4245 Our World 4358 Geography and World Culture 4359 Flags of the World 4360 Holidays res:ipl-24775 Kids' Space At this site you can make new friends and find pen pals from all over the world. Ask questions of kids from all over the world, too. Check out the Web Kids Village while at this site. http://www.ks-connection.org/ English talk chat Kids' Space Connection 2009-12-09T20:01:09.658Z Kids' Space Connection 2009-12-09T20:01:09.658Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-27073 Step right up! You're the next contestant on the GeoNet Game! Choose a region of the United States, a difficulty level (easy or hard), and category (like places and regions or environment and society), and test your knowledge of geography. Score 1000 points and you'll be promoted to a GeoAdvisor. http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ English Houghton Mifflin's Education Place Environment GeoNet Game 2009-12-09T20:02:10.893Z GeoNet Game 2009-12-09T20:02:10.893Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-28265 National Geographic Society View actual maps, or create and save your own customized maps. http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine English National Geographic Map Machine 2009-12-09T20:02:40.849Z National Geographic Map Machine 2009-12-09T20:02:40.849Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-28121 NSIDC "A comprehensive glacier guide, and includes fascinating facts, answers to common questions, a gallery of historic photos, an extensive glossary, lists of books and articles, plus links to other glacier information on the Web." http://nsidc.org/glaciers/index.html English All About Glaciers 2009-12-09T20:02:35.806Z All About Glaciers 2009-12-09T20:02:35.806Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-25015 Schiller, Lucy Join Parsifal Penguin and Ophelia Owl as they sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays & festivals of many of the world's cultures. http://www.ipl.org/div/cquest/ res:ipl-25015 English Internet Public Library world travel geography belief beliefs custom customs folktale holiday festival Africa Ghana Kenya South Africa Antarctica Asia Far East China Japan Singapore Australia Europe France Greece Russia Spain United Kingdom UK U.K England Great Britain The Middle East Egypt Israel North America Canada Mexico USA United States South America Central America Brazil recipe recipes fairy tale fairy tales myth myths cuisine ipl2: Culture Quest 2012-07-25T15:35:59.852Z ipl2: Culture Quest 2012-07-25T15:35:59.852Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-25818 Bartram, Graham Contains "over 260 pages on countries and international organizations. Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions. The flags include the national and state flags, ensigns, and sub-national flags." Browse by country or search. http://www.flags.net/ English The World Flag Database 2009-12-09T20:01:39.448Z The World Flag Database 2009-12-09T20:01:39.448Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Flags of the World info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-25615 Science Museum of Minnesota Take online tours of seven of the most "geographically diverse" places on the Earth: The Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, and Tibet. Includes photographs and QuickTime movies. http://www.greatestplaces.org/ English Amazon Greenland Iguazu Madagascar Namib Okavango Tibet Greatest Places 2009-12-09T20:01:30.808Z Greatest Places 2009-12-09T20:01:30.808Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Our World info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-25683 Kids Parties Connection What happens in your family on your birthday? At this site, you can read about birthday celebrations in different countries. Also, find out what famous people were born on your birthday. http://www.kidsparties.com/traditions.htm English party birth celebration Birthday Traditions From Around The World 2009-12-09T20:01:32.684Z Birthday Traditions From Around The World 2009-12-09T20:01:32.684Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-26283 University of Kansas Medical Center Would you like to know when Chinese New Year is or was this year? Or Diwali? Or Mother's Day? This handy month-by-month calendar lists important religious, U.S., ethnic, and other holidays for this year. http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ English holiday celebrations Diversity Calendar 2009-12-09T20:01:51.966Z Diversity Calendar 2009-12-09T20:01:51.966Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays Reference info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-27968 Panmedia "You remembered! And you want to give someone a special gift. Wrapping a gift adds a personal touch, saves money, and is really quite simple once you have mastered a few simple tricks." http://www.tutorials.com/06/0611/0611.asp English Learn2.Com Learn2 Giftwrap a Present 2009-12-09T20:02:31.382Z Learn2 Giftwrap a Present 2009-12-09T20:02:31.382Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-72937 