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Research Tools
Unless stated otherwise, to use these Research Tools from home you must type your library card number when prompted.
- Amazing Animals
- Amazing Animals contains reference and media materials on 1200 animals for grades 2 and above.
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Offers rich media for middle school and higher.
- Kids Search
- Hey, middle school kids! Find what you need for that school project about animals, geography, science, sports, and more! Need pictures? You’ll find those here too.
- LearningExpress Library
- LearningExpress Library provides practice tests for Elementary, Middle, and High School students. Please note: You must register before you can use the site’s resources. To register, you will simply need to create a user name and password.
- Literature Resource Center
- Biographies, bibliographies, journal articles, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors and their works.
- The New Book of Knowledge
- Engaging graphics and lively, age-appropriate text motivate young students through the research process for elementary students and beyond.
- Novelist
- Find information on authors, fiction books, book discussion guides, theme-oriented book lists, best fiction book lists, and teacher resources.
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Supports high school, public, and academic library research.
- Searchasaurus
- Dinosaurs will help elementary students search for articles and pictures of animals, people, places, history, and more!
