BookFlix is a fantastic “interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning” and is brought to you by Scholastic!  BookFlix features a wide selection of fictional video storybooks and “pairs them with nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding.” It is designed for children in Preschool through 3^rd grade and is perfect for those students who might be reluctant readers, early readers, or English language learners.  “The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.”

This resource is available through both the King County Library system and the Seattle Public Library system!

 How can I access BookFlix?

BookFlix is one of the many databases to which the Seattle Public Library (SPL) and King County Public Library (KCLS) subscribes.  You can access BookFlix with a valid SPL or KCLS library card and PIN number.  Here’s how:

Seattle Public Library:

• Simply follow this link
• Scroll down to locate BookFlix
• Click on the BookFlix heading
• Log in with your SPL library card number and PIN number
• Start exploring!

King County Public Library

• Simply follow this link
• Scroll down to locate BookFlix
• Click on the BookFlix heading
• Log in with your KCLS library card number and PIN number
• Start exploring!

How do I use BookFlix?

 BookFlix is very easy to use.  From the BookFlix homepage, you will have several general topics from which to choose, such as Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, ABCs and 1,2,3’s, and more!

Once a topic has been chosen and ‘clicked’, you will have a wide array of fiction books to watch that are paired with nonfiction books to read along!  Coupled with the books are games, internet links, and more!  BookFlix is a fun and entertaining way to read, learn, and discover!

 

What can I do with BookFlix?

• See some of your favorite books come to life in the video storybooks
• Read along with those books or simply choose to listen
• Read and learn through nonfiction books that introduce, explain, and describe!
• Learn new words with BookFlix’s vocabulary-building feature; scroll over the highlighted words to learn definitions
• Follow-up the stories with fun, educational games that reinforce reading comprehension, vocabulary and more!
• Meet the Author by reading numerous author biographies
• Learn more about topics by clicking on internet links through the Exlore the Web feature
• Access lesson plans and pinpoint curriculum correlations and standards by exploring the Educator Resources

I have crafted this Newsletter in an effort to spread the word about the extremely handy AND free databases available through our local public libraries.  I believe that the databases featured in this Newsletter are fantastic tools that can be used in the classroom, in the library, at home, and beyond!