Youth Resources

Enjoy over 3,500 children's books in 65+ languages, including sign language, plus engage in fun activities.  Experience titles in "LOTE" (Languages Other Than English) or watch each title translated and narrated in English. 

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Recommended for K to 8th grade students  Discover books that perfectly match your reading preferences, Lexile or accelerated reading level, or mood.  Experts help identify unique story elements that make results relevant, exciting, and provide additional information that enrich results.  Locate titles by appeal, genre or theme, find read-alike and listen-alike recommendations, or even series information for your favorite authors. 

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Recommended for K to 5th grade students  Access over 100 popular full-text children's magazines, eBooks and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries.  Carefully curated and written specifically for kids, with Lexile reading level indicators included.  Plus, explore over 55,000 full-text primary source documents and over 75,000 Associated Press videos.  Includes access to EBSCO’s Primary Search Reference eBook Collection.  (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs) 

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Enjoy animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction titles and world language titles.  View books online or download for later.

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Using Tumblebook Library at the Northbrook Public Library 

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