New Genealogy E-Resource!

Explore your family history!

This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes, and additional resources that span the past five centuries.

In MyHeritage you will find:

• More than 19.4 billion historical records from all over the world
• The U.S. federal census (1790-1950) with images
• The U.K. census (1841-1901) with images
• Nearly 5 billion exclusive family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni
• More than 816 million US public records
• Hundreds of millions of Nordic records
• More than 100 million gravestone photos
• More than 500 million historical photographs
• Military records, immigration records, and passenger lists
• Citizenship and naturalization records
• Directories, guides, references, biographies, and yearbooks
• Government, land, and court records
• Wills and probate records
• Exclusive databases
• Additional content under license including Tributes obituaries, WikiTree, BillionGraves, Canadian Headstones, and many others
• More than 100 million records are added every month

Below is a sampling of titles available to you. Be on the lookout for more recommendations by subject coming to you next month!

Recent E-Book Highlights

EARTH SCIENCES

Earth Science in Your Everyday Life by Gina Hagler

How does the temperature of ocean water make a difference in the strength of tropical storms? This question and many others can be answered with the principles of earth science. Supporting the Next Generation Science Standards, this book discusses everyday events to describe earth science principles in action. Each chapter contains a sidebar with information on places such as the Ring of Fire and the role Cepheid variable stars play in calculating the distance of objects in space. Simple experiments provide students an opportunity to see the science firsthand.

 Saving the Seas by Azra Limbada

The oceans and seas of Earth are home to many amazing creatures. This book brings readers face to face with some amazing marine creatures from coral to seahorses to the blue whale. Readers will learn about problems facing marine life, especially plastic pollution. An activity at the end of the book challenges readers to use recycled materials for an educational cause. Photographs of wildlife and stunning seascapes will bring this important topic to life for young readers.

Get Hands-On with Tectonic Plates! by Alix Wood

It's easy to think of Earth as one big rock beneath our feet. The reality is far more interesting! In this volume, young geologists will learn more about the makeup of our planet and the massive sheets of rock that move over its surface. Illustrations, photos, and intriguing hands-on projects will help them understand how Earth's tectonic plates lead to features such as mountains and ocean trenches, as well as natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Find many more titles in EBSCO E-Books about earth sciences like these:

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• Books, Movies, and More in a PA library - find books in PA school, public, academic, and special libraries
• PA Photos and Documents – historical collections of photos and documents

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