Subscription Research Databases

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For ideas about which databases to use, take a look at the pathfinders!
Refer to the FCPS 24/7 Library Learning Center class for information about home access.
Gale
  • Newspaper articles
  • Magazine articles
  • Encyclopedias
  • Almanacs
  • Atlases
  • ebooks
  • Over 20 databases
Grolier
  • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia Americana
  • New Book of Popular Science
  • New Book of Knowledge
  • Lands and Peoples
  • Amazing Animals of the World
  • La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre

 
World Book Encyclopedia
  • Atlas
  • World Book Student
  • World Book Advanced includes primary source material
  • World Book Discoverer with easier articles and read-aloud capability
  • World Book Kids is the online version of the Student Discovery Encyclopedia
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
  • Early World of Learning
  • Dictionary

e-library

  • Newspaper articles
  • Magazine articles
  • Encyclopedias
  • Almanacs
  • Atlases
  • Over 10 databases

 
CultureGrams

  • Information on the land, people, customs, lifestyle, and society of most countries

ABC/CLIO

  • American Government
  • American History
  • State Geography
  • World Geography
  • World History
Marshall Cavendish ebooks
  • America in the 20th Century
  • Supreme Court Milestones
  • Earth and Physical Sciences
  • Elements
  • Exploring Life Sciences
  • Habitats of the World
  • International Wildlife
  • Life Science

plus titles on Ancient Civilizations and more

Picture books and chapter books that are read to you while you read along.

Tumblebooks

(mostly picture books)

Tumblereadables

(mostly chapter books)

ABC/CLIO e-books

  • American Government
  • American History
  • State Geography
  • World Geography
  • World History


Capstone myON Books

Fiction and non-fiction books in English and Spanish that are read aloud to you as you read along.

 

 

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