World Book encyclopedia online databases (for elementary, secondary and reluctant readers) now have both read-aloud and text translation features to make information more accessible to all students. The articles, primary sources and e-books are translated into 13 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. More info is at http://store.worldbook.com/wb/Assets/CPC/email/adv_diff/advdiff_announce_s.html.
Access World Book from the Heartland Home page under Resources & Research Tools at http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us. You can share the school username/password with parents so they can use this resource with their children. Ask your teacher librarian for assistance.
