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	Country Studies - The Library of Congress URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html ODP description: Online series containing studies of 91 countries. Page title: Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress Page description: Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
	Children's Games from Around the World URL: http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-section.htm ODP description: Around the world, children have one thing in common. They love to play games. Discover how kids from Venezuela, Mexico, Korea, China, Germany, and many other countries play different versions of the same traditional games. Page title: Traditional Children's Games from Around the World \| TOPICS Online Magazine \| ESL/EFL \| Sandy and Thomas Peters
	The Say Hello to the World Project URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/ ODP description: Learn to say "hello" in over 30 different languages, plus find links to resources about the languages, the cultures, and language learning on the Web. From the Internet Public Library. Page title: IPL Kidspace: Say Hello to the World Page description: The Internet Public Library (IPL) features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines; and the Ask A Question online reference service.
	Online Exhibits URL: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ ODP description: Includes previews of history records, thoughts, and events. Page title: Online Exhibits - Main Page
	Macdonald Drive Elementary Multicultural Website URL: http://www.mde.k12.nf.ca/kmcw/index.html ODP description: Contributions from students include profiles of world countries, cultural and traditional beliefs, folktales from around the world and basic phrases in different languages. School located in St. John's, Newfoundland. Page title: Kids' Multicultural Website - Life Experiences - The Road to Canada
	Multiculturalpedia URL: http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/ ODP description: Is a Canadian sneeze different from a Japanese sneeze? Learn about everyday habits and customs from various cultures around the world.
	Celebrate Hispanic Heritage URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/ ODP description: Scholastic site explores Spanish roots in America and contains student interviews with great Latinos, biographies of history makers, and interactive map. Page title: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! Home Page description: Interactive timelines, scavenger hunts, and other learning fun all about Hispanic Americans. This page includes a link to the Hispanic Heritage Homepage and teacher's guide as well.
	Peace Corps Kids World: Explore the World URL: http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/world/ ODP description: Fun introductions to all the countries where Peace Corps volunteers are currently serving. Learn everything from what people eat to what they do for fun. Page title: Peace Corps Kids World -- Explore the World Page description: All over the world, Peace Corps Volunteers have gone to great lengths to make great differences. The countries that they serve in are divided into 5 major regions. Learn more about the countries in those regions here.
	Country at a Glance URL: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_glance.htm ODP description: Find out basic information about countries all over the world. This United Nations site allows users to click on the name of the country and get basic facts about its geography, language, economy, and so forth.
	Global Kids URL: http://www.globalkids.info/ ODP description: Features fairy tales, geography tidbits, and games.
	Cultural Profiles Project URL: http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/ ODP description: Features overviews of life and culture in many countries. Developed to assist Canadians in understanding immigrants. Page description: Cultural Profiles Project
	Mountain Voices URL: http://www.mountainvoices.org/ ODP description: Presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development. Page title: Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from mountain and highland regions round the world: home page Page description: This website presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development.
	Global Gang URL: http://www.globalgang.org.uk/ ODP description: Christian Aid's site for children - with news, games and culture from around the world. Page title: Global Gang Homepage
	We the World URL: http://tiki.oneworld.net/features/survival/survival_home.html ODP description: Travel with Tiki the Penguin to meet kids from tribal groups. Page title: We the world with Tiki the Penguin Page description: Travel the world with Tiki to meet kids from tribal groups.
	On the Line URL: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/ ODP description: Make the Millennium more than a moment in time! On the Line links people and cultures in the eight meridian-line countries: Togo; Ghana; Burkina Faso; Mali; Algeria; Spain; France; and the United Kingdom. Page title: Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line web pages Page description: On the Line was an educational millennium project involving cultural exchange between United Kingdom and other meridian line countries. A partnership between Oxfam GB, WWF-UK and Channel 4. Pages on Oxfam's Cool Planet website.
	Bridges URL: http://www.bridgesweb.org/ ODP description: Connects children worldwide through digital storytelling. Take a mentors workshop a cross-cultural collaboration in digital storytelling in India, Peru, Kenya and Seattle, WA. Page title: Welcome to Bridges to Understanding
	Cultures URL: http://www.cultures.com/ ODP description: Devoted to cultures, living and ancient, and the promotion of world communication. Includes photos, drawings, animations, sounds, links to encyclopedias. Page title: Welcome to cultures.com Page description: This site is devoted to cultures, living and ancient, and the promotion of world communication.
	Country Studies: Area Handbook Series URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ ODP description: A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division sponsored by the Department of the Army. This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries. Page title: Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress Page description: Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
	The Anthropology Collections of The Field Museum URL: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/anthropology/anthro_sites/anthro3/ ODP description: Photographs help describe the different cultures around the World.
	CIA - The World Factbook -- World URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html ODP description: Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.