Kids

• Over 5,000 fun-filled learning activities (books, games, songs, etc.) that encompass reading, math, science, art, and music for ages 2-7+.

Formerly known as Britannica Learning Zone, Britannica Fundamentals is activity-centered learning to explore, play, read, and build technology skills. Coverage includes letters, numbers, geography, shapes, and much more. This resource is designed for kids Pre K through 2nd grade.

This resource is provided courtesy of the Michigan eLibrary, funded by IMLS.

• Resources at three levels –  Elementary, Middle, and High School
• Includes primary sources in subjects such as people, countries, science, animals, current events, and biographies

With Comics Plus®, you get unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, manga, and picture books—anytime, anywhere, and on any device. This link provides access to a specially curated collection of titles designed especially for kids. 

• Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world learning about colors, numbers, and other fun things.
• Strengthen reading foundations with stories, activities and videos.
• Explore the Know It encyclopedia designed especially for early readers.
• Includes materials for educators.

• Explora for Primary Schools
• Explora for Middle Schools
• Explora for High Schools
• Explora for Educators
• Multiple versions of the Explora interface provide unique, age-appropriate content for primary schools, secondary schools and public libraries.
• This includes an Educator’s Edition which offers lesson plans, support materials, and professional development resources.
• Curriculum Standards Module (U.S. and Canada) to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly to curriculum standards
• Full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles
• Reading level indicators (Lexile Measures) to simplify discovery of texts that match students’ reading abilities

Download and enjoy thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks, just for kids! It’s easy to get started ― all you need is a GRPL library card.

• Middle school magazines and reference books including thousands of biographies, primary source documents, over a million photos, maps and flags.
• Subjects covered include history, current events, science, sports and biographies.

•  PreK-3 database for reading and research
• Improve reading and research skills by building on children’s interest
• Articles and activities for Animals and Social Studies

• Children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and an image collection designed for elementary school libraries.

• Designed for middle and high school students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects.

• Contains eight major subject categories: Arts, History and Government, People, Places, Plants and Animals, Science and Mathematics, Sports and Hobbies, World Religions.
• Has three sets of activities divided into: Make It! Think It! and Be It!
• Includes full-featured pictures, sounds and videos.
• Also includes a section for teachers.