ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Grolier Online: Lands and Peoples
The encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and geography.
To use Grolier Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

WEB SITES

Country at a Glance
Basic information about countries all over the world.

World Data Analyst
Country snapshots, comparisons and statistics from Britannica Online.

World Fact Book
Information about countries of the world from the CIA.

Country Studies
Information about countries of the world from the Library of Congress.

United Nations Cyber Schoolbus
Choose individual countries and Cyber Schoolbus will compare them in several ways. Try it!

World Paper Money
Images of banknotes (historical and current) from all over the world.

Multi-Cultural Calendar
Search for holiday information by month, by country or by holiday.

Global Destinations from the Global Gourmet
Recipes from around the world.

World Geography Fun
Games to help you learn.

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updated 03/06/2008