World Fair
Profiles and Statistics
Travel Guides
Culture
Flags and Currency
Maps and Weather
International Recipes
Additional Resources
- CIA World Fact Book - A listing of countries with maps, flags, and up to date information on geography, economics, people, government, etc.
- Country Reports - Country information from around the world. This site is designed to assist businesses, students, tourists, and teachers. They claim to be the Internet's best source of country data. ACS has a password for full use of this site. (Government Comparison)
- Information Please Almanac - Lots of statistics and general information for all countries of the world.
Travel Guides
- Frommers - An online travel guide featuring several world countries.
- Lonely Planet's Guide to Countries of the World - Guide to countries of the world with current travel information including maps, statistics, special events, culture, attractions, etc. All the basic facts (and more) for travelers.
Culture
- CultureGrams - a subscription that will work at school and on your laptop from home.
- Country Studies - published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
- Etiquette from around the world - learn how to be polite and respectful when visiting different countries.
- Translation from Reference.com- online translators for many languages.
- World Religions Index- Comparisons of various world religions, sponsored by the Telling the Truth project.
Flags and Currency
- Universal Currency Converter - find out how much your country's basic unit of money is in American dollars. Note: Some of these units change every day, so record the day you checked this site in your notes!
- The World Flag Database - Flags from around the world
Maps and Weather
- Embassy World Maps - Links to other sites with city and country maps from around the world. Some can be printed; others must be ordered.
- Climate Zone - Climate information for thousands of world cities.
International Recipes
- Mrs. Salipante's Foreign Food Recipes - More than 100 links to recipes from all over the world.
- World cuisine from allrecipes.com.
Additional Resources
- SIRS Discoverer on the Web - A wealth of articles and websites especially for students in grades 3-9.
- Biography in Context - useful if you are researching a famous person.
- eLibrary Elementary - Searchable encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, books, and other tools.
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- World Book Online
- Grand Rapids Public Library Catalog - Search the books available at GRPL library branches, then use your library card number to place holds on them.
- Kent District Library Catalog - Search here for materials available through Kent District Libraries, including Lowell and Cascade.
- Zotero Bib