Gale in Context: Elementary | Los Angeles Public Library

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Put kids one step ahead with Gale in Context: Elementary —an online searching tool for age-appropriate content.

16,600 images, over 1,700 kid-friendly charts and graphs, and more than 600 high-quality educational videos are provided from multiple resources including books, magazines, and newspapers
Contains popular subjects such as Animals, Arts, Geography, Health, Literature, People, Social Studies, Technology, and more
Easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related information

Gale in Context: Elementary is free and easy to access from home with your library card and PIN, or from any of our libraries' computer stations.

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