New Non-Fiction Content

Biography for Beginners

Having established an esteemed reputation for creating outstanding reference publications, the Favorable Impressions titles display a high level of care and commitment, and each publication is reviewed by Advisory Boards comprised of school librarians, public librarians, and reading specialists.

As promised, we have added more titles in the Biography for Beginners series! Latest additions include:

Biography for Beginners
African-American Leaders, Vol. I

Biography for Beginners
African-American Leaders, Vol. 2

Expect to see more Biography for Beginners titles added to the elementary products in the future.

Weekly Reader

Our newest addition is the acclaimed Weekly Reader series of books, geared specifically for elementary levels. Accelerated-Reader approved and correlated with curricula, 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.

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies: Anne Frank

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies: Cesar Chavez

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies: Jackie Robinson

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies: Louis Armstrong

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies: Nelson Mandela

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies: Wright Brothers

More of these titles are planned for inclusion in the near future.

Updated Source List & New Periodical Titles

Check out SIRS Discoverer's newly updated title list, in Excel and PDF versions. As always, you'll find these resources, along with dozens of other solution-specific items, on our proquestk12.com support website.

Language Arts Resources

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

Teach 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

Engage 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. They're great for teaching young kids and struggling learners the basics of reading!

Go to DATABASE FEATURES > Activities >
read-aloud stories

OR: Kids Corner > Things to Make & Do >
read-aloud stories

Also visit the same branches to find read-aloud plays!

Science Resources for the Beginning 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 (Weekly Reader) Science
YES Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
New Series: How Stuff Works
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!

We've added additional science-themed Weekly Reader titles, geared specifically for elementary levels.



Accelerated-Reader approved and correlated with curricula including science, the series are comprised of multiple books. As usual, reading levels include grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6.

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

Weekly Reader In the Sky (4 books): The Moon; The Planets; The Stars; The Sun

Weekly Reader Storms (6 books): Dust Storms; Hailstorms; Hurricanes; Snowstorms; Thunderstorms; Tornadoes

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

Weekly Reader Big Cats (6 books): Cheetahs; Cougars; Leopards; Lions; Lynxes; Tigers

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 Full-Text Content Additions

As we head into 2009, we continue to add new, premier titles from varied publishers, including established and peer-reviewed publications, respected by educators. New features to our many of our recently loaded books 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.

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

Title List: New Since October 2008

Weekly Reader Graphic Histories Series

Weekly Reader Graphic Biographies Series

GeoNova City Maps

GeoNova Country Maps

GeoNova Thematic Maps

GeoNova State Maps

Graphic Novels

Find books by selecting the Books icon on eLibrary Elementary's main page, and scrolling down to the Weekly Reader titles from the alphabetical list.

Why are Graphic Novels so important?

Geared for Beginning and Struggling Readers: Graphic novels are age-appropriate and ideal tools, with their imaginative story lines and captivating illustrations.

Classroom-Friendly: Graphic novels engage varied learners and listeners while building complex reading skills, increasing comprehension skills, and illuminating history with interesting and entertaining narratives. They're powerful tools to motivate and engage reluctant readers who often shun traditional texts.

Safe, Reliable and Relevant to the Curriculum: The acclaimed Weekly Reader series of books is geared specifically for elementary levels. Accelerated Reader-approved and correlated with curricula, each series is comprised of multiple books. High-interest titles combine easy-to-follow text with remarkable images to spark students' interest in reading.

New eLibrary Format: eLibrary Elementary's new viewer-friendly slideshow format and capabilities includes a page image of the PDF with previous and next links. Expandable images, full-size image links, and a link to the TOC (table of contents) are also incorporated. The TOC provides a link to each document, as well as a link to the books' PDF.

Explore GeoNova's City, Country & Thematic Maps

Find maps by selecting the Maps icon on eLibrary Elementary's main page, and scrolling down to the GeoNova titles from the alphabetical list.

A commonly recited Elementary and Middle School theme is the cultivation of map-reading skills. This crucial skill-set helps children learn geography via five central themes: Locations, characteristics, relationships, patterns, and regions.

GeoNova Maps offer myriad ways to illustrate and teach map skills to beginning and struggling learners. Explore the hundreds of maps already loaded on eLibrary Elementary, via City, Country, and Thematic map collections, and expect more in the near future--including State, Territory, Region, Province, Ocean, Continent, and other collections.