Learn about Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Tu B'Shvat, Purim, Pesach, Lag B'Omer, Shavuot and other Jewish holidays on this colorful and entertaining site. Holiday stories, games, coloring pages and greeting cards are included. http://www.torahtots.com/fungames.htm English Torah Tots, Inc. hanukkah Torah Tots: Jewish Holidays 2009-12-09T20:11:29.439Z Torah Tots: Jewish Holidays 2009-12-09T20:11:29.439Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-72385 This game is a fun way to learn about Halloween and trick-or-treating safety. http://www.halloweenmagazine.com/play.html English Halloween Magazine Halloween safety The Halloween Safety Game 2009-12-09T20:11:15.729Z The Halloween Safety Game 2009-12-09T20:11:15.729Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-72936 Kaboose, Inc. Learn about holidays from many cultures and places. Each holiday page has crafts, games, coloring pages, information on the holiday and links to other resources. http://holidays.kaboose.com/index.html English Kaboose, Inc. birthday earth day guy fawkes day valentines day thanksgiving chanukah mother's day cinco de mayo arbor day columbus day halloween canada day fourth of july 4th of july father's day flag day memorial day christmas black history month new years kwanzaa ramadan st. patrick's day passover easter president's day Kids' Domain: Holiday Fun 2009-12-09T20:11:29.363Z Kids' Domain: Holiday Fun 2009-12-09T20:11:29.363Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-30627 The Kid's Domain Celebrate Independence Day through activities, crafts, books to read, and links to other July 4th websites. While this site is designed primarily for celebrating the 4th of July, many of the materials can be used for other patriotic times. http://holidays.kaboose.com/july-4/index.html English Kid's Domain July 4 Fun 2009-12-09T20:03:32.500Z Kid's Domain July 4 Fun 2009-12-09T20:03:32.500Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-29408 Formaro, Amanda This site has a bunch of ideas for Halloween costumes, from costumes for babies and toddlers, to costumes made of cardboard boxes, to thrifty costumes. http://www.familycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Halloween/Costume_Ideas/ English TheFamilyCorner.com Magazine's Halloween Costume Ideas 2009-12-09T20:03:02.897Z TheFamilyCorner.com Magazine's Halloween Costume Ideas 2009-12-09T20:03:02.897Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-30505 The Kid's Domain Here you'll find crafts, games, cards, stories, downloads, and more, all about Valentine's Day! http://holidays.kaboose.com/valentines-day/index.html English Valentine Fun at Kid's Domain 2009-12-09T20:03:32.335Z Valentine Fun at Kid's Domain 2009-12-09T20:03:32.335Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-72383 This page contains Halloween games, crafts, coloring pages, printable crossword puzzles and ecards. There are also pages about Halloween history and the Flavor Graveyard of ice cream flavors that Ben and Jerry???s no longer makes. http://www.benjerry.com/fun/halloween/ res:ipl-72383 English Ben & Jerry???s Homemade Holdings, Inc. halloween games crafts Ben and Jerry's Halloween Page 2010-09-22T19:25:41.363Z Ben and Jerry's Halloween Page 2010-09-22T19:25:41.363Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-72534 Andrade, Mary J. "Join award winning author and photographer, Mary J. Andrade as she explores the rich history and tradition surrounding this ancient ritual." Site focuses on pictures but also includes sections on traditions, recipes, and poems. In English and Spanish. http://www.dayofthedead.com/ res:ipl-72534 English Spanish Day of the Dead 2010-11-02T00:57:24.112Z Day of the Dead 2010-11-02T00:57:24.112Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-83822 Hudson, Peter Learn to identify the flags of every country in the world using flashcards. Descriptions and brief histories are given for each country's flag. Links to more information about each country are provided. http://www.peterhudson.com/flag_flashcards/ res:ipl-83822 English world regions countries symbols national importance flashcards flag flashcards learning about countries Peter's Flag Flashcards 2010-02-27T16:17:55.545Z Peter's Flag Flashcards 2010-02-27T16:17:55.545Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Flags of the World info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-26067 Peace Corps Learn about the culture and geography of one of the 80 countries where Peace Corps volunteers serve. There is factual information about countries in Africa, the Americas, Eurasia, and the Pacific Islands. Teachers can find educational resources as well as information about class-to-class exchanges. