The Maine Student Book Awards are here! Do you want to vote for your favorites? All you have to do is read three (or more!) of the books on this year's MSBA List and you'll get to cast your ballot. Students in grade 4 who read more than 10 books and students in grade 5 who read more than 20 books will be awarded a place on the MSBA Star Student list.

The Chickadee Award

Calling all students in Kindergarten to grade 4!

You get to vote on your favorite book on the Chickadee list! We'll read these books in library this year and you can decide which of them is your favorite.

The Chickadee Award

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Let's Explore!

Digital Libraries

PebbleGo

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PebbleGo is a great reference source for younger elementary.

Britannica
School

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Britannica School is an online reference source for upper elementary.

Nat Geo
Kids

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National Geographic Kids includes all magazines from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images.

CultureGrams

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CultureGrams® is a leading reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world.

World Book
Kids

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For K-5th graders, this online encyclopedia presents information in a child-friendly manner, including videos, activities, read-aloud and translation features.

Early World
of Learning

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For K-3rd graders, this site offers a children's encyclopedia, and several resources (like animated poems, stories and games) for developing reading skills such as phonics, vocabulary & comprehension.

Enciclopedia
Estudiantil
Hallazgos

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This resource is the Spanish-language version of the World Book Encyclopedia, providing the same quality information in Spanish for grades 2-6.

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one."

—Neil Gaiman

Resources on the Open Web

Kiddle

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A safe visual search engine for kids.

DK Findout!

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Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes & galleries.

Wonderopolis

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A place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Created by the National Center for Families Learning.

Ben's Guide

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A resource to help inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government through publications and information distributed by the Gov't. Publishing Office (GPO).

Safe & Kind Online

When you're on the open web, it's important to be both safe and kind. If you have questions or if you need help while you're searching, find a trusted adult, like your parents, a teacher or your librarian! And to practice your online safety skills, you can explore the fun games on this page.

Digital Passport

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Introduce students in grades 3–5 to Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education. The award-winning suite of six interactive games addresses key issues kids face in today's digital world. Each engaging game teaches critical digital citizenship skills that help students learn to use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. Games are available in Spanish.

Interland

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Kids can play their way to being Internet Awesome with Interland, an online adventure that puts the key lessons of digital safety into hands-on practice with four challenging games.

Additional Resources

Music

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Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments.

Coding

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Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education.

Storytelling

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In each episode actors, comedians and musicians and more perform a new story written by kids.

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