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Five-Minute Irish Tales
"Five-Minute Tales is a collection of 151 short Irish folk tales, some dating back to the twelfth century. The Webmaster says he purposely did not categorize the stories, so that browsing may afford the reader a sense of the variety that exists in the Irish and Celtic story-telling tradition. "Take a moment to raise up these stories from the printed page and place them back into our culture where they might take on real life." I recommend starting with "The Man who had No Story.""
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Embassy of France: Just for Kids
"Start your tour at the French embassy in Washington D.C. with an interview with the French ambassador, François Bujon de l’Estang, and an audio clip of the French national anthem (both clicks found on left-hand side.) Then move on to explore the rest of the site with the circular menu in the middle of the page. Great clicks include France at a Glance (national motto is ’Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’), Life in France (""The French own the most pets in the world: 25% have least one cat and 38% have dogs"") and Art & Culture."
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Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
"To begin your tour, enter The Exhibition, where you’ll be presented with a time line. Ancient Egyptian history spanned 3,000 years. Egyptologists divide this time period into thirty dynasties. The dynasties are then grouped together into broad periods. The Great Pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom, four Egyptian dynasties that covered 2700 to 2200 BC. In this exhibit, each of the Old Kingdom dynasties is represented by a handful of artwork. You can traverse from one piece to the next by following the triangular arrow, or jump around on the time line displayed at the bottom. The question and answer page (click To Find Out More) is excellent."
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Egypt Gift of the Nile
"Religion was an omnipresent element in the Egyptian world, and art that expressed the tenets of this religion flourished. This Seattle Art Museum exhibit is divided into two sections. Egyptomania presents and analyzes the ten eternal truths of ancient Egypt (""1. The balance of man and nature is essential."") This section is for the high school crowd (and grown ups too!) The second section, Discover Egypt, contains interactive games suitable for elementary ages such as Barbershop (""Egyptians loved to wash and scent their hair. Wigs were very common and worn by men, women and children"") and the story of eight-year-old Soho."
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Dogsledding 101
Reviewed March 12, 2001 by Barbara, your editor, from San Diego who is not affiliated with the site. A Flash animation from PBS that teaches about dog sledding. Click on any part of the picture to learn interesting facts.
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Discovering Mexico
"This National Geographic feature written by Michael Parfit highlights the challenges that Mexico faces today. "Mexico is struggling. This country, 756,000 square miles of deserts, forests, highlands, volcanoes, endless seashores, and trembling earth, populated by 95 million people, is classified in the jargon of world economics as a developing nation." Join Parfit as he flies from one end of the country to the other, or follow the seven daily dispatches of photojournalist Richard Olsenius as he explores Mexico City."
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Discover China
"Discover China features three ways to learn more about China. Start with a virtual tour, a new one is added twice a month. Current tours include the Silk Road Trip, the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. The weekly-updated China Experience features cultural tidbits such as Chinese poetry, folk music, and recipes. And last, but not least, is the ultimate Chinese search tool Hyper-C, which allows you to both search and browse thousands of China-related Web sites."
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Diana Remembered
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Detroit Institute of Art: Ancient Art Egypt
"For over three thousand years the Egyptians adhered to a prescribed set of rules as to how a work of art in three dimensions should be presented. Egyptian art was highly symbolic. All Egyptian sculpture, for example, can be described as cubic (it takes it shape from the material it was carved from and can be viewed from four sides) and frontal (the front of the sculpture is the most important side -- with the figure either standing or sitting.) Take a gallery tour by clicking on the artwork and following the Next icons."
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Department of Treasury Learning Vault
"Every day the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints approximately 22.5 million paper notes in denominations ranging from $1 to $100. This page answers Frequently Asked Questions such as "What is the largest denomination ever printed?" Answer: " $100,000 Gold Certificate of 1934 featuring the portrait of President Wilson. This note existed only for official transactions and none of them ever circulated outside Federal Reserve banks.""
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