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Ms. Todd's pick: The Hunger Games series
Brainpop - a useful subscription page; great science helps plus more!
Ask Ms. Todd for password
CIA Factbook - Government Central Intelligence Agency link which gives useful information about every country.
Citation Machine - you provide the bibliographic information; it puts it in correct MLA form
Federal Statistics - links to over 100 Federal agency statistics
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Grolier Online - the best online encyclopedia; ask Ms. Todd for password
Internet Public Library - answers to your reference questions
Nashville Public Library
Nettrekker- a search engine that eliminates most websites whose primary purpose is to sell and selects more informative sites. Great for images (pictures)
Portaportal - Ms. Todd's guest access is rpmslibrary; your teacher probably has hers/his own links - ask them for their password.
Proquest - a collection of CultureGrams, World Conflicts Today and SIRS knowledge source. User name mnps; ask Ms. Todd for the password
Rose Park Library Catalog
Tennessee Electronic Library Gale databases - a database of over 1000 magazines and periodicals; ask Ms. Todd for the password
Tennessee Electronic Library - Home page including Opposing Viewpoints, Test Prep, and Newspapers
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - detailed information about the great state of Tennessee
Tennessee History for Kids - Great trivia and historic information - both print and video.
Volunteer State Book Award - lists nominated books by grade level
Students across Tennessee voted Ghost's Grave, Kehret (4 - 6th grade) and Twilight, Meyers (young adult) as the winners for 2008. Both are available.
Wiki: write a book review, class project, or Vol State nominee review.
Archived favorites:
Beijing Summer Olympics
Bell Witch is Tennessee's famous witch; Edgar Allan Poe is America's original horror author.
Potter fans will enjoy Leaky Cauldron. Find out the latest news on Rowlings' popular series.
Guys Read
Avi author of the Poppy books and YA Nothing but the Truth AND Hiaasen's Hoot - now a movie!
Scott Westefeld (Peeps, Uglies, So Yesterday) has a web page & a blog.
Paolini fans (Eragon & Eldest) will keep returning for news on the movie. Alagaesia
Silly Putty - history, how it's made, experiments
Pearson Education - Election
watch for the Kiki Strike and the Irregularsseries
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