Bank Street College Children's Library

Children's Databases

Britannica (no home access)
Content of print version, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Interactive maps, daily features, spotlights, related Web site links.

Animals | Home Access
Provides in-depth information on topics relating to animals

Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia | Home Access
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

MAS Ultra | Home Access
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost

Primary Search | Home Access
Provides full text for 50 children’s magazines and over 100 children’s pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.

Searchasaurus | Home Access
kid-friendly searching format

KidSearch | Home Access
designed for elementary schools

Grolier Encyclopedia (no home access)

Twayne's Author Series | Home Access
Provides short biographies on well-known American, British, and world authors, from ancient times to the present. Major works by each author are also discussed.

Worldbook (no home access)
This encyclopedia is aimed at grades 3 and up, is designed to cover curriculum topics, and includes "Today in History," and "Behind the Headlines" features.