle and high school students including encyclopedia articles, World Book Atlas, and a multi-media collection.
To use these tools or find out more, visit here.
