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Youth Databases:

• Early World of LearningMEL Database

  Grades PreK-5. 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. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.

  Category:

  Encyclopedias, General Resources, Reading and Language Arts, Youth

  Availability:

  Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

• Enciclopedia Estudiantil HallazgosMEL Database

  Grades PreK - 5. Bilingual resources - visual dictionary, world of animals, encyclopedia articles, and Spanish language newspapers. Eight categories to browse: arts, history and government, people, places, plants and animals, science and mathematics, sports and hobbies, and world religions. The visual dictionary includes thousands of images and more than 12,000 labels. Save, print, or email content. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.

  Category:

  Encyclopedias, En Espanol, General Resources, Learning Languages, Youth

  Availability:

  Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

• NovelistPDL Database

  NoveList provides access to full text reviews, recommendations, and information:publication information; subject searching (do you want to find books set in a particular place?); and more for more than 120,000 works of fiction.You can ask it to recommend similar titles and authors, provide guides for book discussions, and even tag and give your own opinion on books you've read through a connection to Goodreads.

  Category:

  Authors, Literature, and Reading, Youth

  Availability:

  Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

• Novelist K-8PDL Database

  NoveList K-8 provides access to titles specifically for kindergarten through 8th grade readers. It provides access to full text reviews, recommendations, and information:publication information; subject searching (do you want to find books set in a particular place?); and more ... You can ask it to recommend similar titles and authors. Specialized resources for parents, teachers and librarians include: 1) BookTalks; 2) Curricular Connection articles; 3) Premade lists for young readers (Recommended Reads) and for teachers (Grab and Go Book Lists); and 4) Teaching with Books section. Novelist K-8 will help you engage your reader.

  Category:

  Reading and Language Arts, Youth

  Availability:

  Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

• Rosetta StonePDL Database

  This innovative language solution for libraries helps patrons engage with confidence in multilingual settings close to home and in locations abroad. Choose Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Dutch, English (American), English (British), Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu, or Vietnamese.

  Category:

  Encyclopedias, Learning Languages, Youth

  Availability:

  Anywhere with a PDL resident library card

• Scholastic GO!PDL Database

  One link, five hundred thousand resources for homework help. Includes nonfiction texts, Newspapers, Videos, Maps to help your student excel in their homework assignments.

  Category:

  Encyclopedias, Youth

  Availability:

  Anywhere with a PDL resident library card