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Australia |
CIA
The World Factbook—Australia
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html
Kids
Down Under: Australia information and resources for kids
http://www.gigglepotz.com/caustralia.htm
Learn about cool Aussie words, animals, food, places and more at this
site.
Travel
for Kids: Sydney, Australia
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Australia/australia.htm
Take a look at the highlights of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales,
Australia.
Prime
Minister of Australia: Australia in Focus
http://www.pm.gov.au/aus_in_focus/kids/index.html
Learn about Australia’s Prime Minister’s office and Parliament and the
history of the official residences.
Dreaming Online:
Fact Sheet 
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/kids/factsheets.cfm
Information on the Aboriginal people and their culture.
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Brazil |
CIA The World Factbook—Brazil
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html
Time for Kids|Going Places: Brazil
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,104221,00.html
Time for Kids has a history timeline, a sightseeing guide of famous sites,
language sound files, animals of Brazil and a links to a real expert on
life for a 12 year old living in Brazil.
All about Brazil
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=7102
This page has links to information on Brazil’s culture, sports, geography,
climate and fun facts.
Welcome to Brazil
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~weidenrl/n.htm
Here are links to how people live in Brazil, what language they speak,
what they do for work and more.
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China |
CIA The World Factbook—China
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html
All About China
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourViewCategory.cgi?category_id=10393&tour_id=7105
This page contains links to information on China’s climate, geography,
sports, culture and some fun facts.
Chinese New Year
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chineseny.html
A to Z Kids Stuff China
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/china.html
The history of china, tours of famous sites, translate your name into
Chinese, maps and games can be found at this site.
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Egypt |
CIA
The World Factbook--Egypt
Travel for
Kids-Egypt
Egypt: Children: History of Egypt
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry has produced a site for students on the
history of Egypt.
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England –United Kingdom |
CIA-The World Factbook—United Kingdom
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html
All About Great Britain
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourViewCategory.cgi?category_id=10431&tour_id=7143
This page has links to information on Britain’s climate, geography,
sports, culture and some fun facts.
Weather Underground: United Kingdom
http://www.wunderground.com/global/UK.html
Guy Fawkes’ Day
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/guyfawkes.html
Travel for Kids: England
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/England/england.htm
Official Web Site of the British Monarchy
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp
Click on the children link at the bottom of the page. The Kid’s
Zone has information on the kings and queens of the past and the present
and some interesting facts about the British Monarchy.
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France |
Embassy of France in the US-Just for Kids
http://www.info-france-usa.org/kids/
Here are links to information on the art and culture, economy, history,
geography, culture and more. Currently the new site is not completed so
click on the link to the old site.
CIA The World Factbook—France
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html
Travel for Kids: France
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/France/france.htm
This site takes you to famous sites and information on painters, food and
more in France.
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Germany |
CIA
The World Factbook-Germany
Travel
for Kids: Germany
UtahLink Field Trip- Germany
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Italy |
CIA
The World Factbook--Italy
Travel for
Kids: Italy
UtahLINK Field Trip-Italy
Lonely
Planet - Italy
The Sinking City of Venice
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Japan |
Kids Web Japan
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/
Japan’s Information Network has put together information on Japan’s
culture, climate, geography, government, history and daily life. Under
each sections are specifics questions and answers related to the section.
CIA The World Factbook—Japan
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html
Travel for Kids: Japan
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Japan/japan.htm
Learn about special places in Japan to visit.
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Kenya |
Time for Kids| Go Places: Kenya
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/main/0,20344,635503,00.html
Time for Kids have put together a site with a history timeline, a
sightseeing guide of famous sites, language sound files, a famous Kenyan
and a links to a real expert on life for a 12 year old living in Kenya.
CIA The World Factbook: Kenya
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html
About Kenya
http://www.countryreports.org/kenya.htm
About Kenya includes information on the economy, geography, government,
people and more.
Africa
Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu/
Click on Search Atlas and then click on Kenya for some great images
of the country.
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Peru |
CIA The World Factbook—Peru
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pe.html
About Peru
http://www.countryreports.org/peru.htm
Information on Peru’s economy, geography, government, history, people and
more.
Travel for Kids: Peru
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Peru/peru.htm
Find exciting places to visit in Peru.
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Puerto Rico |
BoricuaKids, History of Puerto Rico for Children
http://www.elboricua.com/BoricuaKids.html
This site has information on food, children’s songs, the rain forest of
the island, a special holiday, and a brief history.
CIA The World Factbook—Puerto Rico
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rq.html
About Puerto Rico
http://www.countryreports.org/puertorico.htm
Information on Puerto Rico's economy, geography, government, history,
people, and more.
 Money
Ron Wise's
Geographical Directory of World Paper Money
http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/notedir/mappage.html
Click on an area in the world and then on the country name to find images
of the current and past currency of that country.
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Holidays |
Holidays Around the
World for k-12
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/holidays.htm
Look at the General Sites links and the International Holidays
links.
KIDPROJ's Multi-Cultural Calendar
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/
Great information here, however some of the information is not in English.
Holidays
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/
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Weather: |
Weather
Underground
http://www.wunderground.com/
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