Children’s Databases

• CIA – The World Factbook Click on the “drop-down” list of countries to learn more about any country that interests you. 
• World Geography and Culture Online Has more than 500 clear, printable, full-color maps with additional information.

• Biography Reference Bank
• Biography in Context
• Literary Reference Center

• Bloom’s Literary Reference Online
• Discovering Collection
• Gale Literary Index
• Literary Reference Center

• Explora
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

• Health Source
• Health Reference Center

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• African American History Online
• American History Online
• American Indian History Online
• Ancient and Medieval History Online
• Discovering Collection
• Modern World History Online
• Points of View Reference Center

• MAS Ultra Full-text articles from magazines, pamphlets, and reference books.  
• Masterfile Full-text articles from magazines plus biographies.  
• Middle Search Plus For middle school students, contains full-text articles, biographies, primary source documents, and images, including maps and flags.
• New York Times Historical (1851-2011)  Contains articles from the New York Times newspaper. Helpful for locating obituaries and biographical information on well-known people.  
• Newspaper Source Plus Contains articles from national, international and regional newspapers.  
• Primary Search A good source for elementary school students, provides articles from nearly 70 popular magazines.

• Novelist K-8
  This database helps find good books for readers up to grade 8.
• What Do I Read Next?
  Use this database to search by title, author, story line, character, or award winners to find new books to read

• Research In Context
  Provides articles from reference books on science.
• Science Online
  Lots of articles about different topics in science.
• Science Reference Center
  Find information about biology, chemistry, geology, space, ecology, health, medicine, science history, physics, scientists, technology, and animals.

• Referencia Latina
  Ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluyendo entradas de enciclopedia, imágenes, informes sobre salud; un diccionario, y más de 100 libros de referencia.