CPL Databases

• Electric Library Elementary Click on the "Topics" tab at the top of the page.

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

• The Africa Guide - African People and Culture 
• Art and Life in Africa : Peoples Resource 
• Information on African Tribes and African People

General Web Sites

• Authors and Illustrators on the Web
• Educational Paperback Association's Top 100 Authors
• KidsReads.com Authors

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• Tony Abbott
• David A.

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

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

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.