Homework Help databases

Research Databases for Kids that can be accessed from home:

• Kids Infobits
  Colorful, east-to-use interface invites students to explore. Kids InfoBits contains more than 100 full-text, kids magazines, more than 6,400 images, Merriam-Webster®’s Elementary Dictionary and 1,200 maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs.
• Ebsco Primary Search
  For elementary school students: magazine articles and links to pamphlets, photos, maps and flags.
• Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids
  Compton's by Britannica, Britannica's Elementary Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary. After signing in, click "Jump to Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids" on right side of screen.
• Grolier New Book of Knowledge
  General Encyclopedia for new students K-8. (NovelNY)
• Tumblebooks
  Collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
• Searchasaurus
  Designed specifically for elementary school libraries, it contains full-text magazines, pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
• Kids Search
  Designed for K-5 students, it contains full text for popular, elementary school magazines, pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
• Amazing Animals of the world
  Wild animals and their habitats for elementary school and middle school.
• America the beautiful
  State history, people, places and events for elementary school and middle school.
• Lands and People
  Countries and cultures of the world for middle school and high school.
• New Book of Popular Science
  Science and technology plus science in the news for middle school and high school.
• La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
  Un recurso de referencia para las personas que hablan Español y para estudiantes de la idioma Español. (A comprehensive reference resource for Spanish speakers and Spanish-language students.)

Research Databases for Kids that can be accessed from inside the library:

• Kids Infobits
  Colorful, east-to-use interface invites students to explore. Kids InfoBits contains more than 100 full-text, kids magazines, more than 6,400 images, Merriam-Webster®’s Elementary Dictionary and 1,200 maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs.
• Ebsco Primary Search
  For elementary school students: magazine articles and links to pamphlets, photos, maps and flags.
• Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids
  Compton's by Britannica, Britannica's Elementary Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary.
• Grolier New Book of Knowledge
  General Encyclopedia for new students K-8. (NovelNY)
• Tumblebooks
  Collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
• Searchasaurus
  Designed specifically for elementary school libraries, it contains full-text magazines, pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
• Kids Search
  Designed for K-5 students, it contains full text for popular, elementary school magazines, pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
• Amazing Animals of the world
  Wild animals and their habitats for elementary school and middle school.
• America the beautiful
  State history, people, places and events for elementary school and middle school.
• Lands and People
  Countries and cultures of the world for middle school and high school.
• New Book of Popular Science
  Science and technology plus science in the news for middle school and high school
• American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus
• American Heritage Children’s Dictionary
• La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
  Un recurso de referencia para las personas que hablan Español y para estudiantes de la idioma Español. (A comprehensive reference resource for Spanish speakers and Spanish-language students.)

We also have an additional listing of other online databases.

other Homework Help websites

You can also check out these helpful sites:

• American Library Association's Great Websites for Kids
  Includes a vast selection of reputable websites for children.
• AskKids
  Allows users to ask a question, confirms the question, then takes them to one web site that answers the question.
• Fact Monster
  Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects
• GoGo News
  Big news for little people!
• InfoPlease  
  Authoritative reference for Internet users which provides a comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, and dictionary.
• Internet Public Library Kidspace 
  Features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines.
• KidsClick!  
  Annotated searchable directory of websites created for kids by librarians.
• Kids.gov  
  US government's portal site that provides a gateway to hundreds of Federal and other websites for use by kids.
• Nassau Library System Homework Help 
  Alphabetically listed subject headings offer a wide variety of topics to aid children with their research.
• Study Jams
  Find out about over 200 study topics in a fun and interactive way.
• Youngzine
  Safe, well-lit web site for children where they can learn about current events around the world