Digital Library Resources

Ludlow Elementary School Library

Quick Links: Use the Resources below for Reading e-books and Research

Tumblebooks - picture books, chapter books, nonfiction texts videos and games
User Name: ludlowmhPassword: reads

Click above to access epic! and its collection of nonfiction and many current, popular fiction titles:
Ask your teacher for your class code or use the library code: acm8326

http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb

WorldBook Encyclopedia&WorldBook Kids
Nonfiction, Games, Puzzles, and Activities
User Name: tworivers1Password: trsu

Flyleaf Publishing - a series of e-books for Emergent Readers following a sequence of foundational skills. Just click on a book title and turn the pages.

Unite online library -Free access to hundreds of picture books.- audio narrations in more than 40 languages.*Recommended by the VT Agency of Education

“Goodnight With Dolly” features Dolly Parton reading a series of Imagination Library picture books all carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time.

Storyline Online you can Listen to a story read to you by a famous actor! http://www.storylineonline.net/

ICDL - The International Children's Library provides books from around the world. http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

Classic Books from the Library of Congress www.Read.gov

The Library of Congress has created this book for older students.
Each chapter is written by a different author!

Search Engines, Subject Directories & Encyclopedias:

These web sites will link you to informational sites on most any topic,

& they're created specifically for elementary & middle school students

click: Elementary School for Kids InfoBits
click: Middle School for 5th/6th resources
Teachers - click: Teachers for: Educators Reference Complete journal articles.

kiddle.co

Safe visual search engine for kids

Kidsites.com

Ducksters.com

Recommended Apps

Reference Shelf

Dictionary:

http://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Thesaurus:

http://www.thesaurus.com/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus

World Language Dictionary

WordReference.com

Encyclopedias

WorldBookOnline

User Name: tworiversPassword: trsu

Atlas:

https://www.google.com/maps

Fiction Reading Resources

Authors and Illustrators Websites & Publishing News:

Author Websites

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Not sure how to pronounce an author's name? Click to find out

Author Name Pronunciation Guide

Interviews with Authors & Illustrators

Mo Willems

https://www.scholastic.com/site/dav-pilkey-books/home.html

https://www.pilkey.com/

Dr. Seuss

Visit J.K. Rowling's website:

Jeff Kinney

Roald Dahl

Award Winners :

Newbery Medal Winners

Caldecott Medal Winners

Vermont Award Winners

Golden Dome Book Award

5th & 6th Graders:Looking for a Golden Dome book to read on-line? Check out SORASearch for: Green Mountain Union High School and log in with your TRSU google account

2024 Caldecott Winner

2024 Newbery Award Winner

Curriculum & Nonfiction Resources For the Classroom or Just For Fun!

Math:

321know.com

Science

Nasa for Kids National Geographic Kids: Animals

Wildscreen Arkive Vermont Critters - VT Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

Wildlife Defenders ALA Great Websites for Kids: Animals

KidsHealth MBGnet Biomes of the World

KidSites Science PBSKids Design Squad STEM activities

eSchooltoday - environmental education

Music

-Ms. Barron's Music Room favorite picks

-San Francisco Symphony Kids www.sfskids.org/

New York Philharmonic Kids

PBS Kids Music Games: https://pbskids.org/games/music/

Art

-National Gallery of Art www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/kids.htmlnga kids

-Metropolitan Museum of Art-MetKids http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/metkids/

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems : Try drawing like Mo! Visit this site for 15 archived episodes created by illustrator Mo Willems during the Covid-19 School Closure of Spring 2020.

Draw Every Day with JJK - Jarrett J. Krosoczka,author & illustrator of the Jedi Academy and Lunch Lady series created a series of drawing videos for you to follow.