Lower School

• EBSCO Searchasaurus and Kids Search (ask Ms. Wolfram or Ms. Alonso for the user ID and password).  Search encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, and an image collection. 

• CultureGrams (ask Ms. Wolfram or Ms. Alonso for the user ID and password).  Experience the cultures of more than 200 countries in reports that include maps, statistics, glossaries, and in-depth information in 25 different categories.  Users can also locate information on U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

• Kids Reads -- Looking for a great book?  This website can help you!

• Scholastic News Online -- World, U.S. local, entertainment, and sports news for kids.

• San Francisco Public Library -- Find a branch near you!

• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government -- Everything you ever wanted to know about how our country's government works.

• Presidential Biographies -- Fun facts about U.S. Presidents.

• Animal Corner -- A place to meet the amazing animals that live on our planet.

• Defenders of Wildlife -- Get the facts on endangered animals.

Upper School

General Resources

• EBSCO Searchasaurus and Kids Search (ask Ms. Wolfram or Ms. Alonso for the user ID and password).  Search encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, and an image collection.

• SIRS Discoverer (ask Ms. Wolfram or Ms. Alonso for the user ID and password).  A user-friendly searchable database of encyclopedia, magazine, and newspaper articles, almanac entries, dictionary definitions, photographs, and more.

• Encyclopedia Britannica -- a great starting point for your research. 

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online -- definitions, synonyms, and more.

• RhymeZone -- What rhymes with "research"?  Find out here.

• CitationMachine -- This website creates perfectly formatted bibliographies for you.

Biographies

• A&E Biographies

• Gale's Black History Biographies

• Gale's Hispanic Heritage Biographies

• Biographical Dictionary

News, Current Events, Geography

• The New York Times

• The San Francisco Chronicle

• The Washington Post

• Newseum: Today's Front Pages -- 587 front pages of newspapers from 52 countries.

• CultureGrams (ask Ms. Wolfram or Ms. Alonso for the user ID and password).  Experience the cultures of more than 200 countries in reports that include maps, statistics, glossaries, and in-depth information in 25 different categories.  Users can also locate information on U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection -- More maps than you ever knew existed.

• Google Maps -- Make your own maps here!

• GeoHive -- data on worldwide population, agriculture, politics, and economy

Faculty/Parents

• Children's Literature Comprehensive Database -- up-to-date recommendations and reviews of books for children and young adults.  (Ask a librarian for the username and password.)

• United Streaming -- educational online videos across the curriculum.  (Ask a librarian for the username and password.)

• Teaching Books.net -- an online collection of K-12 multimedia author and book resources.

• The International Children's Digital Library -- notable and award-winning children's books from around the world, presented in high-quality digital format.