The World Almanac for Kids 2005

by Editors of World Almanac

• ISBN13: 9780886879297
• ISBN10: 0886879299
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-07-16
• Publisher: World Almanac Education

Summary

Since the first edition was published in 1995, this award-winning, bestselling almanac--filled with photos, puzzles, games, and jokes--has become a staple in libraries, classrooms, and homes, and every major kids' book club and book fair.

Table of Contents

Faces & Places	p. 9
Faces & Places	p. 9
Listen Up!	p. 10
Big Screen	p. 12
Small Screen	p. 14
Got Game	p. 16
On Top	p. 18
In the News	p. 20
Way Out	p. 22
Animals	p. 24
Animal Facts	p. 24
What Are Groups of Animals Called?	p. 25
Kool Koala Facts	p. 25
Biggest, Smallest, Fastest in the World	p. 26
How Long Do Animals Live?	p. 27
Animal Words	p. 27
Life on Earth	p. 28
Animal Kingdom	p. 29
It's a Bug's World	p. 30
The Buzz on Bees	p. 30
Reptiles & Amphibians	p. 31
All About Animal Migration	p. 32
All About Dogs	p. 33
Pets at the Top	p. 33
On The Job: Zookeeper	p. 34
From Weekly Reader: The Many Faces of Bats	p. 35
Art	p. 36
Through Artists' Eyes	p. 36
Some Famous Works of Art	p. 36
Schools of Art	p. 37
Out-There Artwork	p. 38
Painting on Walls	p. 38
Color Wheel	p. 39
Birthdays	p. 40
Birthdays	p. 40
Books	p. 44
Lemony Snicket	p. 44
Book Awards, 2003-2004	p. 45
Best New Books of the Year	p. 45
Books to Enjoy	p. 46
All About Books	p. 48
Buildings	p. 49
Tallest Buildings in the World	p. 49
A Short History of Tall Buildings	p. 50
It's Not All About Tall	p. 51
Camps	p. 52
Camp Is for Everyone	p. 52
Let's Make S'mores	p. 53
Computers	p. 54
How Computers Work	p. 54
Computer Talk	p. 55
New Gadgets	p. 56
Computer Games	p. 56
Searching the Internet	p. 57
Smileys	p. 57
All About Apple	p. 58
Dinosaurs	p. 59
Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life	p. 59
Celebrities of the Dinosaur World	p. 60
When Did Dinosaurs Live?	p. 60
Dinosaur Myths	p. 61
Energy	p. 63
It Starts With the Sun	p. 63
Sources of Energy	p. 64
Who Produces and Uses the Most Energy?	p. 66
Where Does Our Energy Come From?	p. 66
Environment	p. 67
Sharing the Earth	p. 67
Home Sweet Biome	p. 68
What Is Biodiversity?	p. 70
Where Garbage Goes	p. 72
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	p. 73
The Air We Breathe	p. 74
Water, Water Everywhere	p. 76
Games & Toys	p. 78
Want to Play?	p. 78
A Time-Line of Video Games	p. 78
Top-Selling Video Games	p. 79
Timeless Toys	p. 79
Yahtzee	p. 80
Homework Help: Lucky 7: Understanding Probability	p. 80
What's the Deal?	p. 81
Geography	p. 82
Sizing Up the Earth	p. 82
Geography 1-2-3	p. 82
The Seven Continents and Four Oceans	p. 83
Looking at Our World	p. 84
Reading a Map	p. 85
Earthquakes	p. 86
Volcanoes	p. 87
Early Exploration	p. 88
All About Lewis and Clark	p. 89
Health	p. 90
The Right Foods	p. 90
We Are What We Eat	p. 91
Body Basics: What the Body's Systems Do	p. 92
Exercise	p. 94
Holidays	p. 96
Holidays in the United States	p. 96
Other Special Holidays	p. 97
Holidays Around the World	p. 97
Calendar Basics; Birthstones	p. 98
Homework Help	p. 99
Those Tricky Tests	p. 99
How to Write a Research Paper	p. 100
Research on the Internet	p. 102
How to Make a Diorama	p. 103
Inventions	p. 104
Invention Time Line	p. 104
New 'bots on the Block	p. 106
Language	p. 107
Words About Words	p. 107
The English Language	p. 108
In Other Words: Idioms	p. 108
Getting to the Root	p. 109
Homework Help: / Before E Except After C	p. 109
Top Ten Languages	p. 110
Languages in the U.S.	p. 110
Language Express	p. 111
Sign Language	p. 112
Jokes & Riddles	p. 113
Military	p. 114
Out of the Ordinary	p. 115
In the Air	p. 116
At Sea; On the Ground	p. 117
Money	p. 118
History of Money	p. 118
Money Around the World	p. 119
All About the Euro	p. 119
What Are Exchange Rates?	p. 119
Making Money	p. 120
U.S. State Quarters	p. 120
The U.S. $1 Bill	p. 121
Movies & TV	p. 122
Film Facts	p. 122
All-Time Top Movies, Animated Movies	p. 122
Some Movie Hits of 2003	p. 123
Some Movies to Look For	p. 123
People to Watch: Christy Carlson Romano, Angus T. Jones	p. 124
All About Pixar Animation Studios	p. 124
Popular TV Shows in 2003-2004	p. 125
Museums	p. 126
The Smithsonian Institution	p. 126
Living History Exhibits	p. 127
