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=Try these Michigan Electronic Library (MeL) sites for elementary students:= = = =**Culture Grams Kids Edition**= Leading reference for concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on countries across the globe, Also includes, photos, downloadable slideshows and streaming videos, build-your-own sortable data tables and graphs, interviews with native children and adults, Printable maps and flags, sounds files for the national anthems and country names and much more. Written by local experts, there is information on government, religion, daily life and customs, history, plus maps, flags, and both photographs and videos.

=**﻿eLibrary Elementary**= An easy-to-use general reference database designedspecifically to engage and guide younger students. Recommended for Kindergarten to upper elementary. All articles are full text. Includes video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers and transcripts of TV and radio shows. Each article notes a reading level range (elementary = level 0 - 6, middle = level 4 - 10, high school = level 8 - 14 and beyond = level 12 - 20).

=**﻿Kids Info Bits**= An exciting database designed especially for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with an engaging, developmentally appropriate graphic interface, premier reference content and the best magazines for elementary students. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Articles are noted as "Easy" (K-2) and "More Difficult" (3-5) reading levels.

=**﻿SIRS Discoverer Deluxe**= An award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9. This database has articles, books, video, and audio on all topics. The interface is appropriate to children and includes reading levels (lexile). = = = = = = = = = = =**Homework Help - Homework Spot**= Homework resources organized by subject and grade level.