E-Read Texas for Kids includes a collection of more than 600 titles from Teacher Created Materials, including the TIME for Kids series. The majority of the titles comprise juvenile nonfiction, including science, mathematics, sports, history, and art, in both English and Spanish. The site also includes juvenile fiction and craft and hobby books for kids.
Please note that access to EBSCO Databases ended on August 31, 2023. Try some of FBCL’s other resources, including Gale Power Search.
Please note that access to EBSCO E-books ended on August 31, 2023. Try some of FBCL’s other resources, including the Gale eBooks Virtual Reference Library.
Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students.
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Please note that access to Educators' Databases from EBSCO ended on August 31, 2023. Try some of FBCL’s other resources, including Educator's Reference Complete: Gale OneFile.
Designed for kids, Gale In Context: Elementary delivers trusted, age-appropriate digital content. Through newspaper and magazine articles, videos, images, graphics, and eBooks, elementary students can learn about everything from animals and outer space to famous artists and favorite athletes. The database is visual and intuitive, and rewards students’ efforts by developing comprehension and research skills to prepare them for middle school—and a lifetime of learning.
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The Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative project for scientists and lay-people whose goal is to document the nearly 2,000,000 living species on the planet. Over the last eight years, some one million species have earned their own encyclopedia page featuring such information as a complete taxonomy, description, images, videos and sound files.
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
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Please note that access to Explora Elementary and Middle School (EBSCO) ended on August 31, 2023. Try some of FBCL’s other resources, including Elementary: Gale in Context, and Middle School: Gale in Context.
Please note that access to Explora for High School (EBSCO) ended on August 31, 2023. Try some of FBCL’s other resources, including High School: Gale in Context.
Please note that access to Explora Public Libraries (EBSCO) ended on August 31, 2023. Try some of FBCL’s other resources, including Gale's General OneFile.
