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Discovery Education Makes E-Textbooks Easy | Reference Online
By on December 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
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“Zoom” in on Animals and Biographies with Abdo | Reference Online
By on September 21, 2016 Leave a Comment
Looking for additional materials on animals and famous figures? Check out Abdo’s latest resource.
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Gale Kids InfoBits: A Reference Wonderland | Reference Online
By on May 16, 2016 Leave a Comment
Gale provides a trove of material for a wide variety of elementary-aged users.
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Take a Look in a Digital Book with Reading Rainbow Skybrary School | Reference Online
By on May 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Elementary students—and their teachers and parents—are in for a treat with this wide array of digital titles.
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A Longtime Publisher Casts Its Print Content in a New Light | Reference Online
By on April 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
Kids Discover presents an online version of the material from its popular magazines, supplemented by strong visual and interactive features.
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Strong Bodies, Healthy Minds: Rosen Teen Health & Wellness | Reference Online
By on January 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
Whether seeking information for reports or for personal reasons, users will find a trove of material with Rosen Teen Health &Wellness.
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Better Learning Through Ebooks: Rosen Digital’s Spotlight on Science and Social Studies | Reference Reviews
By on December 16, 2015
Covering subjects such as the 13 colonies and the solar system, Rosen uses helpful features, including time lines, multimedia, and primary documents, to shine a “spotlight” on a variety of cornerstone topics.
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Gale’s Classrooms in Context (CLiC) | Reference Online
By on October 12, 2015
Gale’s CLiC (Classroom in Context) provides students with authoritative, up-to-date information that supports Common Core and national and state standards within a vetted, safe environment.
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Style and Substance: Cavendish Square Digital | Reference Online
By on June 25, 2015
Just as slick, informative, and engaging as ever, Cavendish Square Digital features a new addition (It’s My State) as well as some new updates you won’t want to miss.
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Guides to Nutrition, Math, and Careers | Reference Reviews
By on June 16, 2015
Whether you’re looking for guidance on math, advice on food, or advice on careers, this month’s reference titles have you covered.
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DK Mines Existing Content for a Promising New Resource | Reference Online
By on May 14, 2015
Information literacy for elementary school students continues to garner more attention nationwide, and DK, best known for its informative, engaging, and visually stunning nonfiction works, has taken up the charge with its newest creation, DK Findout!
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Step into Native American Research: PebbleGo Next | Reference Online
By on March 23, 2015
With a heavy focus on Native American history (future modules will incorporate other topics), PebbleGo Next is one database you and your patrons will want to look for.
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Best Databases: Watch science spring into action with these must-have resources
By on February 16, 2015
SLJ has reviewed all of the year’s databases in anticipation of our best of list. The results are in: a roster of dynamic and on-point databases that will more than meet 21st-century student needs.
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History, Animals, and Zombies | Reference
By on February 9, 2015
This month’s reference titles offer a detailed look at U.S. history that’s ideal for young readers, two animal-related guides, and, for readers who can’t get enough of all things undead, Encyclopedia of the Zombie.
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Britannica ImageQuest: One image database to rule them all | Reference Online
By on February 6, 2015
Britannica’s ImageQuest, a comprehensive, beautifully curated compendium of images, is back and better than ever, with a million new options for kids of all ages.
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A Passion for Fashion | Stylish Nonfiction Titles for Teens
By on February 3, 2015
Whether riveted to reality TV design shows, thumbing through fashion mags or surfing blogs, trend-spotting at the mall, or mix-matching items from their own closets, teens have a passion for fashion.
AfterSchool Edge: Keep Them Edutained | Reference Online
By on January 6, 2015
AfterSchool Edge pulls together different games into a tablet or desktop computer. Though more entertaining than academic, this is a quick and easy way to offer gaming options to the elementary school set.
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December Starred Reviews
By on December 5, 2014
Enjoy a chimp-filled romp through Gombe with Jane Goodall’s latest, check out Kevin Brooks’s Carnegie Award–winning The Bunker Diary, and follow four generations of blackberry fool with Emily Jenkins’s sumptuous picture book A Fine Dessert with the December stars, which offer the best of fiction, nonfiction, and multimedia.
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Scienceflix: An In-Depth Exploration to Tempt Budding Scientists | Reference Online
By on December 3, 2014
Billed as “Science for the Next Generation,” Scholastic’s ScienceFlix is a highly engaging digital resource that offers students an in-depth examination of more than 30 subject areas.
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Nutrition, Social Deviance, and Political Controversy | Reference
By on December 3, 2014
Reference reviews cover a variety of topics. Check out The Encyclopedia of Social Deviance for a breakdown of taboos, and dive into From Famine to Fast Food, for everything you ever wanted to know about nutrition.
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