The World Almanac for Kids 2004,9780886879020

The World Almanac for Kids 2004

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ISBN13: 9780886879020
ISBN10: 0886879027
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-08-02
Publisher(s): World Almanac Education
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Summary

This all-new edition of the bestselling almanac designed just for kids contains updated information on hundreds of topics, games, puzzles, and activities. Full color.

Table of Contents

Faces & Places 9(15)
Faces & Places
9(1)
Music Makers
10(2)
At the Movies
12(2)
TV Terrific
14(2)
Sports Stars
16(2)
Champs
18(2)
In the News
20(2)
Iraq War
22(2)
Animals 24(10)
Animal Facts
24(1)
What Are Groups of Animals Called?
24(1)
It's a Bug's World
25(1)
All About Ants
25(1)
Largest, Smallest, Fastest in the World
26(1)
How Long Do Animals Live?
27
Animal Babies
21(7)
Endangered Species
28(1)
Habitats: Where Animals Live
28(1)
All About Sharks
29(1)
Life on Earth
30(1)
Animal Kingdom
31(1)
All About Dogs
32(1)
Popular Pets
33(1)
Art 34(4)
Through Artists' Eyes
34(1)
All About Painting on the Wall
34(1)
All About Cubism
35(1)
Some Famous Works of Art
35(1)
Make a Papier-Mache Mask!
36
On the Job: Artist
31(7)
Birthdays 38(4)
Birthdays
38(4)
Books 42(6)
Harry
42(1)
Book Awards, 2002-2003
43(1)
Best New Books of the Year
43(1)
Books to Enjoy
44(2)
On the Job: Writer
46(1)
You Be the Author
47(1)
All About Lemony Snicket
47(1)
Buildings 48(3)
Tallest Buildings in the World
48(1)
A Short History of Tall Buildings
49(1)
It's Not All About Tall
50(1)
Computers 51(6)
How Computers Work
51(1)
Storage
52(1)
Computer Talk
53(1)
Smileys
53(1)
Homework Help: Research on the Internet
54(1)
New Gadgets
55(1)
Computer Games
55(1)
The Earth Simulator
56(1)
Dinosaurs 57(3)
Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life
57(1)
Celebrities of the Dinosaur World
58(1)
When Did Dinosaurs Live?
58(1)
Some Great Dinosaur Exhibits
59(1)
Energy 60(5)
What Is Energy?
60(1)
It Starts with the Sun
60(1)
Who Produces and Uses the Most Energy?
61(1)
Where Does Our Energy Come From?
61(1)
Sources of Energy
62(2)
All About Solar Cars
64(1)
Environment 65(11)
Sharing the Earth
65(1)
Home Sweet Biome
66(2)
What Is Biodiversity?
68(1)
On the Job: Wildlife Biologist
69(1)
Where Garbage Goes
70(1)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
71(1)
The Air We Breathe
72(2)
Water, Water Everywhere
74(1)
Water Woes
75(1)
Games & Toys 76(4)
Board Games
76(1)
A Time-Line of Video Games
77(1)
Homework Help: Lucky 7: Understanding Probability
77(1)
All About Playground Games
78(1)
Top Selling Toys of 2002
79(1)
Classic Toys...Still Going Strong
79(1)
Geography 80(7)
Amazing Geography Facts
80(1)
Tallest, Longest, Highest, Deepest
80(1)
The Seven Continents and Four Oceans
81(1)
Looking at Our World
82(1)
Reading a Map
83(1)
Earthquakes
84(1)
Volcanoes
85(1)
Early Exploration
86(1)
All About Lewis and Clark
86(1)
Health 87(7)
Surprising Facts About the Body
87(1)
Body Basics: What the Body's Systems Do
88(2)
We Are What We Eat
90(1)
Which Foods Are the Right Foods?
91(1)
Super Snacks
92(1)
Stay Healthy with Exercise
92(1)
A Few Facts About Lefties
93(1)
Holidays 94(3)
Holidays in the United States
94(1)
Unusual Holidays
95(1)
Holidays Around the World
95(1)
Calendar Basics; Birthstones
96(1)
Homework Help 97(4)
Those Tricky Tests
97(1)
How to Write a Research Paper
98(2)
How to Make a Diorama
100(1)
Inventions 101(4)
Inventions Change Our Lives
101(3)
Bright Ideas from Kids
104(1)
Language 105(7)
Words About Words
105(1)
The English Language
106(1)
In Other Words: Idioms
106(1)
Homework Help: Getting to the Root
107(1)
Top Ten Languages
108(1)
Languages in the U.S
108(1)
Language Express
109(1)
All About Slang
110(1)
Jokes & Riddles
111(1)
Military 112(4)
Serious Business
112(1)
Out of the Ordinary
113(1)
In the Air
114(1)
At Sea; On the Ground
115(1)
Money 116(4)
History of Money
116(1)
Money Around the World
117(1)
All About the Euro
117(1)
What Are Exchange Rates?
117(1)
Making Money
118(1)
U.S. State Quarters
118(1)
All About The Color of Money
119(1)
Movies & TV 120(4)
20 Movie Hits of 2002 and 2003
120(1)
20 Popular Kids Videos of 2002
120(1)
Some Popular Movies
121(1)
Holes
121(1)
