Just for Kids + Homework Research

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Primary School: Grades K-6 | Middle to High School: Grades 7-12

Primary School: Grades K-6

Novelist K-8 Plus Quickly find that just-right book. Type in an author, title or key words in the Find box, or browse by age group, and you'll access a rich collection of titles, BookTalks, Recommended Reads book lists and more.

TumbleBook Library Access talking picture books, read alongs, audio books, puzzles and games for children. Learning a new language? Enjoy some titles in English, French and Spanish.

Kids InfoBits Featuring a visually appealing interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. Contains curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content.
Acquired through the Knowledge Ontario initiative

World Book Kids Developed especially for younger library patrons. The site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, multimedia, and a wealth of engaging games, interactive tools, and activities.

Middle to High School: Grades 7-12

Canadian Points of View Canadian content Provides students with a series of essays presenting multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
Acquired through the Knowledge Ontario initiative

Discovering Collection Offers access to content based on [U.S.] national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Includes reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips.
Acquired through the Knowledge Ontario initiative

Junior Edition Standard Provides middle school students access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Acquired through the Knowledge Ontario initiative

Literary Reference Center A full-text database that contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works. Find plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, book reviews, as well as classic and contemporary poems, texts and short stories.

Student Edition Standard Provides high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Acquired through the Knowledge Ontario initiative

Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Canadian content Designed for high-school students. Includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics.

Teen Health and Wellness Developed for teens with their unique concerns in mind. Award-winning and critically acclaimed, providing curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs & alcohol, nutrition, mental and emotional health, cyber-literacy, family life, sexuality and more.
Acquired through the Knowledge Ontario initiative

World Book Info Finder Contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons' homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides, and much more.