World Almanac for Kids 2000
by World AlmanacFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-08-01
Publisher(s): World Almanac Books
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Summary
Now in its fifth annual edition, The World Almanac for Kids is the ultimate reference resource for kids. It presents up-to-the-minute information in a fully-illustrated and easy-to-reference format. Packed with useful information and fascinating facts -- including a special section on the New Millennium -- it's a great tool for homework help and school projects, as well as an entertaining book of fun facts, enticing illustrations, and brain-teasing puzzles. It's perfect for back to school, and it makes a great gift for the inquisitive kid on everyone's holiday list.
Table of Contents
| Faces and Places in the News | p. 9 |
| Hot Stars | p. 10 |
| Big Names | p. 12 |
| New Lives | p. 14 |
| On Screen | p. 16 |
| The Music Scene | p. 18 |
| Sports Faves | p. 20 |
| Sports Champs | p. 22 |
| Making News Around the World | p. 24 |
| The All-New Millennium | p. 25 |
| Turn of the Millennium | p. 25 |
| The Millennium Bug | p. 25 |
| Let's Celebrate | p. 26 |
| Anniversaries in 2000, in 2001 | p. 27 |
| Predicting the Future | p. 28 |
| Your Gift to the Future | p. 29 |
| Fifty Big Events of the Past 1,000 Years | p. 30 |
| Animals | p. 32 |
| Amazing Animal Facts | p. 32 |
| Classifying Animals | p. 33 |
| What's the Difference? | p. 34 |
| The Largest and the Fastest | p. 35 |
| Habitats: Where Animals Live | p. 36 |
| Fossils: Clues to Ancient Animals | p. 36 |
| How Long Do Animals Live? | p. 37 |
| Animal Babies | p. 37 |
| Endangered Species | p. 38 |
| Do You Want a Pet? | p. 39 |
| What Are Groups of Animals Called? | p. 39 |
| Animal Life on Earth | p. 40 |
| All About Dinosaurs | p. 41 |
| Which U.S. Zoos Have the Largest Number of Species? | p. 42 |
| Art | p. 44 |
| Painting: Landscape, Portrait, and Still Life | p. 44 |
| Modern Art | p. 45 |
| Making Origami | p. 46 |
| Sculpture | p. 48 |
| Where to Look at Art | p. 48 |
| Books | p. 49 |
| Book Awards, 1998-1999 | p. 49 |
| Best New Books of the Year | p. 50 |
| Ten All-Time Best-Selling Paperbacks | p. 50 |
| Meet Virginia Hamilton and Avi | p. 50 |
| Books You May Enjoy | p. 51 |
| Make Your Own Book | p. 53 |
| Buildings, Bridges, and Tunnels | p. 54 |
| Tallest Buildings in the World | p. 54 |
| The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World | p. 54 |
| Longest Tunnels in the World | p. 55 |
| Longest Bridges in the World | p. 55 |
| Calendars and Time | p. 56 |
| Calendars | p. 56 |
| What Are Time Zones? | p. 57 |
| Computers | p. 58 |
| What Do Computers Do? | p. 58 |
| Computer Talk | p. 59 |
| How Computers Work | p. 60 |
| The Binary System | p. 62 |
| Super Software | p. 63 |
| Computer Museums | p. 63 |
| The Internet | p. 64 |
| Smileys | p. 64 |
| Energy and Natural Resources | p. 66 |
| Energy Keeps Us Moving | p. 66 |
| The Sun and Energy | p. 67 |
| How Does Energy Get to You? | p. 68 |
| Who Produces and Uses the Most Energy? | p. 69 |
| Will We Have Enough Energy? | p. 70 |
| Environment | p. 71 |
| What Is the Environment? | p. 71 |
| What Is Biodiversity? | p. 72 |
| Environment Glossary | p. 73 |
| Recycling Garbage | p. 74 |
| What Happens to Things We Throw Away? | p. 74 |
| Reuse, Recycle, Reduce | p. 75 |
| What Is Made From Recycled Materials | p. 75 |
| The Air We Breathe | p. 76 |
| Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect | p. 77 |
| Good and Bad Ozone | p. 77 |
| What Are We Doing About Air Pollution? | p. 77 |
| Protecting Our Water | p. 78 |
| The Importance of Forests | p. 79 |
| Geography | p. 81 |
| Looking at Our World | p. 81 |
| Reading a Map | p. 82 |
| Continents and Oceans of the World | p. 82 |
