New Content Additions (SIRS Discoverer)

New Non-Fiction Content

Our newest addition is the acclaimed Weekly Reader series of books, geared specifically for elementary levels. Accelerated-Reader approved and correlated with curricula including science, the series are comprised of multiple books. These high-interest titles combine easy-to-follow text with amazing photos to spark students' interest in reading. Reading levels include grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6.

Expect to see more Weekly Reader series in the near future.

Weekly Reader States of Matter (4 books)
Gases, How Water Changes, Liquids, Solids

Weekly Reader Animals and Their Senses (5 books)
Animal Hearing, Animal Sight, Animal Smell, Animal Taste, Animal Touch

Weekly Reader Let's Read About Dinosaurs (6 books)
Apatosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor

Weekly Reader X-Science (6 books)
The Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot, ESP, Ghosts, The Loch Ness Monster, UFOs

New Periodical Titles

WR Science: Help students learn about their world by exploring science news. WR Science is designed to help meet the National Science Education Standards, and makes learning science fun.

Language Arts Resources @ SIRS Discoverer

Read-along plays, quizzes and interactive activities remain highly valuable resources for younger students. Also investigate writing activities and quizzes that illustrate concepts including Onomatopoeia, Anagrams, Pig Latin, Puns, and more!

Explore this and more in our new Subject Tree Additions: ARTS/Grammar & Punctuation and KIDS CORNER/ Grammar & Punctuation.

Additional Language Arts resources include:

Historical Fiction Narratives
Teaches formal thinking of history and enrich Social Studies, by illuminating history with interesting and entertaining narratives. Explore the newest title from Patria Press, Alexander Hamilton, and read 13 other books detailing the lives of young notable people.

New Activities: Read-Aloud stories!
Engages varied learners and listeners while developing background knowledge, increasing comprehension skills, and fostering critical thinking. Read-along with varied learning-leveled stories from titles including Highlights, Children's Digest, Children's Playmate, Child Life, Humpty Dumpty, U.S. Kids, Jack and Jill, Turtle and Storyworks. Great for teaching young kids and struggling learners the basics of reading.

Go to DATABASE FEATURES > Activities > read-aloud stories, OR visit: Kids Corner > Things to Make & Do > read-aloud stories. Also visit the same Tree branches to find Read-aloud plays.

Science Resources for the Lower Levels and/or Struggling Audience

Most science-specific products currently available are too advanced for younger and or/struggling learners. Discoverer offers a wealth of pertinent and appropriate science content:

Research our Subject Tree branch delegated for Science content--Science--and explore the numerous subtopics included therein.

Find articles about Scientists in the Subject Tree branches SCIENCE > Scientists and NOTABLE PEOPLE > Scientists. Investigate the Biographies feature for notable scientists and inventors, including Thomas Edison and Louis Pasteur. Learn about recent science news and discoveries, under the Subject Heading term Discoveries in science.

Research science activities and projects in the Subject Tree branch KIDS CORNER > Things to Make & Do > science & nature projects, and under the Subject Heading term Science Projects.

Read editorially-selected and unique titles, including such Science-specific kids' sources as: Current Science, DIG (Cobblestone), KNOW: The Science Magazine for Curious Kids, National Geographic Little Kids, National Geographic Kids, National Geographic Explorer!, National Geographic Young Explorer!, National Geographic Extreme Explorer!, Odyssey (Cobblestone), Scholastic DynaMath, Science Made Simple, Scholastic Math, Science Weekly, Science World (Scholastic), SuperScience (Scholastic), ScienceSpin, WR Science, YES Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for Kids, New Series: How Stuff Works, and New Series: Try This.

In the acclaimed reference title Biography for Beginners: Inventors, students can research the personal and working lives and accomplishments of such notable inventors as Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and others.

See the first entry at the top of this page related to our new Weekly Reader books which also match this content need.

Age-Appropriate Election 2008 Content

Our editors know kids are interested in the election and politics in general. Articles and websites are selected daily for their age-appropriate and fair coverage of the 2008 Election: the issues, the candidates, and the campaigns.

For information about Election 2008, investigate our new Campaigns & Elections Subject Tree branches within History & Government > United States of America.

Worldwide elections can also be found in History & Government > Elections.

Age-appropriate articles and safe WebFind websites are added daily.

Educators and librarians continue to tell us: "Add more full-text books, please." In response, we continue, month after month, to add new, premier titles from our publishers, including established and peer-reviewed publications, respected by educators. New features to our recently loaded books may include tables of contents, glossaries, article links, images, maps, timelines, and ever-valuable primary documents.

Our 250+ and growing collection remains a valuable resource, and may be just what you need for your non-fiction and reference content! Additionally, our Reference Desk provides everything young researchers need to begin the research process. Users can create marked lists, and view, print, or email any document or image in one easy step.

eLibrary Elementary's newest addition is the acclaimed Weekly Reader series of books, geared specifically for elementary levels. Accelerated-Reader approved and correlated with curricula including science, the series are comprised of multiple books. These high-interest titles combine easy-to-follow text with amazing photos to spark students' interest in reading. Reading levels include grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. Expect to see more Weekly Reader series in the near future!

For a complete list of eLibrary Elementary's reference and non-fiction holdings, visit the "Books" feature.

Title List: New Since August 2008

• Alexandria, Virginia
• Biography for Beginners: World Explorers
• Cahokia Mounds
• Chaco Canyon
• Flying over the USA: Airplanes in American Life
• Galloping across the USA: Horses in American Life
• Great Zimbabwe
• Landmarks of American Women's History
• Landmarks of the American Revolution
• Landmarks of the Civil War
• On the Waters of the USA: Ships and Boats in American Life
• Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life
• Straphanging in the USA: Trolleys and Subways in American Life
• Tenochtitlan
• Weekly Reader Let's Read about Dinosaurs Series