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LIBRARY
French Geography Resources |
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| NON-FICTION | |
| 508.691 TYS | The eighth continent : life, death, and discovery in the lost world of Madagascar / |
| 641.59 BIT | The best recipes in the world |
| 641.59 KAU | Cooking the Caribbean way |
| 641.5944 WIL | La France gastronomique / |
| 641.5972 FLE | The Caribbean, Central and South American cookbook |
| 708.44 LOU | Louvre/Paris. |
| 709 COL | The art of the western world |
| 709.0344 DEN | The chronicle of Impressionism |
| 709.2 LOY | Degas : the man and his art. |
| 759.4 PAI | Paintings by Monet |
| 914.436 FRO | Frommer's 2000 Paris |
| 914.93 BEL | Belgium |
| 914.94 SWI | Switzerland / |
| 921 DEG WER | De Gaulle; a political biography. |
| 929.9 FIR | Flags through the ages |
| 929.9 ZNA | Guide to the Flags of the world |
| 944 COR | France / |
| 944 HAI | The history of France / |
| 944 HEI | Culture and customs of France / |
| 944 HOR | Seven ages of Paris / |
| 944 STE | |
| 944 STE | When in France, do as the French do : the clued-in guide to French life, language, and culture / |
| 960 CUL | The cultural atlas of Africa |
| 960 MUR | Africa |
| 967.5 CON | Congo |
| 971 COS | The white and the gold: the French regime in Canada |
| 971 RIE | A brief history of Canada |
| 971 SEE | The history of Canada |
| 971 TRE | Canada |
| 971.4 FLE | Off the beaten path: Quebec |
| 972.9 ROG | |
| 972.9 ROG | A brief history of the Caribbean |
| AUDIO/VISUAL | |
| KIT 914.94 SWI | Switzerland update:images of Switzerland now |
| REFERENCE | |
| REF 034 UNI | Universalis |
| REF 304.2 OXF | Oxford illustrated encyclopaedia of peoples and cultures |
| REF 305.8 WOR | Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life |
| REF 322.0973 HIS | History Behind the Headlines |
| REF 324.2 WOR | World encyclopedia of political systems and parties |
| REF 390 CUL | Culturegrams : The Nations Around Us |
| REF 390 GRE | The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life |
| REF 391 PEN | Fashion, Costume and Culture |
| REF 903 JUN | Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations |
| REF 909 HIS | History behind the headlines, vol. 1 : the origins of conflicts worldwide / |
| REF 909 HIS | History behind the headlines, vol. 3 : the origins of conflicts worldwide / |
| REF 909 ROB | Illustrated history of the world |
| REF 910 CIA | C.I.A. World fact book |
| REF 910.321 WOR | Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations |
| REF 911 BIR | Atlas of Western civilization |
| REF 912 HAM | Hammond World Atlas |
| REF 912 OXF | Oxford concise atlas of the World |
| REF 920 ENC | Encyclopedia of World Biography |
| REF 912 NAT | National Geographic collegiate atlas of the world |
| REF 912.7 PHI | Firefly atlas of North America |
| DATABASES |
| ABC-CLIO Issues Understanding Controversy and Society, |
| This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy—with authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring and timely issues of the day. |
| www.issues.abc-clio.com |
| ABC-CLIO World Geography |
| World Geography, Release 2.0 develops students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world. |
| www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com |
| ABC-CLIO World History:Modern Era |
| This database offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and interactive curricular units, plus tools for enhancing lectures, creating research lists, developing student activities, and addressing different learning styles |
| www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com |
| CountryReports |
| CountryReports provides useful cultural, historical, and statistical country information for teachers and students. |
| http://www.countryreports.com/ |
| CQ Researcher Online |
| CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. |
| http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/index.php |
| eLibrary |
| eLibrary Curriculum Edition--the ultimate easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource--delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. |
| http://www.proquestk12.com |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Britannica Online School Edition: The most comprehensive K-12 reference resource, with separate units for elementary, middle school, and high school.World Data Analyst : Extensive database of statistics on the nations of the world. Users can create tables, charts, and even export the information to a spreadsheet. |
| www.school.eb.com |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| GVRL is a collection of ebooks that cover the following topics; arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multcaultural studies, nation and world, religion, science and social science. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
| The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the stories of 57,000 men and women who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the fourth century B.C. to 2006 |
| http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/index.html |
| SEARCH ENGINES |
| Ask.com |
| Ask.com is a search engine that is a result of the merging of Teoma and Ask Jeeves, resulting in one of the world's most powerful and unique search engines. |
| www.ask.com |
| WEB SITES |
| Atlas of World Recipes |
| This site is a wealth of information with recipes catagorized by country and food type. |
| http://www.recipeatlas.com/ |
| CIA World Factbook |
| U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, etc. |
| https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ |
| Doctors Without Borders |
| Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. |
| http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ |
| France.diplomatie: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| All the Ministry’s main departments contribute to the France.diplomatie site. In addition there are numerous links to museums, literature, music, architecture and other cultural and travel related areas of interest. |
| http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/discovering-france_2005/france-from-to-z_1978/culture_1979/introduction_8098.html |
| Frommer's |
| Visitors to Frommers.com easily find candid, timely articles written by Frommers.com experts, they also can read excerpts from and purchase Frommer's Guidebooks. After selecting a destination, scroll down to the From Our Guides section for information regarding the history, a timeline, food and drink and fast facts. |
| http://www.frommers.com/ |
| Library of Congress - Country Studies |
| The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. |
| http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc |
| Louvre Museum Official Web Site |
| Take a fresh look at the Louvre and its collections with louvre.fr's online Magazine. Admire works of art from the Louvre and other museums in the virtual 3D space of the Imaginary Exhibitions. |
| http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en |
| The Lonely Planet |
| This site will be good for quick facts and in the Background Info section, information is available regarding the people and society, culture and history. |
| www.lonelyplanet.com |
| National Geographic |
| Nationalgeographic.com combines National Geographic's video, photography and maps with in-depth information and interactive features about animals, nature, destinations and cultures. |
| http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
| The Peace Corps |
| The Peace Corps is an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship. |
| http://www.peacecorps.gov/ |
| U.S.Department of State |
| Information about countries and regions around the world. |
| http://www.state.gov/countries/ |
| CITATION AIDS |
| easybib |
| The free automatic bibliography composer. Create MLA-style bibliographies, then save them to Word. |
| http://www.easybib.com |
| NoodleTools |
| Individual citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian format |
| http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/citeone_s.php?style=MLA |
