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University of Texas: Small Map of Vietnam
Look at a map of Vietnam with all the major cities and the Mekong River and delta. Very easy to read.
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University of Texas: Small Map of India
See India's major cities and rivers in this easy-to-read map from the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Afghanistan: Small Map
This small map of Afghanistan is easy to read, showing only the major cities, the outline of the country and its neighbors.
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University of Texas: Bangladesh: Small Map of Bangladesh
On this small map of Bangladesh, you can clearly see the rivers, major cities, and outline of the country.
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University of Texas: Bhutan
See how Bhutan nestles between its much larger neighbors, India and China, on this map from the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Saudi Arabia: Small Political Map
This map of Saudi Arabia is very easy to read. It shows the major cities and its location in relation to other countries in the Middle East. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Tunisia: Relief Map
Click on this relief map of Tunisia from the Perry Castaneda Collection to enlarge it. Then you can clearly see the salt lakes, called chotts. You can also find the Atlas Mountains where they border Algeria.
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Trojan Horse
This article surveys the history and excavation of the Bronze Age city of Troy.
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Pure Cane Sugar Is Only One Example of the Sugars Around You
Here you can learn all about carbohydrates! Content explores what carbohydrates are used for in the body, as well as the different types: saccharides, regular sugars, and polysaccharides.
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Maya Angelou: Greatness Through Literature
This very brief article on African American author Maya Angelou, lists her accomplishments as a writer. Included are names of awards she has won during her career.
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Minnesota News Council: Edvard Grieg
Great Norwegians from the Minnesota News Council provides several biographies of Edvard Grieg with links to music clips too. Lots of images as well.
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Ukraine
This site gives a description of the environment of the Ukraine. Read about landforms, vegetation, animal life, and climate. Also read about the history, and demographics of Ukraine.
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Cover Art
This site contains an article about Betsy Byars' life, as well as information about her books. There are also links at the end of the article to reviews of two of her books.
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Moon and I, Cover Art
This site contains an article about Betsy Byars' life, as well as information about her books. There are also links at the end of the article to reviews of two of her books.
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Pinballs, Cover Art
This site contains an article about Betsy Byars' life, as well as information about her books. There are also links at the end of the article to reviews of two of her books.
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Photo
Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.
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The Giver Cover
Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.
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Photo of Robert D. San Souci
This site contains biographical information on Robert San Souci. Included is a list of his books.
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See Explanation. Clicking on the Picture Will Download
This site presents a brief overview and newspaper clip documenting the first manned space mission. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12, 1961.
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The New York Times/robert Lipsyte
This site has information on Robert Lipsyte's return to sports column writing. There is also a link to articles he wrote about the 1996 Olympics.
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Photo of Virginia Hamilton
This site contains a little biographical information on Virginia Hamilton, as well as a list of many of her books.
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Joan Aiken
This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.