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Mt. Everest 50th Anniversary: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, The National Geographic takes visitors to new heights as it explores the mountain and the adventures of the people who have climbed its peaks. Site includes maps, photos, a 360-degree view from the summit and much more.

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1. Kids Can Build Web Pages Using HTML Code
With a little help from Web Monkey!
(Teachers: Find Lesson Plans and Projects)

2. Newbery Medal Award Winner Books

3. Caldecott Medal Award Winner Books

4. Scouting Magazine: News and information for all registered BSA adult volunteers and professionals. A Family Magazine!

5. Girl Scouts of the USA Official Web Site

6. Sport! Science@The Exploratorium
Skateboard: Governed by the principles of momentum,
gravity, friction and centripetal force. Check it out!

7. The Teachings of JON
Learn about Down syndrome. Meet Jon's family and hear his story.

8. Hersheys Greatest Chocolate Recipes!

9. EARTH CALENDAR - A daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. Holidays are listed by date, country, and religion.

10. Birds! Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Find the latest on the sounds and sightings of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

11. Bats!
The National Wildlife Federation has lots of information for improving backyard habitat for birds, butterflies and bats. Build a bat house for roosting and raising young.

12. How to Write the Perfect Love Letter.

13. American Girl Dolls: Fun For Girls - play games, send e-cards, see the online magazine.

14. Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

15. LIFE Magazine Top 100 People of Millennium

16. World Wind
Lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on the planet. Experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, jsut as if you were really there.

17. How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet
by Douglas Adams (Parents, this is for you!)

18. Castles in the Air
Playing with shapes and patterns. A web-event to celebrate and explore patterns in two dimesional surfaces and three dimensional spaces.

19. Welcome to Klutz Press!
"Our how-to books come packaged with the tools of their
trade (from face paint to yo-yos to whoopie cushions)
and are designed for doing, not just reading.
As a company, we pride ourselves on our immaturity."

20. Satellite Image of the Day From NOAA:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

21. YOU MATTER: The Anti-Drug

22. Wacky Patent of the Month

23. THE HUNGER SITE: DONATE FOOD FOR FREE

24. Barbie! Over 40 years of pop culture and history starting in 1959!
What did your mom's Barbie wear?

25. There's a FOX living in my neighborhood!
Hear their calls. Learn about their size, habits, diet and much more.

26. Dictionary.com - Word Of The Day!

27. Brainteasers, Puzzles, and Riddles
While you're at it, take a tour of your BRAIN.

28. Learn Sign Language @ HandSpeak

29. 50states.com Site Map: Lot's of facts and useful information
from your homestate. State homepage, capitol tours, cams,
constitution, driving rules, election links, genealogical
resources, newspapers, maps, political representatives, state symbols,
tax forms, topography, tourism, veteran affairs, weather, and more.

30. Creepy Crawler! Do you know what the Brown Recluse Spider looks like?

31. WOW helps disabled young Americans "be all they can be"
by focusing on building healthy self-images
and encouraging personal achievement.

32. Gravity in the Brain
Playing catch looks easy, but there's more to it than meets the eye. A ball-catching experiment in space has revealed that human brains have a built-in model of gravity.

33. SPARKY.org - The Great Escape Challenge:
If a fire started in your house or apartment, would you know what to do?

34. EarthCam's MetroCam Network. Through EarthCam's LIVE webcams, you can see the hustle & bustle of Times Square, watch a sunrise over London's Big Ben, and enjoy beautiful sunsets in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

35. The Arbor Day Foundation: Answer each question as it is presented, and the tree you wish to identify will be revealed to you! And, find out how to get 10 FREE trees.

36. CDC Pediatric Growth Charts: Charts are in English, French and Spanish.

37. Therapy and Service Dogs

38. U.S. National Parks: Accommodations, Lodging, and Information.

39. Crafts for Kids, with a focus on current holiday ideas.

40. Women of the Century: The Discovery School site looks back at the personalities, achievements, and voices that defined each decade. Meet some of the extraordinary women who redefined a woman’s place in our nation.

41. Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

42. PublicRadioFan.com features program listings for hundreds of public radio stations around the world.

43. Classic Reader: Read Some Of The Worlds Best Literature Online, FREE!

44. National Institute for Literacy
Find answers to your questions about literacy. Find a nearby program, tutor or materials. Be a volunteer.

45. Egyptians
This BBC site provides articles, including: "Building the Great Pyramid," "The Decipherment of Hieroglyphs," "The Story of the Nile" and "Ancient Egyptian Magic."

46. The Cyber Hymnal
This site has over 5,700 Christ­ian hymns & Gos­pel songs from ma­ny de­nom­in­a­tions. You’ll find lyr­ics, scores, MI­DI files, pic­tures, his­to­ry, & more. To use the site ef­fect­ive­ly, you’ll need speak­ers, a sound card & a brows­er that sup­ports Ja­va­Script & XHTML, & can play MI­DI files.

47. The Shady Dell - A sleek lineup of vintage aluminum travel trailers is available for overnight or weekly rental in Bisbee, Arizona. This mile-high historic copper mining town in the Mule Mountains is a stone's throw from the Mexican border. Founded in 1880, Bisbee was home to the famous and infamous, and was considered to be the hottest spot between El Paso and San Francisco.

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