Factcite biography for beginners online
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Designed for grades 3 to 7, but also appropriate for striving readers in higher grades. FactCite Biography for Beginners is a complete database available on our Online Research Tools A-Z page and is available for free with your library card, both inside the library and at home.
In 2013 the launch of FactCite Biography for Beginners brought the complete contents of the much-loved print series online, in a single searchable database. Since then, the company that maintains the database has added dozens of new profiles of historic and contemporary people.
Students can research historic figures from Colonial America, and historic and contemporary notables in many categories, such as African Americans, explorers, authors, women, inventors, athletes, and entertainers.
From Abigail Adams to Ariana Grande, from Frederick Douglas to Dwayne Johnson, from Tomi dePaolo to Dav Pilkey, Biography for Beginners profiles people students want to learn about.
Search the ~800 biographies by name or keyword, field of endeavor, and country of birth. Index by Lexile measure included for selected entries. Audio read-along and integration with Google Classroom and NoodleTools are provided.
Info from: The Lincoln Library/FactCite
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Biography Research Materials
American National Biography Online
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Info on over 18,700 American men and women–from all eras and walks of life–whose lives have shaped the nation. Only deceased persons are profiled.
Biography Reference Bank
Use at Home? Yes
Description: This collection of original content allows students and patrons to quickly find new biographies and updated versions of preexisting articles.
Notable sources include:Current Biography, New Grove Music, New Grove Artists, H.W. Wilson Biographical series (Junior Authors, Composers, World Authors), and Library of North American Bio Series
Biography Reference Source
Use at Home? Yes
Description: More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.
Britannica Library
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Complete encyclopedia with related Internet links, best websites rated by EB editors, Britannica’s Lives and the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
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