Email Mrs. Rivard, Library Media Specialist, at jackie.rivard@somers.k12.ct.us.
Topic: Video Games
Scholastic Go! Video Games
Scholastic Go! Virtual Reality
New York Times: The Minecraft Generation
BBC: Minecraft is more than just another video game
NPR: Minecraft helps prep kids for the world (has audio)
Newsela: Video Game Opinion Piece (has audio)
Britannica Kids: Fortnite
Time: Fortnite is a Huge Success
Topic: Sneakers
New York Times: The Art of the Sneaker
Newsela: Ugly shoes that have turned trendy
Newsela: Vans steps it up in the shoe business
Newsela: Nike Vaporfly shoes
Time: Jordan 1 sneaker of a generation
Smithsonian: Air Jordan Slam Dunk Design
Britannica: Nike, Inc.
Smithsonian: America's obsession with sneakers
Topic: Endangered Animals
Wonderopolis: How does a species become endangered?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website
Connecticut Endangered Species
World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species Directory
National Geographic: Endangered Species
Britannica: Endangered Species
Newsela: Adopt an Axolotl
Newsela: Endangered Species search results
Topic: Sports
Newsela: Sports Stars search results
Newsela: Esports vs. "real" sports
Newsela: Nontraditional sports
Newsela: Sports history is American history
Britannica Kids: Baseball
Kiddle baseball facts
Ducksters: Baseball
Ducksters: Basketball
Baseball Hall of Fame: Baseball history
PBS: Baseball timeline
Britannica: Basketball
National Geographic Kids: Bonkers about basketball
Sports Illustrated Kids: Various basketball articles
Topic: Climate Change
Scholastic Go! Climate Change
Scholastic Go! Climate Change and Wildlife
Scholastic Go! Global Climate Change
Newsela Climate Change text set
Newsela Climate Change search results
NASA Climate Change for kids
National Geographic Kids: Climate Change