Sample Websites in Usborne's Internet-Linked Books |
| Title | Website Referenced in Book |
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Encyclopedia of World History |
Pictures and information about the Incas |
| Interactive children’s museum: Explore the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa and resources for teaching with museum objects - Web site 1 | |
| Encyclopedia of World Geography |
Go on an amazing virtual
space trip – Take a Star-Journey via the Hubble Telescope |
| Learn how people become refugees & take a tour of a virtual refugee camp | |
| Internet-Linked Science Encyclopedia | A question-and-answer site about carnivorous plants Web site 3 |
| Take a virtual tour of a coal mine Web site 2 | |
| Illustrated introduction to organic chemistry Web site 2 | |
| Children’s Encyclopedia | Watch animations of earthquakes |
| Everyday life for children in the 2nd World War | |
| Be the US President for a day | |
| Info and stories about the 52 states of the USA | |
| Encyclopedia of Ancient World | Fascinating facts & exploration of the pyramids |
| Design an aqueduct and learn about Roman water systems | |
| Complete Book of Chess | Try to crack the "Knight's Tour" (a complex move!) |
| Drawing Animals | Play an art detective game exploring the use of color |
| Book of Castles | Tasks in a medieval farmer's year |
| Learn more about daily life in the Middle Ages | |
| World of Ballet | Links to ballet stories and performance details Web site 2 |
| Caterpillars & Butterflies (IR) | See the speeded up video of the stages of a monarch butterfly |
| Birds | Sound clips of birds singing |
| World of Shakespeare | More about the schooling Shakespeare would have had |
| Complete Book of the Microscope | Build a virtual atom Web site 2 |
| Book of Astronomy & Space | More Pole Star facts |
| Daily predictions of objects to look for in the night sky -Web site 1 | |
| Easy French | Interactive lessons |
| Pocket Artist | Tips on shading techniques to make 3D shapes - Sanford Color Art Education Resources |
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Have fun drawing different
dinosaurs Learn from Paleo-artists on how to draw dinosaurs step-by-step |
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| Tadpoles & Frogs (IR Beginners) | Make an origami jumping frog |
| Spanish Dictionary for Beginners | Puzzles and matching games to test your Spanish |
| Spiders (IR Beginners) | Click on the small pictures to see close-ups of different spiders |
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