Africa for Kids From PBS. Includes personal accounts of trips to Africa. Must have Flash and RealPlayer to use some sections of the site. Some sections may not work on library computers.

African American World A site filled with African American history.

Ask Asia Dedicated to increasing American understanding of Asia and Asians.

Country Studies / Area Handbooks These are in-depth reports written by scholars at the Library of Congress on 71 countries. Information includes extensive history, social structure, religion, and education.

Cultures An extremely comprehensive source which provides links to many different cultures. It is indexed alphabetically by country and lists traditions, history, music, and food.

Native Americans
These links provide information about some of the Native American tribes in North America.

• First Nations Histories

• Native American Nations

• Native Recipes

• North American Indigenous Peoples

• America the Beautiful Go to America the Beautiful, then click on U.S. Topics. All major North American tribes are covered. You will need your Mesa library card and PIN to use this from home.

New York Public Library Picture Collection Great historic photos online. Over 30,000 photos most from before 1923.

World Factbook The World Factbook, published by the U.S. Government is a great and easy resource for information on all the countries of the world.

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