Smithsburg Middle LibGuide

Interactive, browser-based digital books that feature easy navigation tools and enhanced content such as read-to-me audio that supports readers of all types and ages. Books can be read online or can be downloaded into the Capstone Interactive app for offline use (up to 20 books). Username/password required - see your library media specialist.

Portal to all CultureGrams editions: World, States, Kids, and Provinces. Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports provide cultural, historical, and geographical information supporting a wide range of readers. Includes video clips and slideshows, photo galleries, interviews, and recipe collections.

Provides pro/con viewpoint essays, full-text journal articles, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court case overviews, statistical charts and tables, images, podcasts, web links, and more. Text-to-speech and translation capabilities available.

Portal to PebbleGO Animals, Earth & Space Science, and Social Studies. Specifically designed to meet the needs of PK-3 grade researchers. Video and audio clips for most articles, expertly leveled text and engaging spoken word audio, bolded words including a glossary and pronunciations.

Links to downloadable questions to encourage critical thinking and read aloud audio for all 150 articles. Designed with grades 3-5 researchers in mind. Username/password required - see your library media specialist.

* Multidisciplinary database specifically designed for upper elementary and middle school learners covering curriculum areas such as history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies and technology.
* All content is 100% full text and selected from over 2,200 reliable, high quality global sources.
* No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.

* Offers balanced content selections from more than 2,000 international source and includes magazine articles, graphics, charts, maps, primary sources, government documents, websites, multimedia, and timelines.
* Analysis and opinions cover the pros/cons and everything in btween of 360+ social, scientific, health, historic, economic, and political issues.
* Lexile reading levels and Lexile scores are included to support individualized instruction.
* No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.

Contains original movies revealing the book creation process, audio excerpts of professional readings, and book guides and resources which span thousands of children's, YA, and non-fiction titles.

Portal to six World Book resources including: World Book Advanced, World Book Discoverer, World Book Student, World Book Kids, World Book timelines, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas.