Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Curious George
If you love Curious George, you will love this site. There are games, teacher lesson plans, and information about Curious George that you probably never knew before.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pied Tamarin (Saguinus Bicolor)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the pied tamarin, an endangered species. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, behavior, diet, predators, reproduction and development, and population status.
Digital History
Digital History: Scopes Trial
A fascinating look at the Scopes Trial in Tennessee where a science teacher was accused of violating a state law which prohibited the teacing of evolution. Perhaps the most interesting part of this article is the discussion of the...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Clash of Cultures
Overview of the 1920s era clash in values in which religious fundamentalism flourished alongside literary and artistic movements of African-Americans and other American intellectuals.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Tennessee Evolution Statutes
Site provides the text of the act which banned the teaching of evolution in Tenessee schools in 1925.
Other
Author Profile: Wilson Rawls
This site contains an engaging biography of Wilson Rawls and provides access to an audio tape of a famous speech Rawls gave about himself and the book.
Other
Nazca Lines, Peru (2006)
Short text regarding theories of meanings for Nazca lines (geolyphs). Good images.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: July 10 the Scopes Trial Began Today in 1925
A great lesson plan using the Scopes Trial as the basis of examining discussion about evolution. Included are student activities as well as links to additional information.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Chimpanzee
Comprehensive reference information about the chimpanzee. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this highly intelligent, vocal primate.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Search for Identity: Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston is featured in this biography for her literary contributions which explore her personal heritage as a Chinese American woman. See "Maxine Hong Kingston Activities" for related materials.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pygmy Marmoset (Callithrix Pygmaea)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the pygmy marmoset. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, diet, problems with having them as pets, reproduction, and social groups.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: White Faced Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Cebus Capucinus, otherwise known as the white faced capuchin.
Other
Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
BBC
Bbc News: Hiv Origin "Found in Wild Chimps"
This is an article from BBC News about the possibility that researchers have found the natural reservoir for simian immunodeficiency virus. It is thought that the virus originated in Chimpanzees then made the jump to humans that were...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, Derek Walcott. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel...
Other
Idaho Falls Public Library: Wilson Rawls
Wilson Rawls lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho when he wrote "Where the Red Fern Grows." The library has a Wilson Rawls memorial and collection, some of which is available online here.
English Zone
English zone.com: Reading Zone
Find reading selections by skill level (easy to advanced) or type (poems). Some free content on the site but hard to pick it out. Subscription-based access mostly.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Charles Darwin & the Theory of Evolution
Outlines the events of Charles Darwin's own evolution into a scientist and how he developed his Theory of Evolution. Also discusses the immense resistance to his ideas that he faced from all fronts. Even today, many people refuse to...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Ice Cream Talk: Nouns and Verbs
Choose to play this game with verbs, nouns, or both. Each correctly identified word gives the monkey a scoop of ice cream. Each incorrectly identified word gives the monster a scoop. Help the monkey be the first to reach ten scoops.
Other
Magic Keys: Invisible Alligators by Hayes Roberts
Join a young monkey named Sari in her adventurous day in the illustrated ebook Invisible Alligators by Hayes Roberts.
EL Education
El Education: Ever Wonder Why?
Students from the Greece Central School District in New York created this bilingual Pourquoi storybook. This collaborative project was written by students in third grade, then translated into Spanish, illustrated and marketed by high...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lizbeth Stewart
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lizbeth Stewart is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture (dogs, cars, lizards, and monkeys) using ceramics as a medium.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: 1492: An Ongoing Vogage: Inventing America
Archived exhibition reveals how European writers and mapmakers thought about America during the Age of Discovery. Describes the allegorical images Europeans sometimes used to portray America and features the Gutierrez map, drawn in 1562,...
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