According to the site, “BRAZIL FOR KIDS is the most recent publication prepared by the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations for students and teachers all over the English-speaking world.” It also includes additional materials designed specifically for primary and secondary school students, along with activities and teachers’ notes.

Join Parsifal Penguin and Ophelia Owl as they sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays & festivals of many of the world’s cultures.

View artifacts and documents from the Titanic and learn about where those who lost their lives were buried.

Learn quick facts about Sweden and watch a video about the Sami, “who live, herd, and hunt in the upper reaches of Scandinavia.”

“A vivid look at how life has, and hasn’t, changed in the past 2,000 years” by comparing three cities from different millennia: Alexandria, Egypt in A.D.1; Cordoba, Spain in A.D. 1000; and New York City in A.D. 2000.

“Nunavut.com is a brief portal to the best of Nunavut, created by the territory’s leading marketers and publishers.”

Learn more about one of the most famous fires in history. This site offers historical facts, eyewitness accounts, and pictures about the fire that destroyed Chicago in 1871.

“Find out how and why the Nazi dictatorship built ghettos, concentration camps and eventually extermination camps like Auschwitz.”

Learn about the people, history, art and food of the country of Turkey.

“Chat, play games, read news features about children in poor countries of the world and learn about their daily lives, as well as find out about campaigns to help them.”

Learn more about this legendary Native American woman. This page gives information about Pocahontas, including details about her rescue of John Smith, her kidnapping, and her later life.

“Learn about the history of slavery around the world. Follow the journey of one man who was enslaved in both Africa and the United States. Then, travel back in time to Richmond, Virginia in 1845 to witness a slave auction. Along the way, you’ll learn just how pervasive the institution of slavery was in the United States and how it differed from sla …

“It is 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945. Fifteen-year-old Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa looks into the sky and sees an object falling toward his adopted city of Hiroshima, Japan. In an instant, his life will change forever.”

What are mummies? How are mummies made? Who were the mummies? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this colorful web site!

“Discover the magic said to cure everything from colds and headaches to evil spells and omens.” Gallery of twenty-nine Arabic amulets acquired by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

Learn all about the country of Honduras and the Honduras Embassy.

A site for kids created by the Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico where they can learn about Mexico’s history, government, environment, and peoples. The site includes games, news, music and videos. In Spanish.

“Access a collection of selected web resources that provide information about Canada,” including anthems and symbols, history, provinces and territories, public holidays and national events, sports, science and technology, travel and tourism, and environment and natural resources.

Live a day in the life of a Celtic family in Wales during the prehistoric Iron Age in which metalwork was used to craft tools and weaponry. Watch cartoons, play games, and make crafts while learning about the early Celtic people, their culture, and beliefs during this important period in ancient history.

Find out life is like for kids your age in Africa: check out photo albums from schools and communities in parts of West and South Africa, make a “Dogon” mask like the ones worn for special dances, hear a Swahili folk tale, or play a tune on a thumb piano!