[ISLMA-Share] Favorite online resources or databases for state research

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TrueFlix has 13 state books now, including Illinois. More states will be
added later.
CultureGrams States edition
World Book - The Related Articles tab in each state's article links to many
other articles within World Book.

Jill Berry
jberry at d181.org
Elm School
Burr Ridge

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> If you are looking for a free resource, you can use
>
> https://state.1keydata.com/
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> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> World Book Online (Kids)
>> PebbleGo Next
>>
>> If you need a free resource,
>> MrNussbaum.com and Fact Monster are ok.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 8:30 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> Both 3rd grade and 6th grade do a project based on a US state.  Our
>>> books are rather outdated.  What are your favorite online resources or
>>> databases for state research, especially for 3rd graders?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Beth Kovacic
>>> Komarek 94
>>>
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