John F. Kennedy Library: Biography
"This one-page illustrated biography from the JFK Library is chock-full of links to audio files and additional photos, and a real find for teachers and home-schooling parents: six pages of printable worksheets for grades three through five, downloadable in either Adobe PDF or Word format. After reading the biography, visit the rest of the online library, by clicking on Home. Best front page clicks, such as Speeches and Photographs, are found listed under Historical References."
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JFK: 35th Anniversary
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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JFK Resources
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Jerry Lewis TV Schedule
"How do you explain Jerry Lewis to your kids? By sharing his movies. In addition to what’s available at the video store, each month at least a dozen of his movies show up on television. For example, in August on channels such as American Movie Classics, Bravo, Cinemax, HBO, Starz, and WGN of Chicago, fourteen of Lewis’ movies were shown twenty-eight times. The schedule includes a single-sentence movie synopsis, the year, the length, the movie rating (of course, many predate the rating system), the director, the stars and a critic’s rating on a scale of one to four stars."
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J. K. Rowling Interview
"Where does Joanne Rowling get her ideas? "I wish I knew. Sometimes they just come (like magic) and other times I have to sit and think for about a week before I manage to work out how something will happen. Where the idea for Harry Potter actually came from I really couldn’t tell you. I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and it just popped into my head." After the interview, scroll down for Harry Potter inspired writing activities."
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Ivy Green: Birthplace of Helen Keller
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Interesting Facts from Houdini Museum
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Interpreting Thomas Jefferson
"Clay Jenkinson, "one of the nation’s leading interpreters of the life and achievements of Thomas Jefferson," performs costumed first-person portrayals of Jefferson on stage and radio. You can listen to his weekly national radio show "The Thomas Jefferson Hour" (you’ll need the free RealAudio player), or visit the bulletin board and chat room devoted to Jefferson and his ideals. The best way to navigate is via the site map you’ll find near the upper right-hand corner. Teachers and homeschoolers will appreciate the lesson plans and project ideas found on the Especially for Young People page."
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Infoplease: Michelangelo
"Michelangelo drew extensively as a child, and his father placed him under the tutelage of Ghirlandaio, a respected artist of the day. This six-part biography from the Infoplease Encyclopedia is an excellent resource for school reports. Best clicks are the hyperlinked keywords that whisk you away to related articles, and the Cite function (small link in the middle of the page) that creates bibliographic citations. If you get lost in the maze of linked pages, you can always find your way back by using the Search Biographies function in the lower left-hand corner of any page."
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Infoplease: Amelia Earhart
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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