Databases

Biography
Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.
Britannica-Fundamentals
Britannica Fundmentals
Pre K - 2nd grade. Play and read to learn letters, numbers, shapes, animals, and more.
BritSchool
Britannica School
Nonfiction content geared for K-12 students. Includes over 132,000 encyclopedia articles, 103,000 images, 7,500 multimedia elements, more than 27,000 eBooks, and novels and essays. Tools include translation for 50+ languages and read-aloud functionality. Includes Lexile ranges and alignment with Michigan Department of Education Academic Standards across a variety of subjects.

Britannica School - Elementary
Grades 3-4. Find information on countries, animals, and people. Watch and learn with videos, games, and activities.

Britannica School - Middle
Grades 5-7. Find maps, photos, articles, and famous people and places. Compare countries and tour the U.S.A. For homework help and your curiosity.

Culture Grams
CultureGrams
Provides cultural information about many countries; including photo galleries, a famous people collection, and a recipe collection with recipes from countries in the database. Accessible at home for Royal Oak patrons or in library.
LEL
LearningExpress Library
Offers over 700 courses, practice tests, tutorials, eBooks and flashcards. Practice tests offered include ACT, SAT, PSAT and TOEFL as well as trade certification, civil service, math/reading tests and citizenship.
PebbleGo
PebbleGo
Curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports for students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas. Upgraded PebbleGO access through June 30, 2020! 
pronunciator
Pronunciator
With 4000 courses available, Pronunciator gives Royal Oak patrons access to 80 languages. The languages range from Afrikaans to Mongolian to Xhousa (and more in between.) The language courses are available in English as well as many other languages. In addition, Pronunciator also provides ESL courses in 50 different languages to help learn and improve English language skills.
worldbookearly
World Book - Early Learning
Recommended for early elementary. Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world learning about colors, numbers and other fun things. Strengthen reading foundations with stories, activities and videos. Explore the Know It encyclopedia designed especially for early readers. Includes materials for educators.
worldbookkids
World Book - Kids
Grades PreK - 5th grade. Contains eight major subject categories: Arts, History and Government, Living Things, People, Places, Science and Mathematics, Sports and Hobbies, and World Religions. Has full-featured pictures, sounds and videos. Also includes a section for teachers.