If you need to do a report about one of the countries of the world the websites and books on this page will help you get started. You will be able to find maps, flags, national anthems, food, clothing, games and more. To find library books, use the online catalog for kids Sherlock Jr.

To find a book
about a particular country, like the book on the right about Uganda, just type the name of the country in the search box and click “search.”

There are also books about themes like  ”games” or “festivals” that will have information about individual countries. The book on the right, for example, is a cookbook that features recipes around the world. In books like these indiviual countries will have a chapter or a section. Or, you might have to look up a country’s name in the index at the back of the book, to find out which page to go to.

Country Websites

• CIA World Factbook
• CIA World Factbook: Flags of the World
• US Department of State: Country Background Notes
• BBC News: Country Profiles
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Country Artifacts
• Atlapedia Online
• Fact Monster: World History Timeline
• Yahoo! Kids: Geography
• Yahoo! Kids: Around the World –  Countries

Books to help you learn about the Countries:

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Websites & Books

• KidsHealth: the Brain & the Nervous System
• Your Gross and Cool Body: the Human Brain
• Your Gross and Cool Body: Nervous System
• PBS: The Secret Life of the Brain
• Neuroscience for Kids

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