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/ English World Wise Schools 2009-12-09T20:01:46.350Z World Wise Schools 2009-12-09T20:01:46.350Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Our World--Our World Resources for Parents & Teachers info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-25459 National Geographic Society "Stretch your mental muscles with a daily dose of the questions that have stumped geography whizzes from across the U.S." http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/ English GeoBee Challenge 2009-12-09T20:01:26.227Z GeoBee Challenge 2009-12-09T20:01:26.227Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Fun Stuff--Games & Activities info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-25935 Claus.com A fun site about Santa Claus. You can play games and do other activities, try out a recipe from Mrs. Claus' kitchen, find out tips on how to make Santa's nice list, learn about Christmas traditions, sing Christmas songs, and lots more. http://www.claus.com/village.php.htm English Universal Enterprises, Inc. Christmas naughty list nice list elf toy workshop Santa's helpers North Pole reindeer Santa Claus at Claus.com 2009-12-09T20:01:43.121Z Santa Claus at Claus.com 2009-12-09T20:01:43.121Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays--Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-27975 Panmedia "With a little imagination, you might just find that you have a glamorous (or garish or ghoulish) guise right at your fingertips." http://www.tutorials.com/05/0509/0509.asp English Learn2.Com Halloween Learn2 Make Quick and Easy Costumes 2009-12-09T20:02:31.938Z Learn2 Make Quick and Easy Costumes 2009-12-09T20:02:31.938Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays Fun Stuff--Arts & Crafts info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-69551 Burnett, Nancy Gaskell, Anne SantaSpeaking.com is a great place to play games and watch live web video of reindeer. Parents will also enjoy this Christmas website. It offers special e-greetings, Santa gifts, and letters from Santa. http://www.santaspeaking.com/ English Lucrative Notions Christmas; Santa; Santa Claus; North Pole; reindeer SantaSpeaking.com 2009-12-09T20:10:05.087Z SantaSpeaking.com 2009-12-09T20:10:05.087Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays--Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-73269 Explore the world's mountains by selecting a continent from the map. You can also search for specific mountains and view a variety of mountain photos and live video-feeds from all over the world. http://www.peakware.com/ English Interactive Outdoors, Inc. climbing Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia 2009-12-09T20:11:38.485Z Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia 2009-12-09T20:11:38.485Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Sports & Recreation--Mountaineering info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-73766 KAPILI.COM Rader, Andrew Do you wonder about physical geography and earth sciences? Here's a website that can help everyone learn. Visit sections on earth energy, earth structure, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere, climates, and BGC cycles (biogeochemical). http://www.geography4kids.com/ English Andrew Rader Studios Geography4Kids 2009-12-09T20:11:53.447Z Geography4Kids 2009-12-09T20:11:53.447Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Math and Science--Earth Science info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-72939 Learn about Chanukah(Hanukkah) with games and activities. Learn the story of Chanukah, spin the dreidel, send a greeting card or print out and color a picture. http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanuk.htm English Torah Tots, Inc. Torah Tots: Chanukah Is Here 2009-12-09T20:11:29.542Z Torah Tots: Chanukah Is Here 2009-12-09T20:11:29.542Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays--Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-26864 Bureau of Public Affairs Future State presents information about current international affairs and State Department activities. It also includes information about international diplomacy and the countries of the world, including maps, government information, and more. There are also activities and resources for students, teachers, and parents. http://future.state.gov/ res:ipl-26864 English U.S Department of State secretary of state news events foreign policy foreign affairs diplomacy diplomat diplomats map maps U.S. Department of State: Future State 2010-11-22T14:41:32.511Z U.S. Department of State: Future State 2010-11-22T14:41:32.511Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Our World--North America--USA--Government info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-79293 The History Channel Provides the real story of Christmas throughout history along with Christmas videos, world traditions, and the evolution of Santa Claus. Site also provides information on Christmas trees, the Christmas Truce of 1914, holiday recipes, and more! http://www.history.com/topics/christmas res:ipl-79293 English A&E Television Networks St. Nick Saint Nick Saint Nicholas Christmas around the world food crafts craft holidays toys Scrooge Feliz Navidad countries The History of Christmas 2010-09-22T19:25:55.511Z The History of