A to Z The USA

Detailed information and histories of the 50 states and five U.S. territories. Includes maps, flags, photos and more.

Amazing Animals of the World

Information about animals for elementary students and older.

America the Beautiful

Information about U.S. states and territories for elementary and middle school students.

AudioBookCloud (TumbleBooks)

Listen online to audio books in many different categories: fiction, non-fiction, classics and even Spanish language audio books! These books are always available, never on hold, and no need to download.

Biography In Context

Information on athletes, entertainers, politicians, historical figures, authors and many others.

BookFLIX

Explore animated versions of favorite children's picture books and related nonfiction ebooks in one of nine learning categories. Also includes Spanish titles and educational games.

Contemporary Authors

Full text articles on over 100,000 authors.

Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos

Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas. (Contains information about people, places, objects, events and ideas.)

Experiment Central

Detailed information on more than 300 science experiments for upper elementary and older students. Search by key word or by alphabetical list of science topics.

Explore Illinois

Links to resources related to Illinois. Found in tabs at top of page.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

Articles, pictures, maps, an interactive atlas, timelines, dictionary and thesaurus.

Grolier Online Kids

Use 'Find It Fast!' to search all Grolier Online Kids resources at the same time.

HelpNow

Live homework help from expert tutors in Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies in student- friendly online classrooms. For 3rd grade and older, 3 PM to 11:55 PM.

Kids Search

An easy way to find stories about everything from animals to current events. Perfect for research projects!

Middle Search Plus

Full text articles and biographies for middle-school students.

Muzzy Online

Muzzy Online makes language learning fun using games and cartoon characters to teach Spanish, French, English, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese. Ages 1 – 16 years.

National Geographic

Get great stories and photographs from National Geographic magazine. You'll find over 100 years worth of materials (from 1888 to 1994).

New Book of Popular Science

Information on science and technology for middle and high school students.

NoveList Plus K-8

Allows readers of all ages to search for new books to read by favorite title, author, subject, keywords. Includes popularity ratings.

PebbleGo Animals

Information and educational games on over 200 animals especially for K-2 emergent readers.

PebbleGo Biographies

Information about key historical figures especially for K-3 emergent readers.

PebbleGo Earth and Space

Information and educational games about earth science, seasons, space, and weather especially for K-3 emergent readers.

PebbleGo Social Studies

Over 150 articles in 12 different categories introduce young researchers to the world around them. For K-2 students.

Searchasaurus

Searchasaurus makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Geared to younger students.

TumbleBook Library

A collection of animated, talking picture books, puzzles and games. Includes books in Spanish and French.

TumbleBookCloud

An online collection of ebooks and read-along chapter, graphic novels, National Geographic videos, and audio books. Over 500 titles for middle/high school students including content to support the Common Core Curriculum.

TumbleBookCloud Junior

An online collection of ebooks and read-along chapter, graphic novels, National Geographic videos, and audio books. For grades two to six.

World Book Dictionary

Lookup words and their meanings.

World Book Encyclopedia

A comprehensive source of information, educational games and activities.

World Book Kids

A section within World Book Online with short illustrated articles for younger students.

World Book Online