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**Country Study Online Resources** **CultureGrams** This database offers current and reliable information about history, customs, and lifestyle on more than 200 different countries. It belongs to the Proquest family of databases and can be used to find a ton of informative facts. **Fact Monster** The website states: “Fact Monster is an ideal reference site for kids ages 8-14 that provides entertainment and educational resources. It combines the contents of an[| encyclopedia], a[| dictionary], an[| atlas], and several[| almanacs] loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.” This website is part of Pearson Publishing Company. ** Around the World ** This website gives information on the people, culture, landmarks, and geography of places all over the world. There are many interactive fun activities to do. Time for Kids publishes the website.  Countries of the World: Profiles This is from InfoPlease and gives a flag picture, small map, basic facts, and info on major historical happenings of the country. Search countries by alphabetical list.

National Geographic Kids A wonderful website for children to research, learn, and play! Click on "People & Places" to search out the country you want. Each 'country' page has geography facts, pictures, a video, map, e-card, printable page, and a //country card//!

Countries of the World  Country facts including histories of all countries, geography, population, government, economy, thousands of photographs from many countries, maps, flags, country ranks, geographic names, dictionary of occupational titles, US Census 2000, health topics A to Z, human anatomy, dictionary of geology, energy dictionary, world pipelines maps, drugs, international classification of diseases, and other data.

Flags of the World Section of Enchanted Learning allows you to find cool information and pictures of flags according to continent, country, color, type, shape, and language!.

Flags of the World Free public domain pictures!

Geography for Kids Has great maps and information about continents and countries of the world

Music from Around the World  Click on a continent and a country to learn about the instruments and styles of music that are popular in that location!

The World Music Section at National Geography has vidoes and information about popular music from around the globe!

Play the game Global Groovin' with Maya & Miguel from PBS! Learn about instruments and music from around the world.

Music of Other Cultures  Read about instruments and basic characteristics of music from Africa, Indonesia, India, Latin America, the Caribbean, the British Isles, China,.