Cultures of the World

April  2005
 
Project in Word format or pdf format

  General reference books:

• General encyclopedias -- R 031
• The World Almanac and Book of Facts -- R 317.3 WOR
  statistics, flags, brief country information
• Atlases -- R 912
  a book of maps

Specialized reference books:

• Lands and Peoples -- R 910 LAN 
  arranged by continents
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations -- R 910 JUN
  arranged alphabetically by country
• The Marshall Cavendish New Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World and Its People -- R 910.3 MAR
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures -- R 306 JUN
  arranged alphabetically by culture or ethnicity
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography -- R910 JUN

Online Encyclopedia:

• Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Power Library Databases:

• Go to Power Library
• Go to SIRS Discoverer
• Select "Cultures" or "Countries" from Browse Subject Tree
• See Topic/Subtopics at right.  Select "Cultures Facts" or "Country Facts" 
• Browse results.  Great maps and flag.
  
  
• Go to Facts for Learning
• At very top click "Grades 5 & Above"
• Search your country
• Check box "Title Field Search Only"

Country Web Sites:

• Countries of the World : From the USA CIA World Factbooks, the United Nations Statistical Office, The Library of Congress Country Studies and other sources
• Lonely Planet world Guide: Destinations

Map Web Site:

• Quick Maps

Other Sites:

• Brown University: Anglo-Saxons: Introduction
• BBC: Anglo-Saxons

Search library catalog for books:

• Look in the library catalog under the name of the country.  Falk School Library Catalog is available online.
• Type country name. Click on Subject.

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