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Issues & Controversies helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context—a useful resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.
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Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and multiple primary sources.
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Are you looking to fill a gap in your child's education? Supplement your child's schoolwork? Enrich your homeschooling curriculum? Try IXL - a powerful learning tool for students k-12.
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Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, and more. Deliciously simple language learning!
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Explore outer space! Meet dinosaurs and amazing mammals! Play games and take quizzes! Love the "Weird but True" series? It's all waiting for you...dive into this special edition of National Geographic, just for kids.
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Kids and teens, find a great book for school or pleasure! Search by title, author, subject, genre, or series name, or browse lists of award winners.
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Access printable worksheets, lessons, mini-books, and more! Search by subject, theme, or grade level - kindergarten through 8th.
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Academic Search™ Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles.
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Read about daily life in over 50 time periods and geographic locations around the world.
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Learn about the 20th century in the United States through hundreds of articles about significant people and events.
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LearningExpress Library provides test-prep materials and study guides for users of all ages! Subjects include the GED, SAT, and ACT, as well as computer software and U.S. Citizenship. You'll also find practice tests for careers such as civil service, law enforcement, teaching, and the health industry.
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LiLI - Libraries Linking Idaho - provides statewide access to a wide range of digital content. Explore everything LiLI has to offer: published magazine and journal articles, electronic reference books, readers' advisory tools, and more.
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The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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Find hundreds of articles on a huge variety of topics: history, science, music, life skills, and much more. Great for students of all ages.
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