Christmas 2010-09-22T19:25:55.511Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays--Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-28222 Scholastic, Inc. Learn about the Mayflower's voyage in 1620, as well the Harvest Feast that became known as the "First Thanksgiving". http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/index.htm res:ipl-28222 English Thanksgiving pilgrims Massachusetts colony Plymouth colony Plymouth Rock colonial history The First Thanksgiving: Mayflower Voyage 2011-01-11T16:08:21.787Z The First Thanksgiving: Mayflower Voyage 2011-01-11T16:08:21.787Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays Our World--North America--USA--History & People info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-26223 travlang Did you know that Brazilians say "Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo" at Christmas? This site tells you how people from dozens of nations around the world say "Merry Christmas." http://www.travlang.com/xmas.html English Many Ways to Say Merry Christmas 2009-12-09T20:01:49.759Z Many Ways to Say Merry Christmas 2009-12-09T20:01:49.759Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Languages Around the World Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays--Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-28160 Public Broadcasting Service What is the highest mountain in North America? Why, it is Denali, also known as Mt. McKinley, which is located in Alaska. Go here to find out more about climbing Mt. Denali. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/kids/ English Denali For Kids 2009-12-09T20:02:36.936Z Denali For Kids 2009-12-09T20:02:36.936Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Sports & Recreation--Mountaineering USA--50 States--A-F--Alaska info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-28533 Ward, Anne Prevett, Jeanne Tiki the Penguin has put together this site just for you to help you meet kids from all around the world, to learn about how they live and the problems that people and penguins (and other living things) face as we share this earth. Learn how to make the world a place of kindness and peace for all living things as you journey around the earth. Fin ... http://tiki.oneworld.net/ English OneWorld International Foundation Tiki the Penguin's Home Page 2009-12-09T20:02:49.819Z Tiki the Penguin's Home Page 2009-12-09T20:02:49.819Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Math and Science--Animals Math and Science--Earth Science--Environment--Environmental Protection info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-30333 This site, put together by the Department of Veterans Affairs, has many resources about Veterans Affairs, including the history of Veterans Day, an online collection of Veterans Day posters, and Veterans Day-related activities for kids. http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/ English U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Armistice Day Veterans Day 2009-12-09T20:03:27.403Z Veterans Day 2009-12-09T20:03:27.403Z fedoraAdmin Active Fun Stuff--Fun Stuff Resources for Parents & Teachers Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-78367 Great place to look for homework help, with lots of pictures as well as facts and information. http://kids.yahoo.com/learn res:ipl-78367 English Yahoo! Inc. homework current events world facts animals science reference world fact book dictionary encyclopedia amphibians birds fish insects mammals reptiles amphibian bird insect mammal reptile dinosaur dinopedia world currency maps flags supernovas solar system NASA space station nature Yahoo! Kids: Homework Help 2011-07-11T19:43:31.027Z Yahoo! Kids: Homework Help 2011-07-11T19:43:31.027Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Geography & World Culture Math and Science--Animals Reference--Encyclopedias Reference--Homework Help Math and Science Math and Science--Animals--Dinosaurs & Fossils info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-28123 HanuKat Read the story of HanuKat and the DreiDells and enjoy some fun activities for you to do -- there is one for each night of Hanukkah. http://www.hanukat.com/ English HanuKat 2009-12-09T20:02:35.879Z HanuKat 2009-12-09T20:02:35.879Z fedoraAdmin Active Reading Zone--Short Stories Fun Stuff--Arts & Crafts Our World--Geography & World Culture--Holidays--Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa info:fedora/col:youth res:ipl-27019 If you're interested in spelunking (exploring and studying caves), this is the site for you. Take the Cave Quiz, the Bat Quiz, take a Virtual Tour of this cave located in Colorado, or learn how to make stalactites at home. http://www.caveofthewinds.com/test/kidpage.html English Cave of the Winds Cave of the Winds 2009-12-09T20:02:09.789Z Cave of the Winds 2009-12-09T20:02:09.789Z fedoraAdmin Active Our World--Our World Virtual Field Trips Our World--Geography & World Culture Sports & Recreation--Camping Sports & Recreation--Sports & Recreation Virtual Field Trips info:fedora/col:youth