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Daviess County Library

Children

Resources and homework help for children.

A Library Card Number is Required to Access Outside the Library

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A website that generates enthusiasm for books and reading in our community. Find book trailers, movies with authors, audio performances, discussion questions, and more — all great ways to engage with books together!

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This interface is designed specifically for elementary school students according to their needs and search abilities and includes reading level indicators to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content.

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Online practice tests for elementary school students in reading, writing and mathematics to help build basic skills. Registration by the user is required for the software to record progress. 

NoveList Plus K-8

If you want help finding a new book, give NoveList Plus a try.  For the easiest search, try the Recommended Reads Lists.  They're located on the left side of the homepage and span all genres and age levels.

Tumble Books Library Link

TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world.

TumbleBookLibrary Premium has over 1100 titles for grades K-6, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, non fiction books and videos, curated playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – a student favorite!

Subscriptions are affordable and EASY to use, and include tools to simplify your kids’ access from home as well as from your building. There are no check-out times or wait lists: the books are always available, to everyone in your institution!

It’s a great resource for tech-savvy kids, and teaches them the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

Freely Available Online

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Free educational resources for students, parents, and teachers with customizable educational content for different student learning styles and levels. CK-12 offers concept-based information with adaptive practice and interactives to help students learn their way.

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Online instructional videos and practice exercises cover topics at grade levels K-14, including test preparation for SAT, LSAT, and more. Resources are now in more than 36 different languages, including Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

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Information about the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.