Travelogues
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Iditarod 411
Reviewed February 10, 2000 by Holli H., a teacher from Greenville, South Carolina who is not affiliated with the site. This is the most kid-friendly, comprehensive, well-organized site on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Attractive pages and concise annotations will help classrooms and families follow the 1,150 mile adventure across Alaska. This year’s race begins on Saturday, March 4th. Links to the official race Website, mushers’ web pages, and everything Alaskan or arctic will keep kids on the learning trail.
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IAITO - the Russian Far East
Reviewed January 16, 2000 by Aaltje van Zoelen, a reader from Seattle, USA who is affiliated with the site. Official information on tours and travel to the newly opened cities and lands of the Russian Far East. Eco tourism, wilderness adventures, cities and cultures of rich history and stunning beauty. Enchanted lands of fire and ice.
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Go West
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Gift of the Gab
""Blarney is celebrated the world over for a stone on the parapet that is said to endow whoever kisses it with the eternal gift of eloquence - the ’Gift of the Gab’." This wonderfully simple page explains the origin of the myth, and explores the castle of Blarney. A small link at the bottom of the page will lead you to Irish proverbs that exemplify the "Gift of the Gab." Be sure to find it. When you reach the last of the proverbs, you’ll be transported to Ireland’s Eye, with its excellent history and heritage sections."
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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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Empire State Building for Kids
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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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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Discover America through Postcards
Reviewed February 19, 2000 by Faith, a teacher from Usa who is affiliated with the site. Postcards from America is a virtual roadtrip of the USA that follows a history teacher and a photographer as they drive across America, seeing a state a week, and sending live postcards on the Internet every day from every state. Armed with a digital camera, these two adventurers shoot images during the day to create a "live-at-the-scene" postcard each night for their cyber companions at home and in schools. In addition to the daily postcard, the website provides Travel Tips, Fun Facts, Maps, and a Just for Teachers webpage for using the postcards in the classroom. Awarded 1999’s 100 BEST EDUCATONAL WEBSITES.
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Dinosaurs in the Dunes
"The Gobi is one of the world’s great bone yards. Massive dinosaurs and minuscule mammals that lived at the end of the Cretaceous era are entombed in the desert sand. This travelogue follows a team of paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History digging for dino bones. In addition to reading their nearly daily dispatches, be sure to check out the Young Paleontologists Corner bulletin board. There you can read messages posted by other kids, and add your own comments. Follow the link from the Bone Zone."
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