Research/Reference Resources

Find the answers to your questions using these sites.

AADL's Kids Databases  

Find information in the following databases: Culturegrams, eLibrary Elementary, Infotrac, Kids InfoBits, Sirs Discoverer, Something about the Author, Tumblebooks, World Book Online, and World Book Kids. Contact Mrs. Postema for login information.

   ALA Great Web Sites for Kids

Browse by category (animals, the arts, history & biography, language & literature, mathematics & computers, reference) or search this great resource.

Authors and Illustrators

Visit these sites to find out all about your favorite children's book authors and illustrators.

 Children's Book Awards

Find out about current and past winners of the Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal,Coretta Scott King Awards, Flora Belpre Awards, and more.

Need an atlas, almanac, dictionary? Check out this site for kid friendly information.

  Homework Help  

Wines Media Center Web site page includes links to help you with homework, research, library skills, citing sources, and more.

The site uses various media in its effort to explain complex concepts, terminology and mechanisms, including photographs, diagrams, videos and animations, and articles written in language that is designed to be easy enough to be understood by the average layperson.

IPL2 Kids Page

A web site for kids with plenty of educational information and lists of links.

Ivy's Search Engine Resources for Kids

Find search forms for the major Internet search engines for kids.  Also includes Internet search engine links, links to web guides for kids, some specialized search engine forms and specialized search engine links of interest to kids, as well as links to family friendly or general WWW filtered search engines and links to more pages like this.

A search engine for kids, created by librarians.

Kids and Families Page

Log on, play around, learn something!

  Michigan Electronic Library

MeL Kids databases provide reliable, age appropriate resources that inform and stimulate the mind. And they’re fun too! Look at our recommended Web sites for quality information from the Internet.

Tools for doing research and citing your sources. Site is free but requires registration.

 Google's kid-friendly, safe search engine

Search Engines

Search the Web safely using these sites linked from the Wines School Media Center Web site.

TeachingBooks.net provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators and a wealth of multimedia resources on K-12 books that generate enthusiasm for books and reading. Contact Mrs. Postema for password.

A web guide for kids with lots of information, links, and activities.