Youth & teen
digital resources
From reliable reference materials that combine text, audio, and video to homework help, these resources are designed to help young learners succeed and enhance literacy.
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Gale in Context: Elementary
Elementary-aged learners will find reliable, engaging content designed specifically for them while developing research skills and information literacy.
Miss Humblebee’s Academy
Miss Humblebee’s Academy offers thousands of fun and safe online, offline, and printable activities for ages 3 – 6 to help develop school readiness.
National Geographic Kids
Magazines, books, videos, and images will engage curious young learners as they explore science, animals, technology, cultures, and history.
Novelist
Find your next read with Novelist. Looking for a good fiction or nonfiction book? Search by subject, plot summary, grade level, and more.
Novelist K-8
Find reading suggestions for picture books, children’s chapter books, and young adult titles. Search or browse by subject, plot summary, grade level, and more.
Peterson’s Test and Career Prep
Prepare for academic and career-related tests, from the SAT and graduate entrance exams to vocational tests like NCLEX and ASVAB. You can also research college and career options, search for financial aid, and get help with resume building.
Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables is an online database of tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials, created by teachers and precisely leveled. Materials are available for teachers, homeschooling caregivers, and learners from Pre-K to Grade 8.
Teachingbooks
An online collection of resources for children’s and young adult books, selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities for K-12 students.
Transparent Language
Learn a new language using a self-paced, online language-learning system. Transparent Language offers courses in over 100 languages.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks features animated ebooks for young children with read-along narration and sound. Also find games, puzzles, quizzes, and read-along chapter books for young readers.