Build Your Own Country

Building Your Own Country Presentation - Darling

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Encyclopaedias

• • Encyclopaedia Britannica High

  • Countries, Peoples & Cultures from Salem Press (Password required.)

Databases

• • Culturegrams

CultureGrams helps researchers from a wide range of ages discover the world with concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations — from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Local experts document the unique, intimate details of each country's customs, traditions and daily life and whether it's Iraq, Canada, or Kenya, each CultureGram report offers an equality of coverage detailing 25 different aspects of the country and its culture.

• • Sirs Discoverer

SIRS® Discoverer® is a general reference database for elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas and content sets such as reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health, and technology. SIRS Discoverer provides editorially-selected, indexed, and curated materials from over 2,100 newspapers, magazines, and websites offering guided research for young researchers.

• • • Country Facts and Maps (Found under Features menu choice.)