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Hawthorne Elementary

Inspiring in everyone a passion to excel

E-Books:

Capstone Interactive**

ICDL - International Children's Digital Library

Tumblebooks (you'll need your free public library card to sign in)

via Wheaton Public Library

via Carol Stream Public Library

Epic! (ask your teacher for login info)

**Passwords for home use available through the LLC

Reference Websites:

Encyclopedia Britannica**

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

Kids InfoBits (Gale)**

FactCite (including Biography for Beginners)

PebbleGo**

PebbleGo Next** (Science, States, American Indians)

Fact Monster

DK FindOut

Guinness Book of World Records

**Passwords for home use available through the LLC.

News and Current Events:

DOGONews

Time for Kids

Youngzine

Newsela

PBS LearningMedia - Videos and interactives

PBS NewsHour Extra

Smithsonian Tween Tribune

Student-Friendly Search Engines:

Google is great, but might not be the best search engine for you. The sites below are powered by Google, but have stronger filters to help you find kid-friendly sites.

Kiddle

Kidtopia

Kidrex

Safe Search Kids

Fact Hound

Image Search:

Britannica ImageQuest**

Photos For Class - Creative Commons images with proper attribution

Pics4Learning - Copyright-free images for student use.

Morgue File - Free stock-photo archive

Unsplash

Pixabay

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