Virtual Resources

GC Virtual Library Websites

Atlapedia Online

https://www.atlapedia.com/

Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. The **Countries A to Z** section, provides facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy & more. The **World Maps** section, provides full color physical maps and political maps for regions of the world. The **Resources** section contains additional school or homework resources for Teachers & Students.


ALA Great Websites for Kids – Authors and Illustrators

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia

Association for Library Service to Children provides a list of award winning books.


Awesome Stories

https://www.awesomestories.com/

Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see thousands of hand-selected and relevant links to pictures, slide-shows, videos, audio-clips, artifacts, manuscripts, documents and other primary sources linked, in context, within each story.


The Children’s Book Council

http://www.cbcbooks.org/

The CBC provides links to authors and illustrators of children's books who are published by their member publishers and whose web pages showcase these books.


Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

https://www.fdrlibrary.org/

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum


Glen Cove Public Library

https://www.glencovelibrary.org/

The Glen Cove Public Library is an invaluable resource to the community. Stop by the Glen Cove Public Library and see what they have to offer.


New York Public Library

https://www.nypl.org/

The New York Public Library comprises simultaneously a set of scholarly research collections and a network of community libraries, and its intellectual and cultural range is both global and local, while singularly attuned to New York City.


Scholastic Book Wizard

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

The book wizard helps parents find titles that are on their child’s reading level.


Scholastic Family Playground

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/play/

Scholastic Family Playground provides online games, videos, and printable activities for children.


Storyline Online

http://www.storylineonline.net/

The Screen Actors Guild hosts this online streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children’s books aloud. Each book includes extension activities and lesson ideas.