Featuring articles and self-help tools on topics including:

Animal and Plant Anatomy
Earth and Physical Sciences
Drugs and Society
Family Health
How It Works
Life Sciences
Aquatic World
International Wildlife
Reptiles and Amphibians
Exploring Ancient Civilizations
Exploring the Middle Ages
Explorers and Exploration
Peoples of Africa
Peoples of the Americas
Peoples of Europe
Peoples of Eastern Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific
Peoples of Western Asia
Technology and Applied Sciences
Facts About Drugs
World War I
World War II
Renaissance and Reformation
Exploring Life Science
Exploring Technology
Open for Debate
Exploring Earth and Space Science
Supreme Court Milestones
World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia
Diseases and Disorders
World and Its Peoples: Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa
Elements
Habitats of the World
Exploring American History: 1550 to 1877
Wildlife and Plants of the World
Exploring Mammals
Inventors and Inventions
The Old West
World and Its Peoples: The Americas
Dinosaurs
Birds of the World
Food and Nutrition
Insects and Spiders of the World
Ancient and Medieval World
America in the 20th Century
Health Encyclopedia
Great American Writers
Great World Writers
Popular Contemporary Writers
Sex and Society
Economic Literacy and Personal Finance
World and Its Peoples: Europe
Colonial America
Civil War
Muslim World
World and Its Peoples: Sub-Saharan Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific
It’s My State
Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology
Growing Up With Science
Man, Myth, and Magic

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Cavendish Square Digital databases offer the best curriculum-related content available for online researchers. Easy-to-use, richly illustrated, and based on award-winning print resources, Cavendish Square Digital databases are the go-to source for your researchers’ needs!

With 59 digital resources available from a variety of content areas, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for with Cavendish Square Digital databases.

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User friendly interface and attractive content support visual learners
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Choose between a visual interactive browse and a list browse
Share feature allows integration with 20+ services such as Evernote, Tumblr, Reddit, and more!
Instant translation into over 100 languages including Spanish, French, Chinese, and more!
Advanced search capabilities through easy-to-use filtering makes it easy for researchers to find what they’re looking for
Integrated resources allows searching throughout all 59 resources
Investigate feature suggests related content
Text-To-Speech capability to support challenged readers and ELLs
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BIOGRAPHIES

Introduces readers to the lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most talented North American writers of the present and the past.

Examines the lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most influential international writers of the modern era.

Explores the lives and works of nearly one hundred of the world’s most-read popular writers of the present and recent past.

SCIENCE: ANIMALS & PLANTS

Provides a unique presentation of the anatomy and physiology of a comprehensive range of life-forms.

Offers valuable research opportunities on the anatomy and classification of aquatic species as well as detailed information about aquatic habitats.

Looks at the diversity, populations, ecosystems, behavior, reproduction, heredity, and anatomy of birds around the globe.

Explores more than 200 dinosaurs, from lesser-known species like the Megalosaurus to the more popular Tyrannosaurus.

Employs high-quality photographs and lively drawings to introduce the behaviors and life cycles of more than 90 mammals.

Creates a fascinating journey of discovery—both around the globe and around the backyard—into the world of insects, spiders, and arthropods.

Focuses on the physical features and lifestyles of species from every branch of the animal family, with special attention given throughout to taxonomic relations.

Covers a range of representative reptile and amphibian species in depth and makes science accessible to students and the general reader.

Incorporates coverage of common, everyday plant and animal species with lesser-known exotic species from around the world.

SCIENCE: GENERAL

Provides essential information about chemistry, physics, and earth and space science for student researchers.

Discusses the origin, discovery, special characteristics, and importance of the 117 known elements, from aluminum to zirconium.

Features information on the fields of astronomy, physics, geography, geology, and more.

Examines topics that are relevant to life science in the twenty-first century and does so in a readily accessible and highly visual manner.

Provides a one-stop, easily accessible examination of the history of innovation and invention as well as important breakthroughs in technology.

Provides young readers with valuable information in all branches of the middle school science curriculum.

Offers an inspirational account of the world’s land, freshwater, marine, and human habitats.

Offers students and general readers authoritative, comprehensive coverage of science and technology and how things really do work.

