Designed for grades 3 to 7, but also appropriate for striving readers in higher grades. FactCite Biography for Beginners is a complete database available on our Online Research Tools A-Z page and is available for free with your library card, both inside the library and at home.
In 2013 the launch of FactCite Biography for Beginners brought the complete contents of the much-loved print series online, in a single searchable database. Since then, the company that maintains the database has added dozens of new profiles of historic and contemporary people.
Students can research historic figures from Colonial America, and historic and contemporary notables in many categories, such as African Americans, explorers, authors, women, inventors, athletes, and entertainers.
From Abigail Adams to Ariana Grande, from Frederick Douglas to Dwayne Johnson, from Tomi dePaolo to Dav Pilkey, Biography for Beginners profiles people students want to learn about.
Search the ~800 biographies by name or keyword, field of endeavor, and country of birth. Index by Lexile measure included for selected entries. Audio read-along and integration with Google Classroom and NoodleTools are provided.
Info from: The Lincoln Library/FactCite