All About Sponge Bob
122(1)
Popular TV Shows in 2002-2003
122(1)
People to Watch: Hilary Duff, Shia LaBeouf
123(1)
Museums 124(3)
All About the Smithsonian Institution
124(1)
Living History Exhibits
125(1)
Ethnic Museums
125(1)
Odd Museums
126(1)
Museums of All Kinds
126(1)
Music & Dance 127(5)
Musical Instruments
127(1)
Instruments from All Over
127(1)
Music and Music Makers
128(1)
Top Albums of 2002
128(1)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
129(1)
American Musicals
130(1)
Dance
131(1)
Some Famous Ballets
131(1)
Nations 132(40)
Kids Around the World
132(2)
Maps and Flags of the Nations
134(16)
Facts About Nations
150(20)
United Nations
170(2)
Numbers 172(6)
Numerals in Ancient Civilization
172(1)
Roman Numerals
172(1)
The Prefix Tells the Number
173(1)
Big Numbers
173(1)
How Many Sides and Faces Do They Have?
174(1)
What are Polyhedrons?
174(1)
Finding the Area
175(1)
Multiplication Table
176(1)
Homework Help: Multiplication Table
176(1)
Quick Thinking, or Just a Good Gauss
177(1)
Population 178(5)
Where Do People Live?
178(1)
Population of the United States 2002
179(1)
Counting People
180(1)
The Many Faces of America: Immigration
181(1)
The Statute of Liberty
182(1)
A Citizenship Test
182(1)
Counting the First Americans
182(1)
Prizes & Contests 183(5)
Nobel Prizes
183(1)
The Medal of Honor
184(1)
Pulitzer Prize; Spingarn Medal
184(1)
Academy Awards
185(1)
MTV Video Music Awards
185(1)
Grammy Awards
185(1)
Contests
186(2)
Religion 188(4)
World Religions
188(2)
Major Holy Days
190(1)
Religious Membership in the United States
191(1)
Science 192(9)
What Everything Is Made of
192(1)
Homework Help: It All Starts With an Atom
192(1)
How Elements Are Named
193(1)
All About Compounds
193(1)
Minerals, Rocks, and Gems
194(1)
What Is DNA?; All About Cloning
195(1)
Some Famous Scientists
196(1)
Science Museums
197(1)
Science Q&A
198(2)
Fizz Rocket
200(1)
Space 201(11)
The Solar System
201(1)
The Planets
202(1)
The Moon
203(1)
Not Just Planets
204(1)
Eclipses
204(1)
Big Questions
205(1)
Exploring Space
206(1)
First Astronauts in Space
207(1)
Shuttles and Space Stations
208(1)
International Space Station
209(1)
Constellations
210(1)
The Zodiac
211(1)
Sports 212(16)
Baseball
212(2)
Basketball
214(2)
Professional Basketball
214(2)
College Basketball
216(1)
Cycling
216
Football
211(9)
Professional Football
217(2)
College Football
219(1)
Golf
220(1)
Gymnastics
220(1)
Ice Hockey
221(1)
The Olympic Games
222(2)
Soccer
224(1)
Special Olympics
225(1)
Swimming
225(1)
Tennis
226
X Games
221(7)
Transportation 228(5)
A Short History of Transportation
228(1)
Age of Machines
229(1)
Trains; Autos
230(1)
Air; Sea
231(1)
The Air Age Begins
232(1)
Travel 233(4)
Roadside America-Route 66
233(1)
Living in Style
234(1)
World Cities
235(1)
Amusement Parks
236(1)
Roller Coasters
236(1)
United States 237(53)
United States: Facts & Figures
237(1)
The U.S. Constitution
238(2)
Symbols of the United States
240(1)
The Executive Branch
241(1)
Elections
242(1)
Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States
243(7)
Meet the First Ladies
250(1)
The Legislative Branch: Congress
251(1)
The House of Representatives, by State
252(1)
Women in Congress
252(1)
How a Bill Becomes a Law
253(1)
The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court
254(1)
United States History Time Line
255(7)
African Americans Work for Change
262(1)
They Made History
263(1)
Map of the United States
264
On the Job: Police Officer
261(7)
Facts About the States
268(17)
Washington, D.C.: The Capital of the United States
285(1)
How the States Got Their Names
286(2)
National Parks
288(2)
Weather 290(4)
Weather Words
290(1)
What is El Niño?
290(1)
Hurricanes
291(1)
All About Lightning
291(1)
Taking Temperatures
292(1)
The Hottest and Coldest Places in the World, in the U.S
292(1)
Clouds
293(1)
Weights & Measures 294(3)
The Earliest Measurements
294(1)
Measurements We Use Today
294(2)
The Metric System
296(1)
Homework Help: Converting Measurements
296(1)
World History 297(17)
The Middle East
297(2)
Africa
299(2)
Asia
301(3)
Europe
304(4)
The Americas
308(2)
Women in History
310(2)
Looking Back
312(2)
Puzzle Answers 314(4)
Index 318(13)
Classroom Contest Pages 331

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