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Explora is EBSCO’s interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction by combining many of its research databases into one easy search, providing suggestions for topics and areas of study.
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Explora for Elementary Schools is a full-text database of carefully curated content for elementary school libraries. Combining all of its resources into an easy search, this platform includes full text for the most popular children’s magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.
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Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia provides access to over 25,000 records, including images and brief biographies, on an array of topics..
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Digital exam and career prep resources can help students and users be better prepared down the road for both college and their careers. With resources for high schoolers and college students, Peterson’s can help develop foundational skills such as math, reading comprehension, science, and writing, as well as provide free study tests and guides for standardized testing.
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Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories, and poems.
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Find a good book to read! NoveList Plus allows for searching for fiction by title, author, plot, genre or subject. Retrieve author read-a-likes, book recommendations, book lists, and book discussion guides.
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NoveList K-8 is a database of book recommendations for younger members of the community. It provides information about read-alikes, complete series, reading levels, recommended reading lists, and resources for parents.
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Science Reference Center provides high quality videos and images as well as the full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, and reference books. The database also contains science experiments and curriculum-aligned lesson plans.
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