Offers a wide-ranging exploration of inventions and provides a vividly illustrated account of their creators.

Includes coverage of life science topics such as agriculture, anatomy, biochemistry, biology, genetics, medicine, and molecular biology.

Focuses on technology and applied sciences in support of the science classroom curriculum.

SCIENCE: HEALTH

Details more than 250 infectious diseases, mental disorders, and noninfectious diseases and disorders.

Offers quick access to key information on all aspects of family health care.

Helps young people make healthful and safe personal choices about all aspects of food and nutrition.

Assists young people looking for information to help make the right decisions about their health and lifestyle.

SOCIAL STUDIES: AMERICAN HISTORY

Charts the decade-by-decade progress of the United States through the volatile twentieth century.

Details the key individuals and battles of the American Civil War, as well as the social, economic, technical, and political background of the conflict.

Charts the birth of a nation from the first colonies, to the fight for independence, and on to the creation and ratification of the Constitution to govern the new nation.

Details the emergence and growth of the young American nation, from its colonial beginnings through to Reconstruction after the Civil War.

Examines the people, history, and customs of the American West, while also looking at the lore of the West represented in modern popular culture.

Discusses some of the most momentous cases in the history of the United States Supreme Court.

SOCIAL STUDIES: COMMUNITIES & CULTURES

Student researchers are invited to explore the rich landscape of the United States in the newest digital resource from Cavendish Square Digital.

Provides a rich and balanced view of all aspects of the Islamic religion and its varied manifestations through time and around the world.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the peoples of Africa, including their ancestors, their foods, family life, festivals, music, dance, crafts, and sports.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the peoples of Eastern Asia, including their ancestors, their foods, family life, festivals, music, dance, crafts, and sports.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the peoples of Europe, including their ancestors, their foods, family life, festivals, music, dance, crafts, and sports.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the peoples of North and South America, including their ancestors, their foods, family life, festivals, music, dance, crafts, and sports.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the peoples of Western Asia, including their ancestors, their foods, family life, festivals, music, dance, crafts, and sports.

Covers the geography, government, history, economy, culture, and daily life of 22 countries and five territories in eastern and southern Asia.

Discusses the geography, government, history, economy, and culture of 51 countries and territories on the European continent.

Covers the geography, government, history, economy, and culture of 37 countries and territories in the Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa.

Examines the geography, government, history, economy, and culture of more than 70 countries, dependencies, and states of Sub-Saharan Africa and the nations of the vast Indian and Pacific Ocean regions.

Provides full coverage of the geography, government, history, economy, culture, and daily life of 39 countries and territories, plus 18 smaller islands of the Caribbean region.

SOCIAL STUDIES: GENERAL

Examines a wide range of issues concerning addiction, treatment, and the societal impact of drug abuse.

Helps users to understand economic matters—both personal and global— and to prepare for the financial realities of today and tomorrow.

Provides young adults with the basic facts and gritty details of drugs and drug use.

Explores the past, present, and future of many social policy topics that are always subject to debate, shedding light on the pros and cons of each.

Looks at sex in today’s society and examines topics as diverse as relationships, parenting, social and cultural issues, health, and making smart personal choices.

SOCIAL STUDIES: WORLD HISTORY

Examines world history from the emergence of the earliest humans about two million years ago through the end of the Middle Ages.

Profiles the many explorers who opened up new territories and offers historical, geographical, and motivational perspectives on their accomplishments.

Covers the period from approximately 6500 BCE to 500 CE and brings to life a fascinating range of ancient civilizations.

Covers one thousand years of history (from 500 to 1500), not only in Europe but around the world.

Explores prehistoric and classical gods and goddesses as well as contemporary myths found in literature and popular culture.

This comprehensive reference resource examines the creatures, symbols, stories, rites and customs, and supernatural elements from mythologies, religions, and cultures throughout human history.

Provides a sweeping but detailed look at the people, events, and achievements of these critical periods in European and world history (from 1300 to 1700).

Explores the conflict proclaimed by some to be “the war to end all wars,” including the events leading up to the conflict, the course of war, and its social and economic aftermath.

Provides a telling account of the Second World War, the seminal event of the twentieth century, and features numerous archival photographs and detailed maps.