North America
Click on the links below to find out more.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
Click the 'History' tab to find a biography of all the Presidents of the USA. Written and illustrated by American school children.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
The official White House site has detailed information on American Presidents.
A comprehensive collection of material about the U.S. Presidents and the history of the presidency.
http://www.geocities.com/foodedge/
Find out what Americans like to eat, the history of favourite American dishes and listen to advertising jingles for American food products.
http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/aaasmt/index.php/url_abcsec
Have you ever heard of Jell-o, Hershey Bars or Oreo Cookies? On this site you can see all the sweet snacks which Americans love.
http://www.foodies.com/
Find American recipes: Pumpkin Pie, Brownies, Chicken Soup etc.
http://www.usinfo.pl/aboutusa/holidays/other.htm
Find American celebration dates and discover why they are celebrated.
http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/Holidays/celebrate/index.html
A list of American celebrations and the history and traditions associated with them.
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/history/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.asp
Lots of information about Thanksgiving.
http://wilstar.com/holidays/thankstr.htm
Read the Thanksgiving Story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States
Visit the Wikipedia page for a list of popular American sports.
http://www.nativeamericans.com/
Lots of information on the history of Native American Tribes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans
This Wikipedia article is about the people indigenous to the United States.
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/natam.html
A huge list of links to pages with information on Native Americans.
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/crafts/easterncrafts.htm
Learn how to make a dreamcatcher or a medicine bag.
http://www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa/
. Find out about Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/Canada/canada.htm
A great site made by 5th Grade school children in New York.
http://www.kathimitchell.com/Canada/canada.htm
'Canada for Kids'. Lots of links to everything you ever needed to know about Canada.
http://www.athropolis.com/links/arctic.htm
Did you know that parts of Canada are within the Arctic Circle? Find out all about them here.
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
Find information on Mexican history, government, natural history and lots more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
Want to learn more about Greenland? Try this Wikipedia article.
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/caribbean/cariback.html
Find out about Caribbean foods.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/caribbean/saint-kitts-and-nevis
Some information and pictures relating to the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001542.shtml
A useful page with links to sites covering all the islands of the Caribbean.
North American Climate
Click an American State to find its climate.
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