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 DATABASES AND INDEXES FOR CHILDREN

These indexes and databases are provided by
the Masachusetts Board of Library Commissioners,
the Minuteman Library Network, and the Wellesley Free Library.
Access from outside the library requires a library card.

Complete Listing of Databases 
     

 

 KidsWeb (MMRLS) a database of child-friendly web sites created by librarians.  

 

 A to Z Maps Online  proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps, 4,000+ maps incuding political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.

             
Biography Resource Center -  award-winning biographies from Gale Group sources, incuding full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.  .

                 
 Digital Media Catalog (OverDrive) provides popular audiobooks and eBooks available for users to download. Secections can be dwonloaded to a pc or mac and some can be transferred to a cd or ipod. For children's books, youth titles, and teen selections use advanced search subject headings. 
You may access the collection's catalog in the library but downloading can only be done on a non-library computer after installing the free software provided in the catalog.

               
Junior Edition-Infotrac  For junior high and middle school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

                                             
Kids InfoBits For students in Kindergarten through Grade 5, features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
  
Learning Express Library practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information. NEW! Test preparation for Elementary Grades.

 Mango Languages
 Mango Languages Learn conversational skills from the very start. Whether you're learning how to order a pizza or ask when the game starts, Mango immerses you in real, everyday conversations in 48 different language courses.           

 
NoveListNoveListReader's advisory service which searches books by age, topics, ready made lists, plot, etc. Includes picture books and chaper books for all ages.

 
PebbleGo  Two look-it-up databases about animals and earth and space for children in grades 1-3. Learn about your favorite animal and watch a video of it.  Play games like Habitat Hunt and Preditor and Prey.  Explore the earth and weather.
 
Something About the Author (SATA)  Illustrated biographical profiles of many children's authors and artists, incuding award winners and new authors and illustrators, covers more than 12,000 individuals
                              TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks  e-books for e-kids
TumbleBooks are animated, picture  books, read-along chapter books and e-books to read on your own.
           
 
World Book Online the familiar encyclopedia in online form, incudes sections for various ages of children, many more illustrations than the print version
   
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