Help preschoolers and kindergarten kids with phonics, letters, with Era Books Online.
We encourage parents and caregivers to assist and encourage their children when using these digital resources from home.
Home Readers with Era Books Online
Access home readers, letter and sound recognition books, picture books and games for young children. Era Books Online also links to storybooks in World language books (LOTE4Kids).
Suitable for Ages: 3-10
| Get started with Era Books Online |
Apps Available:
- Picture books and traditional tales to nurture cultural connections
- Phonic books and instructional videos for letter and sound recognition
- Level 1-26 in Guided Reading with guides and comprehension quizzes
- Mathematics and science readers for contextual learning and vocabulary
- Sing-alongs, picture dictionaries and interactive learning activities
- Links to LOTE4Kids in world languages
- Accessibility tools available to adjust text and contrast.
World Book Kids
World Book Kids is an encyclopedia developed for kindergarten and primary school-aged students. It offers easy to read articles, packed with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and a wealth of engaging games and activities.
Suitable for Ages: 5-10
| Get started with World Book Kids |
- Access to the full encyclopedia as well as World Book Online for Kids
- Features easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated
- A wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities
- An uncluttered interface, easy-to-understand content, and useful activities
- Find stunning illustrations, videos, and interactive maps
- Additional teaching tools for educators and parents
Help guide for World Book Kids
World Book Students
A general reference encyclopedia for students that offers more than 40,000 articles, biographies, videos, images, and activities that support a student's research needs. It includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia.
Suitable for Ages: 8-14
| Get started with World Book Student |
- Math and Science games appear on relevant articles
- My Research offers a personal, digital tool to stay organised
- The Biography Center contains more than 10,000 biographies of both historical and contemporary figures
- Trivia quizzes that make learning fun
- Extensive built-in dictionary and an easy-to navigate atlas
World Book Timelines
A collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science and technology, society and culture, sports, world history and geography, and more. You can also create, customize, collaborate, and share your own timelines.
Suitable for Ages: 8-14
| Get started with World Book Timelines |
- More than 650 prepared timelines and 14,000 individual events
- Timelines feature a variety of topics and subjects to span the curriculum and interests of all ages
- Users can interact with Timelines in a variety of ways such as sharing, editing, or printing
- Create timelines from scratch; users can create family histories, track geneologies, create projects for school, and more
Britannica Library Kids
Support your child's learning and curiosity with access to safe, age-appropriate articles with a 250 year legacy.
Suitable for Ages: 5-14
| Get started with Britannica Library Kids |
- Access via Encyclopedia Britannica and select Kids
- Over 100,000 articles, images and videos
- Interactive world atlas with information on each country and major cities
- Kid-friendly dictionary available on every article
- The Activities Corner provides downloadable activities, games, and lessons
Help guide for Britannica Library Kids
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids magazine gets kids excited about their world around them. Each issue is packed with fun features and facts about animals, science, technology and more. It makes learning fun!
Suitable for Ages: 6-14
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- Topics include science, nature, culture, archaeology and space
- Provides all National Geographic Kids magazines from 2009 to present
- Searchable collection of books, maps, images, and videos
- Full text replica of magazines available
Help guide for National Geographic Kids