Help with schoolwork on biographies

Databases

You can access great databases full of information on the library's website. These databases can be accessed at the library or at home and offer the same information found in reference books, newspapers, journals, and magazines. You can read the information and print it right from your computer! You'll need a Worthington Libraries library card to access these databases from home. You'll need a Worthington Libraries library card to access these databases from home.

Search for a specific person using one of the following databases to get information:

• Biography In Context
• Britannica Library for Children
• Explora Primary Schools
• Gale in Context: Elementary
• World Book Kids

Websites

Make sure your information is coming from a reliable source. Here are some websites with biography information that our librarians recommend:

• Achievers from Academy of Achievement
• Famous Ohioans from 50states.com
• Famous Scientists
• National First Ladies' Library

Books

Check out some of these nonfiction book series:

• Amazing Inventors & Innovators
• Ordinary people change the world
• Rookie biography
• Who is--
• Who was--
• Women Innovators (21st Century Junior Library)