Reader’s Advisory
Reader’s Advisory
Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition Remote/In Library
Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition, powered by EBSCOhost, is a rich research database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 1,290 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, civics and more. To log in: enter your library card number.
Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition Remote/In Library
Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, powered by EBSCOhost, is a rich research database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, ethnicity, disabilities, technology, biographies, history, science, women, civics and more. To log in: enter your library card number.
Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition Remote/In Library
Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition, powered by EBSCOhost, is a rich research database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 2,440 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, ethnicity, disabilities, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more. To log in: enter your library card number.
Literature Resource Center Remote/In Library
Literature Resource Center is your most current, comprehensive, and reliable online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Its coverage includes all genres and disciplines, all time periods, and all regions of the world. To log in: enter your library card number. If your library card number ends with a + sign, substitute the number 1.
Novelist Remote/In Library
Novelist, powered by EBSCOhost, is great for finding author read-alikes, other titles like a favorite book, titles in series, book discussion guides, and award winning books. Also includes information on children’s books and a special “Features for Teachers” section. To log in: enter your library card number.
Novelist K-8 Remote/In Library
The power and quality of Novelist rolled into a junior version for kids in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Powered by EBSCOhost, Novelist K-8, is great for finding author read-alikes, other titles like a favorite book, books in a series, and award-winning books. Provides age-appropriate suggestions for all grade levels and abilities. To log in: enter your library card number.
Read It! Remote/In Library
Read It! is designed for middle and high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills. Content includes: step-by-step research guides, “Read Out Loud” text-to-speech tool that enables students to highlight and listen to text, Lexile Measures to indicate a text’s level of reading difficulty. To log in: enter your library card number.
Read the Books Remote/In Library
Lists of books by topic, grade, series, state awards, etc. Find books set in certain states or during different time periods.
TumbleBookLibrary Remote/In Library
The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks: animated, talking picture books, suited for elementary school children. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books, adding sound, animation, music and narration to create an electronic picture book. The web site is easy for children to navigate and allows children to hear stories read fluently. There are even options to hear the stories in French or Spanish. Each story comes with puzzles and games geared to ensure reading comprehension.