OverDrive for Kids offers a vast eBook and eAudiobook collection. The Newport News Public Library selects individual titles for the collection and is the best resource for new and popular titles. There is a General, Teen, and Kids landing page for the collection.
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Gale In Context: Elementary meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search, and full-text and age-appropriate curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more!
Explora is the interface for the EBSCO Research Databases. There are four Explora interfaces, each aimed at a different age group that search age-appropriate databases. Primary is the Explora for children grades K-5.
Novelist K-8 Plus is a database that provides reader recommendations for kids. Patrons can search for books that are similar to other books or use a highly detailed search criteria that includes options for mood, character type, and setting.