The World Almanac For Kids 2006

by Editors of World Almanac

• ISBN13: 9780886879600
• ISBN10: 0886879604
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-07-15
• Publisher: World Almanac

Summary

A special 10th Anniversary edition of the #1 selling kids almanac in the world Kids love The World Almanac For Kids, since it helps them explore the world around them, and delve more deeply into subjects that attract them. Parents love it, since it keeps young minds occupied and encourages kids to learn on their own. Teachers and educators love it, since it stimulates learning while piquing kids' interest. Since the first edition was published 10 years ago, The World Almanac For Kids has sold more than 2.5 million copies, appeared on national bestseller lists, received numerous awards, become a staple in libraries, classrooms, and homes, and been adopted by every major kids' book club and book fair. Like every new edition, The World Almanac For Kids 2006 is an indispensable reference, extensively updated with the latest information on topics of importance to kids. It also continues the tradition of providing an irresistible, kid-friendly mix, with color photos, bold graphics, color maps and flags, "All Abouts," fun facts, "Did You Knows," games, puzzles, jokes, web links, and much more. Highlights include: " Special 10th anniversary features " A student-friendly "Homework Help" section, and plenty of practical homework hints throughout the book " "On the Job" interviews with people in fascinating occupations " All new "Faces & Places" chapter " A revised and updated sports section " Up-to-date and fascinating information on hundreds of topics, from aardvarks to Zulus, and everything in between

