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Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy

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Brooks College Prep Databases 2009-2010
A fully integrated database for high school containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, essays, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips.
The Gale Professional Collection includes a custom collection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators and administrators.
Gale E-Books: Multi-volume reference sets on Africa, African Americans, American Decades, World Biographies, Endangered Species, Energy, Civil War, American Revolution, World Wars I & II, Harlem Renaissance, Countries, Women Writers, Modern Literature, and other topics.
Over 1,400 essays on medical and health-related topics including diseases, treatments, and figures in the fields of science and health. Includes full-text medical and health periodicals, pamphlets, timeline, photographs and diagrams.
Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5,000 short stories, 2,800 essays, 1,800 speeches, and 1,000 plays.
Reference resources for social studies, history, geography, current events, with teacher materials and links to textbooks. Includes essays, biographies, maps, images, eBooks, primary documents, activities and more.

Millions of articles on as many topics. Includes Internet links, magazine articles, teacher resources, timelines and more. Select the appropriate grade level.

Includes Britannica's Spanish language version.

Professional and educational magazine and journal articles. Includes ERIC, WorldCat, Article-First, WilsonSelect, and others.
4,000+ maps, current events materials, handouts, quizzes, games, lesson plans.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (1845 to 1984), Chicago Tribune (1985 to present), Chicago Sun-Times (1986 to present). Also includes the Big6 Resource Center, Special Reports, & Map Database.
TeachingBooks.net provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators and a wealth of multimedia resources on K­12 books that generate enthusiasm for books and reading.
Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers provides students with curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
A comprehensive collection of scholarship focused on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
CPL provides subscriber access to over 30 databases for children and adults, including JuniorQuest Magazines; ProQuest Newspapers; SIRS Discoverer; Spanish-language databases; and WorldBook.
Free online source for African American biographies, history, timelines, events.
Free online resource for American history. A digital collection of more than 8 million primary source materials, including historic maps, documents, audio and video.
Free, comprehensive reference source of Chicago history.