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ESL Materials at the Library(English as a Second Language)

These items are available to check out with a Baxter County Library Card.

Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear and Robert Gear. Cambridge University Press, 2006. (428.0076 GEAR) This book requires a refundable deposit to be checked out.

Easy English [kit]: Basic English for Speakers of All Languages by Christopher A. Warnasch. Living Language, 2000. (428.34 WARNASCH)

English for New Americans. Everyday Life [kit] written by Carol Pineiro. Living Language, 2005. (428.24 PINEIRO) This kit requires a refundable deposit to be checked out.

English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners by Jean Yates. McGraw-Hill, 2006. (428.24 YATES) This kit requires a refundable deposit to be checked out.

ESL Active Learning Lessons: 15 Complete Content-based Units to Reinforce Language Skills and Concepts by Imogene Forte and Mary Ann Pangle. Incentive Publications, 2001 (JUV 428.4 FORTE)

Essential Words for the TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language by Steven J. Matthiesen. Barron's, 2004. (428.0076 MATTHIESEN) This book requires a returnable deposit to be checked out.

Practice & Improve Your English [kit] by Saxon Menne. Passport Books, 1988, 1986. (428.34 MENNE) This kit requires a refundable deposit to be checked out.

TOEFL iBT with CD-ROM by Jennifer Farthing, editorial director... [et al.] KAPLAN, 2006 (428.0076 TOEFL) This kit requires a refundable deposit to be checked out.

Bilingual Books for Beginning Readers of English

Adios, Anna by Patricia Reilly Giff. Gareth Stevens Pub., 1998. (JUV FIC GIFF)

A Birthday Surprise = Una Sorpresa de Cumpleaños by Paule Alen. Derrydale Books, 1988. (JUV FIC DERU)

Good Dog, Bonita by Patricia Reilly Giff. Gareth Stevens Pub., 1998. (JUV FIC GIFF)

Happy Birthday, Anna, Sorpresa! By Patricia Reilly Giff. Gareth Stevens Pub., 1998. (JUV FIC GIFF)

Ho, Ho, Benjamin, Feliz Navidad by Patricia Reilly Giff. Gareth Stevens Pub., 1998. (JUV FIC GIFF)

How Do I Say That? = Como se Dice? By Sue Wise. Gareth Stevens Pub., 2006. (JUV FIC WISE)

It's a Fiesta, Benjamin by Patricia Reilly Giff. Gareth Stevens Pub., 1998. (JUV FIC GIFF)

Local News by Gary Soto. Scholastic, Inc., 1994. (YA FIC SOTO)

My Dog is Lost! By Ezra Jack Keats and Pat Cherr. Viking, 1999. (JUV PIC KEATS)

Radio Man = Don Radio: a Story in English and Spanish by Arthur Dorros; trans. By Sandra Dorros. HarperCollins, 1993. (JUV PIC DORROS)

Say Hola, Sara by Patricia Reilly Giff. Gareth Stevens Pub., 1998. (JUV FIC GIFF)

What Mommies Do Best, and, What Daddies Do Best by Laura Numeroff. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998. (JUV PIC NUMEROFF)

Online Materials

The following databases are available to Baxter County Library patrons. A PIN number must be created with a librarian in order to access the databases.

Learning Express includes a section with Spanish instructions for online courses in reading comprehension along with the other practice tests. It includes preparation for the TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and the Citizenship exam. Note: this is the only library database that requires the patron to use all of the numbers on the library card bar code instead of the last six numbers.

EBSCO Databases

The following EBSCO databases are available in Spanish as well as English. Choose the Spanish version by clicking on EBSCOhost Espanol before selecting the database.

MasterFILE Premier indexes more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text articles, including magazines, documents, and reference books.

Newspaper Source provides selected text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. It includes television & radio transcripts, and more than 260 regional U.S. newspapers.

ERIC (the Educational Resource Information Center) contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations from over 1,000 education-related journals.

Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition provides information from many medical disciplines and journals.

Clinical Pharmacy contains information on prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, and over-the-counter products.

Academic Search Elite offers full text on more than 2,000 journals and covers virtually every area of academic study.

Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 U.S. business journals and newspapers. It is updated daily.

Databases for Students

Middle Search Plus is a resource for middle and junior high school research. It provides full text for 140 popular magazines, and includes biographies and images.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia covers over 25,000 encyclopedic entries.

Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70 popular magazines for elementary school research.

EBSCO Animals covers the nature and habitat of familiar animals for younger students.

MAS Ultra – School Edition is designed for high school libraries and contains information from nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. It includes photos, maps, and flags.