People
Inventors & Inventions
CPL Databases
- Electric Library Elementary Click on the "Topics" tab at the top of the page.
Aug 21, 2008
African Tribes
CPL Databases
- Culturegrams for Kids Provides information on people and languages in African countries. Search by country, tribe name, or click on the map of Africa.
Web Sites
Aug 20, 2008
Authors/Illustrators
General Web Sites
- Authors and Illustrators on the Web
- Educational Paperback Association's Top 100 Authors
- KidsReads.com Authors
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History
American History
General American History
- American Memory - from the Library of Congress
- American West - Development & History
- America's Story
- American Family Immigration History Center (Ellis Island)
- Ellis Island - from the History Channel
- From Revolution to Reconstruction
- Historical Maps of the United States
- New Bedford Whaling Museum -online exhibits about the history of whaling
- Recipes from US History
Native American Crafts & Tribes
CPL Databases
- World Book Online Provides information on Native American tribes in the areas of Family Life (clothing, shelter, food, transportation, recreation and hunting), Government, Warfare, Arts & Crafts, Religion and Trade.
- America the Beautiful Provides information on Native Americans in particular U.S. states.
- Electric Library Elementary and SIRS Discoverer may also be helpful.
Crafts
Aug 19, 2008
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Every year, there is a huge assignment in the Canton middle schools to do a report on a Renaissance topic. Some of these sites are aimed at older students than what you normally find on the Kids pages, so the reading levels are higher.
Aug 19, 2008
