Animals

  1. Middle Search Plus

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    yes

    Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text
    is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags.

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    BadgerLink
    Created by: 
    EBSCO
    Database Funded by: 
    $-BadgerLink
    Database Subjects: 
    Animals
    APL Kids
    Biography
    History
    Images
    Multidisciplinary
    Student's Research: Middle School

  2. Kids Search

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    Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8, offering an easy-to-use search screen that finds information in several Databases funded by BadgerLink and housed in EBSCO: Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, Newspaper Source Plus, History Reference Center, Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, and Science Reference Center.

    Go to the funder's website: 
    BadgerLink
    Created by: 
    EBSCO
    Database Funded by: 
    $-BadgerLink
    Database Subjects: 
    Multidisciplinary
    Animals
    Biography
    Education
    Health & Medicine
    History
    APL Kids
    Science & Technology

  3. Virtual Reference Library

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    Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

    Arts

    • Arts and Humanities Through the Eras 5v, 2005
    • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 2v, 2004
    • Contemporary Fashion 2nd ed., 2002
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed., 4v, 2001

    Biography

    • Business Leader Profiles for Students 2v, 2002
    • Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 24, 2nd ed., 2005
    • Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed., 23v, 2004
    • Notable Sports Figures 4v, 2004
    • Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s 2v, 2003

    Education

    • Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans 24th ed., 2008

    Environment & Animals

    • Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia 2nd ed., 17v, 2004

    Literature

    • Contemporary Novelists 7th ed., 2001
    • Contemporary Poets 7th ed., 2001
    • Modern American Literature 5th ed., 3v, 1999
    • Nonfiction Classics for Students 5v, 2001
    • Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature 2002
    • Reference Guide to Short Fiction 2nd ed., 1999
    • Reference Guide to World Literature 3rd ed., 2v, 2003
    • Writers Directory 2005 ed., 2v, 2004

    Go to the funder's website: 
    APL
    Created by: 
    Gale Cengage
    Database Funded by: 
    $-APL
    Database Subjects: 
    Multidisciplinary
    Academic
    Animals
    Biography
    Book Excerpts
    Literature
    Reference

  4. Searchasaurus

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    A collection of resources designed for kids of all ages, including an encyclopedia of animals, a general encyclopedia, and two magazine databases, Middle Search Plus and Primary Search. (A kids' search interface for selected EBSCOhost databases)

    Go to the funder's website: 
    BadgerLink
    Created by: 
    EBSCO
    Database Funded by: 
    $-BadgerLink
    Database Subjects: 
    Multidisciplinary
    Animals
    Biography
    Health & Medicine
    History
    Images
    APL Kids
    Literature
    Reference
    Science & Technology

  5. Science Reference Center

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    Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

    Go to the funder's website: 
    BadgerLink
    Created by: 
    EBSCO
    Database Funded by: 
    $-BadgerLink
    Database Subjects: 
    Academic
    Animals
    APL Kids
    Reference
    Science & Technology
    Student's Research: Teens

  6. Primary Search

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    Can I use this from home?: 
    yes

    Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.

    Go to the funder's website: 
    BadgerLink
    Created by: 
    EBSCO
    Database Funded by: 
    $-BadgerLink
    Database Subjects: 
    Animals
    APL Kids
    Biography
    Health & Medicine
    History
    Magazine Articles (general or popular)
    Multidisciplinary
    Science & Technology
    Student's Research: Kids
    Student's Research: Teens

  7. Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

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    Can I use this from home?: 
    yes

    This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

    Go to the funder's website: 
    BadgerLink
    Created by: 
    EBSCO
    Database Funded by: 
    $-BadgerLink
    Database Subjects: 
    Multidisciplinary
    Academic
    Animals
    Biography
    Health & Medicine
    History
    Images
    Reference
    Science & Technology
    Student's Research: Middle School
    Student's Research: Teens

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