Libby/OverDrive eReading Room
Browse Libby/OverDrive for fiction and nonfiction eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and comics.
Interactive eBooks
Discover fun, interactive, fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks in BookFlix.
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Libby/OverDrive: eBooks, Audiobooks, & More
Find your next great read in the form of an eBook, audiobook, magazine, comic or manga. Browse the OverDrive collection by genre, or search for an author or title. Visit the Kids eReading Room or the Teens eReading Room to find titles just right for you!
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Sesame Street eBooks from OverDrive
Hang out with your favorite characters from Sesame Street! This collection is available through our OverDrive eBook platform. You can also find and read individual titles using the Libby app.
BookFlix: Interactive eBooks
Discover fun, interactive, fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. Each pair of books also features interactive games, puzzles, and age-appropriate web links for further exploration on a topic.
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Scholastic Teachables: Ready-to-Use Educational Material for Ages 4-11
Great for parents, teachers, and educators, this resource provides tens of thousands of searchable and printable, ready-to-use educational materials for ages 4-11 that are standard aligned. Find lesson plans, skill building packs, leveled mini books, coloring sheets, graphic organizers, clip art, and more. Use this resource for homeschooling or in the classroom. Also great for creating storytime activities, or designing lesson plans for English Language Learners.
Novelist K-8 Plus: Book Recommendations
Explore reading recommendations for children's fiction and non-fiction titles, including lists of award winners and discussion guides for book clubs.
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Granger's World of Poetry
Provides access to full-text poems, citations, commentaries, biographies, and a poetry glossary. Includes selections of current and foreign language poems.
Weston Woods: Children's Literature Videos
Explore this online collection that brings children's literature classics and modern favorites to life with interactive videos and resources! Parents and educators can utilize lesson plans that accompany the materials to integrate these works into their curriculum. This collection includes materials with closed captions and available in Spanish and Mandarin. For toddlers and school age children!
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Get homework help on any subject with an online tutor from 1-10 p.m., any day of the week. Spanish tutors are also available.
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Scholastic Teachables: Ready-to-Use Educational Material for Ages 4-11
Great for parents, teachers, and educators, this resource provides tens of thousands of searchable and printable, ready-to-use educational materials for ages 4-11 that are standard aligned. Find lesson plans, skill building packs, leveled mini books, coloring sheets, graphic organizers, clip art, and more. Use this resource for homeschooling or in the classroom. Also great for creating storytime activities, or designing lesson plans for English Language Learners.
Grades 4-8 Student Center by LearningExpress Library
LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform that offers video courses, practice tests, and eBooks. The Grades 4-8 Student Resources Center provides skill-building resources for classroom and homework success. This center helps students in elementary and middle school prepare for important tests, get extra help with assignments, and boost their skills in important subjects. Resources are available in English and Spanish.
This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
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CodeCombat
Choose your hero, collect gems, and defeat enemies as you make your way through this fantasy game that teaches Python, JavaScript, C++, and other coding languages! Master Web Development or Game Development with over 500 levels that teach new ideas, build on existing concepts, and challenge you to think outside the box.
You can play anonymously, but an account is required to save your progress. Look for the "Sign Up" and "Log In" buttons at the bottom of the screen to save your game.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images. Topics include animals, history, peoples & cultures, science & technology, and more. This resource is great for report research and browsable for general interest exploration. Note, for the very latest issue of National Geographic Kids, please check OverDrive Magazines for Kids & Teens.
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Science Online
Find book and journal articles on a broad range of scientific disciplines including biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, marine science, space and astronomy, and physics. Also included are videos and animations, printable science experiments, diagrams, brief biographies of leading scientists and their achievements, key tables and data, and a comprehensive topic timeline.
ScienceFlix: STEM Books and Media for Ages 10-15
Scholastic ScienceFlix brings science education to students with hands-on scientific experiments, in-depth STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) careers exploration, and interactive videos, articles and lesson plans. For school aged children from 10 to 15 years old.
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Scholastic Go!
Scholastic Go! offers comprehensive nonfiction content for kids in grades 3 and up. Learn about animals, countries and states, science, history, and much more. Includes the following four encyclopedia databases: Amazing Animals, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science. Find daily news and current events, interactive maps, dictionaries, and videos.
Science Experiments
Have fun with science experiments. Whether you need to do a project for a school science fair or you want to be a mad scientist, our Experiments eBook collection can get you started. Learn how to formulate your hypothesis; design your experiment; record, analyze, and report your results.
Explora for Elementary School
Explora is a fun, easy-to-use tool that can help you complete research and classroom assignments. With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art & music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures & languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.