| Tallest, Longest, Highest, Deepest | p. 84 |
| Some Important Regions of the World | p. 84 |
| Some Famous European and American Explorers | p. 85 |
| Earthquakes | p. 86 |
| Major Earthquakes of the 20th Century | p. 87 |
| Volcanoes | p. 88 |
| Health | p. 91 |
| Inside Your Body | p. 91 |
| What the Body's Systems Do | p. 92 |
| Surprising Facts About the Body | p. 93 |
| Staying Healthy With Exercise | p. 93 |
| We Are What We Eat | p. 94 |
| Which Foods Are the Right Foods? | p. 95 |
| The Truth About Colds | p. 96 |
| Take Care of Your Teeth | p. 96 |
| Which Doctor Does What? | p. 96 |
| Allergies: Wheezes and Sneezes | p. 97 |
| Understanding AIDS | p. 98 |
| Say No to Drugs, Alcohol, and Cigarettes | p. 98 |
| Stay Safe, Prevent Accidents | p. 99 |
| Be Ready for Any Emergency | p. 99 |
| Holidays | p. 100 |
| Legal or Public Holidays in the United States | p. 100 |
| Holidays Around the World | p. 100 |
| Holidays in 2000 | p. 101 |
| Inventions | p. 102 |
| Inventions Change Our Lives | p. 102 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame | p. 104 |
| Language | p. 105 |
| Short and Shorter: Abbreviations and Acronyms | p. 105 |
| Words That Sound Alike or Almost Alike | p. 106 |
| New Words | p. 106 |
| In Other Words: Idioms | p. 107 |
| Where Do English Words Come From? | p. 108 |
| Jumbo Shrimp and Other Oxymorons | p. 108 |
| Writing a Letter | p. 109 |
| Languages of the World | p. 110 |
| Which Languages Are Spoken in the U.S.? | p. 110 |
| Law | p. 112 |
| Why Do We Need Laws? | p. 112 |
| Laws From Way Back When | p. 113 |
| Rights and Responsibilities of Adults and Children | p. 113 |
| When Children Don't Have Rights: Child Labor | p. 113 |
| Money and Business | p. 114 |
| History of Money | p. 114 |
| Money Talk: An Economics Glossary | p. 115 |
| Making Money: The U.S. Mint | p. 116 |
| How Much Money Is in Circulation? | p. 117 |
| What Are Exchange Rates? | p. 117 |
| Why Budgets Are Helpful | p. 118 |
| The U.S. Budget | p. 119 |
| What Do Americans Buy? | p. 120 |
| Leading Businesses in the U.S. | p. 120 |
| What Kinds of Jobs Do People Have? | p. 121 |
| What the U.S. Buys and Sells | p. 122 |
| Movies, Videos, and Television | p. 123 |
| 20 Movie Hits of 1998 | p. 123 |
| 20 Popular Kids' Videos of 1998 | p. 123 |
| Some Popular Movies | p. 124 |
| The Wizard of Oz--Still Magical After 60 Years | p. 124 |
| Television Ratings | p. 125 |
| Popular TV Shows in 1998-1999 | p. 125 |
| Popular Video Games in 1998 | p. 125 |
| Birthdays of Celebrities | p. 126 |
| People to Know: Brandy, Adam Sandler | p. 128 |
| Museums | p. 129 |
| Children's Museums | p. 129 |
| Museums of Entertainment | p. 130 |
| Ethnic Museums | p. 130 |
| Museums of Natural History | p. 131 |
| Historic Restorations | p. 131 |
| Music and Dance | p. 132 |
| Music and Music Makers | p. 132 |
| Top Albums of 1998 | p. 132 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | p. 133 |
| Instruments of the Orchestra | p. 134 |
| American Musical Theater | p. 135 |
| Dance | p. 136 |
| The Lion King | p. 137 |
| Nations | p. 138 |
| Nations of the World | p. 138 |
| A Quick Visit to Some Nations of the World | p. 158 |
| Maps and Flags of the Nations of the World | p. 161 |
| Numbers | p. 177 |
| Numerals in Ancient Civilizations | p. 177 |
| Roman Numerals | p. 177 |
| The Prefix Tells the Number | p. 178 |
| Reading and Writing Large Numbers | p. 178 |
| How Many Sides and Faces Do They Have? | p. 179 |
| Planets, Stars, and Space Travel | p. 182 |
| The Solar System | p. 182 |
| The Planets | p. 183 |
| The Moon | p. 184 |
| Exploring the Solar System | p. 185 |
| The Search for Life Beyond Earth | p. 185 |
| Comets, Asteroids, and Satellites | p. 186 |
| What Is an Eclipse? | p. 186 |
| Constellations | p. 187 |
| Heavenly Questions and Answers | p. 188 |
