sample additions to Kids’ Port

 

tumblebooks TumbleBooks are electronic versions of your favorite picture books with added animation, sound, music and narration.
kids_infobits_lg Kids InfoBits from Gale: Contains over 100 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5.  Also includes Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs. Help for using this database – Video Tutorial.
grolieronline for kids Grolier / Scholastic resources for elementary school including:

  • Top stories
  • Clickable maps
  • Amazing Animals of the World Encyclopedia with facts and photos for over 1,200 animals.
  • America the Beautiful Encyclopedia with articles on US cities, states and Presidents.
  • American  Heritage Children’s Dictionary
  • American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus

 

eLibrary eLibrary Elementary: Contains over 140 magazines and books for elementary students. Also includes the American Heritage Dictionary. Help for using this database – Video Tutorial.