We recently had the county librarian, Michael Powell, visit our Library Clerk meeting. In addition to gathering ideas for our big book order this year, he also told us about an excellent resource: epointplus.com.
epointplus.com is a SCOE-provided website that has over 200 e-books, 55 of which are dual language. You and your students can access this site from any internet-connected device! Just enter “sonoma” as your username AND password.
Here are some categories that stood out to me as I scrolled through:
- Dual language books (Kindergarten teachers - there is a great selection of community helper books in English AND Spanish!)
- LOTS of science nonfiction texts (weather, atoms, matter, earth, energy, etc)
- Animals
- Everyday life in ancient civilizations
- Makerspace references
- Math puzzle books (titled Making Connections)
There are a lot of creative ways to use this resource: projected in the front of the class, on Chromebooks, on iPads, or at home (yes, you CAN send home the log-in information to families!)
Piqued your curiosity?? Here are a few other resources to explore:
- FREE public domain audiobooks (and no ads!)
- Browse the catalog by genre/subject and use the search tool to get specific.
- No log-in required.
- E-books and digital media available to anyone with a Sonoma County Library card.
- Historical and contemporary works from around the world, in many different languages.
- Try this site for your newcomer ELs who are literate in their primary language!
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