Ethnic Museums	p. 127
Odd Museums	p. 128
Museums of All Kinds	p. 128
Music & Dance	p. 129
Musical Instruments	p. 129
Popular Music	p. 130
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	p. 130
British Invasion of 1964	p. 131
Some Top Albums of 2003	p. 131
Dance	p. 132
Some Famous Ballets	p. 132
On the Job: Violinist	p. 133
Mythology	p. 134
Myths of the Greeks	p. 134
Making Sense of the World	p. 135
Ancient Heroes	p. 135
Nations	p. 136
Kids Around the World	p. 136
Maps and Flags of the Nations	p. 138
Facts About Nations	p. 154
Governments Around the World	p. 174
United Nations	p. 175
Native Americans	p. 176
Major Cultural Areas of Native North Americans	p. 177
Tribal Groupings in the U.S.	p. 178
National Museum of the American Indian	p. 178
Numbers	p. 179
Numerals in Ancient Civilization	p. 179
Roman Numerals	p. 179
Homework Help: Percents and Fractions	p. 180
The Prefix Tells the Number	p. 180
Homework Help: Multiplication Table	p. 181
How Many Sides and Faces Do They Have?	p. 182
What Are Polyhedrons?	p. 182
Homework Help: Finding the Area	p. 183
Fractals	p. 184
Searching for Prime Numbers	p. 184
Population	p. 185
Taking the Census	p. 185
The U.S. Population	p. 185
Where Do People Live?	p. 186
Population of the United States, 2003	p. 187
The Many Faces of America: Immigration	p. 188
Prizes & Contests	p. 189
Nobel Prizes	p. 189
Bee a Winner	p. 190
Academy Awards	p. 191
MTV Video Music Awards	p. 191
Grammy Awards	p. 191
Contests	p. 192
Religion	p. 193
World Religions	p. 193
Major Holy Days	p. 195
Religious Membership in the United States	p. 196
Science	p. 197
The World of Science	p. 197
What Everything Is Made of	p. 198
How Elements Are Named	p. 198
All About Compounds	p. 199
Homework Help: It All Starts With an Atom	p. 199
Some Famous Scientists	p. 200
Science Museums	p. 201
Science Q & A	p. 202
What Is DNA?	p. 204
Build a Volcano!	p. 205
Space	p. 206
The Solar System	p. 206
What's Out There	p. 207
The Planets	p. 208
The Moon	p. 210
Eclipses	p. 210
Constellations	p. 211
Exploring Space	p. 212
Mars	p. 213
First Astronauts in Space	p. 214
Shuttles and Space Stations	p. 215
International Space Station	p. 215
The Zodiac	p. 216
Sports	p. 217
Baseball	p. 217
Basketball	p. 219
Professional Basketball	p. 219
College Basketball	p. 221
Cycling	p. 221
Football	p. 222
Professional Football	p. 222
College Football	p. 224
Golf	p. 225
Gymnastics	p. 225
Ice Hockey	p. 226
The Olympic Games	p. 227
Swimming	p. 228
Soccer	p. 229
Special Olympics	p. 230
Tennis	p. 230
X Games	p. 231
Transportation	p. 232
Getting From There to Here	p. 232
Trains; Autos	p. 234
Solar Racing	p. 234
Air; Sea	p. 235
New York City Subway	p. 236
On the Job: Riverboat Captain	p. 237
Travel	p. 238
Road Trip	p. 238
Un-Natural Wonders	p. 239
National Parks	p. 240
Amusement Parks	p. 242
Roller Coasters	p. 242
United States	p. 243
United States: Facts & Figures	p. 243
The U.S. Constitution	p. 244
Symbols of the United States	p. 246
The Executive Branch	p. 247
Elections	p. 248
Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States	p. 249
Meet the First Ladies	p. 256
The Legislative Branch: Congress	p. 257
The House of Representatives, by State	p. 258
Women in Congress	p. 258
How a Bill Becomes a Law	p. 259
The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court	p. 260
United States History Time Line	p. 261
African Americans Work for Change	p. 268
They Made History	p. 269
On the Job: Firefighter	p. 271
Map of the United States	p. 272
Facts About the States	p. 274
Washington, D.C.: The Capital of the United States	p. 291
How the States Got Their Names	p. 292
Weather	p. 294
Weather Words	p. 294
Hurricanes	p. 294
Let It Snow	p. 295
What is El Nino?	p. 295
Taking Temperatures	p. 296
The Hottest and Coldest Places in the World, in the U.S.	p. 296
Clouds	p. 297
On the Job: Hurricane Hunter	p. 298
Weights & Measures	p. 299
Earliest Measurements	p. 299
Measurements We Use Today	p. 299
The Metric System	p. 301
Homework Help: Converting Measurements	p. 301
World History	p. 302
Middle East	p. 302
Africa	p. 304
Asia	p. 306
Europe	p. 309
The Americas	p. 313
Looking Back	p. 315
Women in History	p. 316
Answers	p. 319
Puzzles
Quick Quizzes
Index	p. 323
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