Library Resource Information
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Puesta del Sol Elementary Library Online Catalog
(may be temporarily unavailable at times)
Trying
to do research? Looking for kid-friendly online reading?
You can access
the BSD-purchased and kid-friendly databases and web sites
through links on the Puesta del Library Online
Catalog, or directly through the links below. There is no
cost to any parent or student to use these resources, which
are paid for by the Bellevue School District.
Ask
the Puesta del Sol librarian
Stacey Brody for the
user ID and password for your student or check the bookmarks
students brought home with all the access information.
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Name |
Link |
Description |
NetLibrary
new May 2010 |
web
site |
NetLibrary lets you
download eAudioBooks to your computer, and you can
play them on your PC, or on a portable music player
(Windows Media .wma compatible), and some titles are
.mp3 iPod compatible.
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TumbleBooks |
web
site |
TumbleBookLibrary is
an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated,
talking picture books which teach kids the joy of
reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are
created by adding animation, sound, music and
narration to existing picture books in order to
produce an electronic picture book which you can
read, or have read to you.
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WorldBook |
web site |
Access to the World
Book Encyclopedia online, with Kids, Student, and
Advanced editions, as well as a Spanish language
version.
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CultureGrams |
web site |
Since its beginnings
in 1974, the aim of CultureGrams has been to foster
understanding and appreciation of the world's
countries and peoples by creating and publishing
excellent content. Today the CultureGrams series is
one of the most trusted and widely used cultural
reference and curriculum products in the education,
government, and non-profit arenas.
World, Kids, States,
and Provinces editions.
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PebbleGo |
web
site |
Now your K-2
students can research their favorite animals using a
database created just for them. PebbleGo, the latest
innovation from Capstone Press, is designed
specifically for emergent readers. Featuring
hundreds of animals, expertly leveled text, reading
supports, and audio and video resources, PebbleGo is
the ideal K-2 resource.
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eLibrary |
web site |
eLibrary
Elementary -- the ultimate elementary
full-text reference resource
-- tailors all the
media types and search
functionality of eLibrary
for the young reader and
researcher. It's an
easy-to-use general reference
database designed
specifically to engage and
guide younger students.
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Ask
the Puesta del Sol librarian
Stacy Brody for the
user ID and password for your student for the online
resources listed above or check the bookmarks sent home with
students
King County
Library System -
KCLS also has databases you can
research
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