Brooklyn
Expedition: Latin America
A collaborative project of the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn
Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Children's Museum, this site is a
springboard to discussions to ancient and modern Latin American cultures,
history and animals.
Countries A list of links to resources and information about countries
throughout the world.
Country
Reports This emulated site pulls information about countries from sources such
as the CIA Factbook and presents them in a concise, easily readable
format.
Girl
Power! A national public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services to help encourage and empower 9- to
14-year-old girls to make the most of their lives.
InfoNation Choose two countries and the site will compare them statistically,
economically, and more.
Multi
Cultural Calendar. If you want to know about scattering beans in Japan in January this is
the site to visit. The entries might contain recipes for holiday foods,
historical background, significance of the holidays, and the special ways
in which these days are observed. The entries are contributed by children,
so they are rich in local customs that perhaps could not be found as
easily in books.
NationalGeographic.com
Kids! National Geographic’s site for young readers is one of the best
resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its
wildlife.
POPClock
Projection A daily update of the U.S. population by the U.S. Census Bureau!
Sounds
of the World’s Animals It’s bow-wow in English, but wanwan in Japanese. Learn how people
describe the sounds animals make in thirteen languages.
United
Nations Cyberschoolbus View information about member nations, take a virtual tour, explore
issues of human rights relating to children or take quizzes and play games
to help you learn about the countries of the world. Interactive and well
designed for school-age children.
Voices
of Youth Children across the world have their say on current events on this
site sponsored by UNICEF with a fine section on “Children and Work.”