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Library Resources |
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Search for books in the Wakefield Forest Elementary School Library. |
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Library Projects:
View illustrated stories and WebQuests created by
Mrs. Mostacciuolo (Mrs. M) and the 2008-2009 5th grade students of Wakefield Forest Elementary School. |
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Fairfax County Public Schools (in partnership with the Fairfax Public Library, the state of Virginia, and the Library of Virginia) provides a wide range of online resource web sites for students to use both at school and at home. User ID and password information
were sent home in October 1, 2009 Thursday folders. If you did not receive the information, please contact Ms. Mostacciuolo at 703-503-2326 and it will be sent home with your student. This information is also available on the library Blackboard (FCPS 24/7) web site. |
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Databases: |
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- ABC-CLIO
History, geography, and government databases
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- CultureGrams
Great kid-friendly information on 89 different countries. Includes statistics, geography, culture, recipes, photos, etc.
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- EBSCO
Child-friendly research database
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- Gale
This site contains professional adult and K-12 editions of a wide variety of resources.
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- ProQuest's eLibrary
Research databases subscription that includes School Library Journal children's book reviews,
online reference books, magazines, newspapers, etc
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Online Encyclopedias: |
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- Grolier Online
Online encyclopedia subscription databases including Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, America the Beautiful (a U. S. states encyclopedia), and a Spanish language encyclopedia
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- World Book Encyclopedia
Subscription service that includes different "resource centers" and interfaces for primary, elementary, and middle school students
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Children's Search Engine: |
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- Yahoo Kids
Search engine guide and more for children
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Libraries and Library Services: |
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- Fairfax County Public Library
Provides and encourages the use of library resources and services to meet the evolving educational, recreational and informational needs of the residents of Fairfax County and Fairfax City
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- Library of Congress
Makes its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and sustains and preserves a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations
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Other Student and Parent Resources : |
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- FCPS Parent Resource Center
Promotes parent awareness of the services provided by the
Fairfax County Public Schools for children with special
needs and their families
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- Parent Institute,The
Publishes a variety of materials including newsletters, booklets, audio CDs, brochures, videos and presentation kits
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- Author Sites
Contain links to the websites of famous children's authors
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- Cable in the Classroom
Fosters the use of cable content and technology to expand and enhance learning for children and youth nationwide
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