World Almanac for Kids 2003

Name: World Almanac for Kids 2003
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ISBN: 9780886878795

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With more than 2 million copies sold to date, The World Almanac For Kids 2003 provides kids with the information they crave on thousands of subjects, from aardvarks to Zulus. The World Almanac For Kids is: * The #1 almanac designed just for kids * A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller * Completely updated from first page to last * Colorful, fun and informative * Packed with puzzles, games, activities and jokes * Filled with kid-friendly facts on just about every topic imaginable * Great for school reports and homework help Check out the official World Almanac For Kids companion Web site at www.worldalmanacforkids.com

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List price: $19.95
Publisher: World Almanac Books
Publication date: 8/3/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Remembering September 11	p. 9
Faces & Places	p. 12
Faces & Places	p. 12
Best Beats	p. 14
Movie Magic	p. 16
TV Time	p. 18
Marvelous Medalists	p. 20
Champs	p. 22
Animals	p. 24
Animal News & Facts	p. 24
Ants Are Amazing	p. 25
Largest, Smallest, Fastest	p. 26
How Long Do Animals Live?	p. 27
Kits, Cubs, and Other Animal Babies	p. 27
What Are Groups of Animals Called?	p. 28
Habitats: Where Animals Live	p. 28
Animal Architects	p. 28
Endangered Species	p. 29
Danger! Poison!	p. 30
Pets	p. 31
Animal Kingdom	p. 32
Life on Earth	p. 33
The World of Dinosaurs	p. 34
Art	p. 36
Through Artists' Eyes	p. 36
All About Animals on Parade	p. 36
All About Impressionism	p. 37
Some Famous Works of Art	p. 37
Art History Highlights	p. 38
Birthdays	p. 39
Birthdays	p. 39
Books	p. 43
Platform Nine and Three Quarters	p. 43
Books to Enjoy	p. 44
Book Awards, 2001-2002	p. 46
Best New Books of the Year	p. 46
All About Comic Books	p. 47
Buildings	p. 48
Tallest Buildings in the World	p. 48
Roofs That Move	p. 48
The Pentagon	p. 49
All About Castles	p. 49
Calendars & Time	p. 50
Calendars	p. 50
What Are Time Zones?	p. 51
All About Atomic Clocks	p. 51
Computers	p. 52
How Computers Work	p. 52
Computer Talk	p. 54
The Binary System	p. 55
Computer Games	p. 55
The Internet	p. 56
Smileys	p. 56
New Gadgets	p. 57
All About ENIAC	p. 58
Energy	p. 59
Energy Keeps Us Moving	p. 59
The Sun and Its Energy	p. 60
All About Solar Cars	p. 60
Who Produces and Uses the Most Energy?	p. 61
Where Does Our Energy Come From?	p. 61
Sources of Energy	p. 62
Environment	p. 64
What Is the Environment?	p. 64
What Is Biodiversity?	p. 65
Home Sweet Biome	p. 66
Where Garbage Goes	p. 68
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	p. 69
What Is Made From Recycled Materials?	p. 69
Water, Water Everywhere	p. 70
Water Woes	p. 71
What Is Air Pollution?	p. 72
Global Warming	p. 72
Forests Forever?	p. 73
Games & Toys	p. 74
Board Games	p. 74
The King of Games...The Game of Kings	p. 75
A Time-Line of Video Games	p. 75
All About Trading Cards	p. 76
All About Robot Competitions	p. 76
Top Selling Toys of 2001	p. 77
Classic American Toys...Yesterday and Today	p. 77
Geography	p. 78
Looking at Our World	p. 78
Reading a Map	p. 79
The Seven Continents	p. 80
Tallest, Longest, Highest, Deepest	p. 81
Amazing Geography Facts	p. 81
The Four Oceans	p. 81
Some European and American Explorers	p. 82
Volcanoes	p. 83
Earthquakes	p. 84
Major Earthquakes	p. 85
Health	p. 86
Inside Your Body	p. 86
What the Body's Systems Do	p. 87
Surprising Facts About the Body	p. 88
Stay Healthy With Exercise	p. 88
A Few Facts About Lefties	p. 89
Old Wives' Tales	p. 89
We Are What We Eat	p. 90
A Little Fat Goes a Long Way	p. 90
Which Foods Are the Right Foods?	p. 91
Cool Ways to Say "No"	p. 92
Understanding AIDS	p. 92
Super Snacks	p. 93
Holidays	p. 94
Holidays in the United States	p. 94
Unusual Holidays	p. 95
Holidays Around the World	p. 95
Inventions	p. 96
Inventions Change Our Lives	p. 96
All About the Sign Language Glove	p. 98
Great Ideas--By Accident	p. 99
A Batty Idea?	p. 99
Language	p. 100
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 100
New Words	p. 100
Palindromes; All About Eponyms	p. 101
In Other Words: Idioms	p. 102
Jokes and Riddles	p. 103
Top Ten Languages; Languages in the U.S.	p. 104
Language Express	p. 105
Anagrams	p. 106
Military	p. 107
Serious Business	p. 107
Out of the Ordinary	p. 108
In the Air	p. 109
All About the Army's Green Berets	p. 110
Money	p. 111
History of Money	p. 111
Making Money: The U.S. Mint	p. 112
How Much Money Is in Circulation?	p. 113
What Are Exchange Rates?	p. 113
