Reading Resources-NoveList, StoryJumper and World Book

Visit NoveList K-8 Plus and NoveList Plus for reading recommendations on fiction and nonfiction books.

Visit StoryJumper for online reading fun.

Early World of Learning, World Book Online’s early childhood digital resource, is a child’s first encyclopedia, eBook, and introduction to core early concepts. With read-aloud across all functions, the 60 stories in “World of Reading” and “Trek’s Travels” tie learning together through videos, games, and printable activities. Twelve stories are available in both Spanish and English, and the worksheets also offer written instructions in Spanish. Classic songs, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales complete the program, and are often included in the lesson plan for each story.

More resources for patrons! From World Book:

World Book understands that everyone is dealing with a lot at this time. We are here to support you! ESPL patrons now can access World Book’s FULL SUITE of digital resources until April 30, 2020! World Book Online is a great resource for distance learning and non-fiction e-reading.

Click here for our page of tools specific to e-learning.

K-6 Children’s e-book database

K-6 Math e-book database

grades 7-12 e-book database

all ages audio book database

A huge collection of steamy Romance novels for the older crowd!

“TumbleBooks, a world leader in online children’s book databases, announced today it will make its family of online libraries available for free to all public libraries until at least August 31. Its flagship product, TumbleBooklibrary (www.tumblebooklibrary.com ) is a collection of animated talking picture books , read-alongs, ebooks , quizzes, lesson plans, and educational games which is used by thousands of schools and public libraries in over 100 countries across the world. It is inviting public libraries across North America to email info@tumblebooks.com with subject line Free TumbleBooks in order to receive free links to all three TumbleBook databases so they can be shared and accessed by their patrons from the comfort and safety of their homes.”

Looking for activities and resources to keep students engaged during this new-normal of school closures and social distancing? As the collection-development partner for school and public libraries across the nation, it’s our honor to offer you these free resources to help keep students’ brains busy and blossoming.