| Astronauts in Outer Space | p. 189 |
| Shuttles and Space Stations | p. 190 |
| International Space Station | p. 191 |
| The Zodiac | p. 191 |
| Plants | p. 192 |
| What Makes a Plant a Plant? | p. 192 |
| Plant Talk | p. 193 |
| Where Do Plants Grow? | p. 194 |
| Fascinating Plants | p. 195 |
| Population | p. 197 |
| The Largest and Smallest Places in the World | p. 197 |
| Population of the United States | p. 198 |
| Taking the Census: Everyone Counts | p. 199 |
| Counting the First Americans | p. 200 |
| The Many Faces of America: Immigration | p. 201 |
| Becoming An American Citizen: Naturalization | p. 202 |
| Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty | p. 202 |
| Prizes, Awards, and Contests | p. 203 |
| Entertainment Awards | p. 203 |
| Other Prizes and Awards | p. 205 |
| Contests | p. 206 |
| Religion | p. 208 |
| World Religions | p. 208 |
| Religious Membership in the United States | p. 210 |
| Religious Writings | p. 210 |
| Major Holy Days for Christians, Jews, and Muslims | p. 211 |
| Science | p. 212 |
| What Things Are Made of | p. 212 |
| Some Common Elements | p. 213 |
| Minerals, Rocks, and Gems | p. 214 |
| Building Blocks of Life | p. 215 |
| What Do Magnets Do? | p. 215 |
| Some Famous Scientists | p. 216 |
| Light and Sound | p. 217 |
| Science Museums | p. 218 |
| Magic Ice Cubes | p. 219 |
| Signs and Symbols | p. 220 |
| Signs and Symbols | p. 220 |
| Road Signs | p. 221 |
| Some Useful Symbols | p. 221 |
| Braille | p. 222 |
| Sign Language | p. 222 |
| Segassem Terces Gnidih | p. 223 |
| Sports and Games | p. 224 |
| Baseball | p. 224 |
| Basketball | p. 226 |
| Professional Basketball | p. 226 |
| College Basketball | p. 228 |
| Football | p. 229 |
| Professional Football | p. 229 |
| College Football | p. 231 |
| Games: Chess and Other Board Games | p. 232 |
| Golf | p. 234 |
| Gymnastics | p. 234 |
| Ice Hockey | p. 235 |
| The Olympic Games | p. 236 |
| Skating | p. 238 |
| Soccer | p. 239 |
| Special Olympics | p. 240 |
| Swimming | p. 240 |
| Tennis | p. 241 |
| United Nations | p. 242 |
| UN Secretaries-General | p. 242 |
| How the UN Is Organized | p. 243 |
| United States | p. 244 |
| United States: Facts and Figures | p. 244 |
| Symbols of the United States | p. 245 |
| The U.S. Constitution | p. 246 |
| The Executive Branch: The President and the Cabinet | p. 248 |
| The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court | p. 249 |
| The Legislative Branch: Congress | p. 250 |
| The House of Representatives--State by State | p. 251 |
| What Impeachment Means | p. 251 |
| How a Bill Becomes a Law | p. 252 |
| Major Government Agencies | p. 253 |
| Elections: Electing a President and Vice President | p. 254 |
| Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States | p. 255 |
| Presidential Facts, Families, and First Ladies | p. 262 |
| United States History Time Line | p. 263 |
| Map of the United States | p. 270 |
| Facts About the States | p. 273 |
| How the States Got Their Names | p. 290 |
| Washington, D.C.: The Capital of the United States | p. 292 |
| National Parks | p. 293 |
| Weather | p. 297 |
| Naming Hurricanes | p. 297 |
| The Speed of Wind | p. 297 |
| Weather Words | p. 298 |
| Tornadoes | p. 298 |
| Taking Temperatures | p. 299 |
| Hottest and Coldest Places in the World | p. 299 |
| Weights and Measures | p. 300 |
| The Earliest Measurements | p. 300 |
| Measurements We Use Today | p. 300 |
| The Metric System | p. 302 |
| How to Convert Measurements | p. 303 |
| World History | p. 304 |
| The Middle East | p. 304 |
| Africa | p. 306 |
| Asia | p. 308 |
| Europe | p. 311 |
| The Americas | p. 315 |
| Puzzles and Answers | |
| Puzzles are on pages | p. 43 |
| Answers to Puzzles | p. 317 |
| Index | p. 321 |
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