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Cultures of the World


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 Library
Lots of information on countries of 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.”

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