All About the Euro	p. 113
Why Budgets Are Helpful	p. 114
What Do You Want to Be?	p. 115
Movies & TV	p. 116
20 Movie Hits of 2001 and 2002	p. 116
20 Popular Kids Videos of 2001	p. 116
Some Popular Movies	p. 117
Lord of the Rings	p. 117
All About SpongeBob	p. 118
Popular TV Shows in 2001-2002	p. 118
Popular Video Games in 2001	p. 118
People to Watch: Anne Hathaway, Hayden Christensen	p. 119
Museums	p. 120
Kids' Museums	p. 120
Living History Exhibits	p. 121
Ethnic Museums	p. 121
Odd Museums	p. 122
National Air and Space Museum	p. 122
Music & Dance	p. 123
Musical Instruments	p. 123
Music and Music Makers	p. 124
Top Albums of 2001	p. 124
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	p. 125
American Musicals	p. 126
All About Hip-Hop	p. 126
Dance	p. 127
Nations	p. 128
Kids Around the World	p. 128
Maps and Flags of the Nations	p. 130
Facts About Nations	p. 146
Numbers	p. 166
Numerals in Ancient Civilization	p. 166
Roman Numerals	p. 166
The Prefix Tells the Number	p. 167
Big Numbers	p. 167
How Many Sides and Faces Do They Have?	p. 168
How Do You Find the Area?	p. 169
All About 3.14 ([pi])	p. 169
Multiplication Table	p. 170
Population	p. 172
Where Do People Live?	p. 172
Population of the United States 2001	p. 173
Taking the Census: Everyone Counts	p. 174
Counting the First Americans	p. 175
The Many Faces of America: Immigration	p. 176
Becoming an American Citizen	p. 177
Prizes & Contests	p. 178
Nobel Prizes	p. 178
The Medal of Honor	p. 179
Pulitzer Prize; Spingarn Medal	p. 179
Entertainment Awards	p. 180
Contests	p. 181
Religion	p. 183
World Religions	p. 183
Major Holy Days	p. 185
Religious Membership in the United States	p. 186
Science	p. 187
What Everything Is Made of	p. 187
How Elements Are Named	p. 188
All About Compounds	p. 188
Minerals, Rocks, and Gems	p. 189
What Is DNA?; All About Cloning	p. 190
Some Famous Scientists	p. 191
Science Museums	p. 192
Solar-Powered Rainmaker	p. 193
Science Q & A	p. 194
Signs & Symbols	p. 196
Road Signs; Some Useful Symbols	p. 196
The Zodiac	p. 197
All About Native American Code Talkers	p. 197
Braille and Sign Language	p. 198
Space	p. 200
The Solar System	p. 200
The Planets	p. 201
The Moon	p. 202
Exploring Space	p. 203
Not Just Planets	p. 204
Eclipses	p. 204
Constellations	p. 205
Big Questions	p. 206
First Astronauts in Space	p. 207
Shuttles and Space Stations	p. 208
International Space Station	p. 209
All About Space Camp	p. 209
Sports	p. 210
Baseball	p. 210
Basketball	p. 212
Professional Basketball	p. 212
College Basketball	p. 214
Football	p. 215
Professional Football	p. 215
College Football	p. 217
Golf	p. 218
Gymnastics	p. 218
Ice Hockey	p. 219
The Olympic Games	p. 220
Skating	p. 222
Soccer	p. 223
Special Olympics	p. 224
Swimming	p. 224
Tennis	p. 225
X Games	p. 226
Transportation	p. 227
How Long Did It Take?	p. 227
Trains; Autos	p. 228
Air; Sea	p. 229
A Short History of Transportation	p. 230
All About the Transcontinental Railroad	p. 230
Travel	p. 232
Historic Homes	p. 232
World Cities	p. 233
Amusement Parks	p. 234
Roller Coasters	p. 235
United Nations	p. 236
A Community of Nations	p. 236
UN Peacekeepers	p. 237
How the UN Is Organized	p. 237
United States	p. 238
United States: Facts, Figures, and Symbols	p. 238
The U.S. Constitution	p. 240
The Executive Branch: The President and the Cabinet	p. 242
Elections: Electing the President and Vice President	p. 243
Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States	p. 244
Presidents and First Ladies	p. 251
The Legislative Branch: Congress	p. 252
The House of Representatives, by State	p. 253
What Impeachment Means	p. 253
The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court	p. 254
United States History Time Line	p. 257
African Americans Work for Change	p. 264
They Made History	p. 265
Map of the United States	p. 266
Facts About the States	p. 268
Washington, D.C.: The Capital of the United States	p. 285
How the States Got Their Names	p. 286
National Parks	p. 288
Weather	p. 290
Weather Words	p. 290
Clouds	p. 290
Hurricanes	p. 291
All About Lightning	p. 291
Taking Temperatures	p. 292
The Hottest and Coldest Places in the World	p. 292
Weights & Measures	p. 294
The Earliest Measurements	p. 294
Measurements We Use Today	p. 294
The Metric System	p. 296
How to Convert Measurements	p. 297
World History	p. 298
The Middle East	p. 298
All About Mummies of Egypt	p. 299
Gods and Goddesses	p. 299
Africa	p. 301
Asia	p. 303
Europe	p. 306
The Americas	p. 310
Anniversaries in 2003, in 2004	p. 312
Puzzle Answers	p. 314
Index	p. 318
Classroom Contest: Worms	p. 332
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