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TrueFlix: Science and Social Studies Books and Media for Ages 8-12
Scholastic TrueFlix is an online eBook service for children in grades 3-6 that offers nonfiction True Books and multimedia content to help students improve literacy and critical thinking skills, and build knowledge of curriculum-based Science and Social Studies content. Content includes nonfiction and fiction eBooks, primary sources, videos, audio clips, images, and related websites. TrueFlix helps students improve literacy and critical thinking skills, and build content-area knowledge. In addition, TrueFlix helps students achieve key college and career readiness support.
Watch & Learn Library - Educational Videos for Ages 3-8
The Watch & Learn Library from Scholastic has hundreds of nonfiction videos, vocabulary, and quizzes for young learners in grades PreK-3. The videos use real-world footage to teach about animals, nature, science, history, and social studies. Closed captioning for each video helps beginning readers. Available in English and Spanish.
Biography (Gale in Context)
Find a biography in our comprehensive collection covering the world's most influential people, both historic and contemporary.
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TrueFlix: Science and Social Studies Books and Media for Ages 8-12
Scholastic TrueFlix is an online eBook service for children in grades 3-6 that offers nonfiction True Books and multimedia content to help students improve literacy and critical thinking skills, and build knowledge of curriculum-based Science and Social Studies content. Content includes nonfiction and fiction eBooks, primary sources, videos, audio clips, images, and related websites. TrueFlix helps students improve literacy and critical thinking skills, and build content-area knowledge. In addition, TrueFlix helps students achieve key college and career readiness support.
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CultureGrams
Learn about countries from all over the world and the U.S. states. Additional features include maps, statistics, history, infographics, video clips, and images. For students grades 2-12.
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This resource is integrated with cloud-based services such as Google Drive and Google Classroom. You have the option to export any content to a personal account.
Cultures of the World
This series provides you with a comprehensive overview of different countries from around the world, including the people, geography, history, culture, government, religion, language, and leisure activities. Each book contains websites for additional research at the end of each chapter, up-to-date statistics and facts, updated maps, and photographs.
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Use the link above to browse all eBooks in the ePoint Plus collection. Once there, you can use the search bar to look up a book by title, author, series, or keyword. You can also use the Category dropdown to browse by topic. For Cultures of the World eBooks, select the Social Sciences category with subcategory Peoples & Places.
It's My State! eBooks
This popular series provides background on the geography, history, people, government, and economy unique to each state within the United States.
Use the link above to browse all eBooks in the ePoint Plus collection. Once there, you can use the search bar to look up a book by title, author, series, or keyword. You can also use the Category dropdown to browse by topic. For It's My State! eBooks, select the History category with subcategory States.
California Missions
Learn about the rich history of the California Missions: how they started, the people who ran them, the indigenous population, and their legacy today.
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Use the link above to browse all eBooks in the ePoint Plus collection. Once there, you can use the search bar to look up a book by title, author, series, or keyword. You can also use the Category dropdown to browse by topic. For California Missions eBooks, select the History category with subcategory Early America.
Scholastic Go!
Scholastic Go! offers comprehensive nonfiction content for kids in grades 3 and up. Learn about animals, countries and states, science, history, and much more. Includes the following four encyclopedia databases: Amazing Animals, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science. Find daily news and current events, interactive maps, dictionaries, and videos.
This resource is integrated with cloud-based services such as Google Classroom. You have the option to export any content to a personal account.
TrueFlix: Science and Social Studies Books and Media for Ages 8-12
Scholastic TrueFlix is an online eBook service for children in grades 3-6 that offers nonfiction True Books and multimedia content to help students improve literacy and critical thinking skills, and build knowledge of curriculum-based Science and Social Studies content. Content includes nonfiction and fiction eBooks, primary sources, videos, audio clips, images, and related websites. TrueFlix helps students improve literacy and critical thinking skills, and build content-area knowledge. In addition, TrueFlix helps students achieve key college and career readiness support.
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Watch & Learn Library - Educational Videos for Ages 3-8
The Watch & Learn Library from Scholastic has hundreds of nonfiction videos, vocabulary, and quizzes for young learners in grades PreK-3. The videos use real-world footage to teach about animals, nature, science, history, and social studies. Closed captioning for each video helps beginning readers. Available in English and Spanish.
U.S. History (Gale in Context)
This resource provides a variety of historical data from primary sources and reference documents. It also includes photographs, illustrations, and maps. Topics range from the arrival of Vikings in North America all to the way to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror.
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World History (Gale in Context)
This resource covers the people, cultures, events, and societies of the ancient and modern world. With thousands of full-text articles and primary sources, learn about everything from early civilizations to the Industrial Revolution, the Silk Road, the Space Race, and beyond. Also included are photographs, illustrations, and maps.
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This resource enables you to create a username and password to share, save, and download content—including highlights and notes.