Table of Contents

Faces & Places	p. 9
[characters not reproducible] 10 Years of Favorites	p. 9
High Notes in Music	p. 10
Movie Magic	p. 12
Tube Favorites	p. 14
Seeking Italian Gold	p. 16
Winners	p. 18
In the News	p. 20
[characters not reproducible] 10 Years of The World Almanac for Kids	p. 22
Animals	p. 24
Animal Facts	p. 24
All About Horses	p. 25
Biggest, Smallest, Fastest in the World	p. 26
How Long Do Animals Live?	p. 27
Life on Earth	p. 28
Animal Kingdom	p. 29
All About Birds	p. 30
All About Sharks	p. 31
All About Butterflies	p. 32
Reptiles & Amphibians	p. 33
What Are Groups of Animals Called?	p. 34
Pets at the Top	p. 34
On the Job: Large Animal Veterinarian	p. 35
Art	p. 36
Through Artists' Eyes	p. 36
Out-There Artwork!	p. 36
Schools of Art	p. 37
Photography	p. 38
Make Your Own Camera	p. 39
Color Wheel	p. 40
More Color Terms	p. 40
Birthdays	p. 41
Birthdays	p. 41
Books	p. 45
Book Awards	p. 45
[characters not reproducible] Newbery Award Winners of the Last 10 Years	p. 45
Books to Read	p. 46
All About Books	p. 48
On the Job: Librarian	p. 49
Buildings	p. 50
Tallest Buildings in the World	p. 50
A Short History of Tall Buildings	p. 51
It's Not All About Tall!	p. 52
Bridges	p. 53
Camping	p. 54
Let's Go to Camp	p. 54
Camping Is Fun	p. 55
Top Ten Family Hikes	p. 55
Take a Hike	p. 56
America's Most Popular Trail	p. 56
Computers	p. 57
Software and Hardware	p. 57
Computer Talk	p. 58
New Gadgets	p. 59
Computer Games	p. 59
All About Microsoft	p. 60
Puzzle: Word Circuit	p. 60
Dinosaurs	p. 61
Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life	p. 61
Recent Dino News	p. 61
Celebrities of the Dinosaur World	p. 62
Puzzle: Dino Maze	p. 64
Disasters	p. 65
All About Famous Big City Fires	p. 65
Major Disasters	p. 66
Environment	p. 68
Sharing the Earth	p. 68
People and the Environment	p. 68
Endangered Species	p. 69
Home Sweet Biome	p. 70
What is Biodiversity?	p. 72
The World's Energy	p. 73
Sources of Energy	p. 74
The Air We Breathe	p. 76
Water, Water Everywhere	p. 78
Why We Need Wetlands	p. 79
Water Woes	p. 79
Where Garbage Goes	p. 80
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	p. 81
Fashion	p. 82
Fashion	p. 82
All About Jeans	p. 83
Puzzle: Threadbare Maze	p. 83
Games & Toys	p. 84
Want to Play?	p. 84
Video Game Timeline	p. 84
Coolest Kids' Video Games	p. 84
Timeless Toys	p. 85
Yahtzee	p. 86
Homework Help: Lucky 7: Understanding Probability	p. 86
How to Play Spades	p. 87
On the Job: Toy Designer	p. 88
Geography	p. 89
Sizing up the Earth	p. 89
Geography 1-2-3	p. 89
The Seven Continents and Four Oceans	p. 90
Looking at Our World	p. 91
Reading a Map	p. 92
Volcanoes	p. 93
Earthquakes	p. 94
Early Exploration	p. 96
All About Hernando de Soto	p. 97
Health	p. 98
The New Food Pyramid	p. 98
We Are What We Eat	p. 99
What the Body's Systems Do	p. 100
The Five Senses	p. 102
Exercise: It's What You Do!	p. 104
Holidays	p. 105
Calendar Basics	p. 105
Holidays in the United States	p. 106
Other Special Holidays	p. 107
Odd Holidays	p. 107
Holidays Around the World	p. 108
Birthstones	p. 108
Homework Help	p. 109
Those Tricky Tests	p. 109
How to Write a Research Paper	p. 110
Research on the Internet	p. 112
Genealogy: Tracing Your Family Tree	p. 113
Inventions	p. 114
Invention Time Line	p. 114
Kid Inventors	p. 116
Language	p. 117
Top Languages	p. 117
The English Language	p. 118
Getting to the Root	p. 119
Words About Words	p. 120
Jokes and Riddles	p. 121
Language Express	p. 122
Sign Language	p. 123
International Morse Code	p. 123
Military	p. 124
Famous Battles in History	p. 124
Money	p. 127
History of Money	p. 127
Making Money	p. 128
The U.S. $1 Bill: An Owner's Manual	p. 129
Why Budgets are Helpful	p. 130
Puzzle: Money Matchup	p. 131
Movies & TV	p. 132
Movie and TV Facts	p. 132
All-Time Top Movies	p. 132
All-Time Top Animated Movies	p. 132
Some Hit Movies of 2004	p. 133
Top TV Shows in 2004-2005	p. 133
[characters not reproducible] 10 Top TV Shows in 1995	p. 133
[characters not reproducible] 10 Years Ago	p. 134
[characters not reproducible] 1995 Movie Quiz	p. 134
Movies to Look For in 2005	p. 135
Looking Waaay Ahead to 2006	p. 135
People to Watch	p. 136
All About Pixar Animation Studios	p. 136
Museums	p. 137
The Smithsonian Institution	p. 137
All About the Udvar-Hazy Center	p. 137
The Underground Railroad	p. 138
[characters not reproducible] Children's Museums	p. 138
Museums of All Kinds	p. 139
Music & Dance	p. 140
Musical Instruments	p. 140
[characters not reproducible] Top Albums of 2004 and 1994	p. 141
All About Mozart, Child Prodigy	p. 142
Musical Theater	p. 143
All About Youth Theater	p. 143
Mythology	p. 144
Myths of the Greeks	p. 144
Greek and Roman Gods	p. 144
Making Sense of the World	p. 145
Greek and Roman Heroes	p. 145
Norse Mythology	p. 146
Nations	p. 147
Governments Around the World	p. 147
Where Do People Live?	p. 148
Populations	p. 148
Largest Ten Cities in the World	p. 148
Biggest, Smallest, Most Crowded	p. 149
Kids Around the World	p. 150
Maps Showing Nations of the World	p. 152
Facts About Nations	p. 164
A Community of Nations: United Nations	p. 188
Native Americans	p. 189
Major Cultural Areas of Native North Americans	p. 190
Largest U.S. Tribal Groups	p. 191
Native American Populations by State	p. 191
National Museum of the American Indian	p. 191
Famous Native Americans	p. 192
Numbers	p. 193
Numerals in Ancient Civilization	p. 193
Roman Numerals	p. 193
Fractions, Percents, and Decimals	p. 194
Multiplication Table	p. 195
How Many Sides and Faces Do They Have?	p. 196
Homework Help: Finding Areas	p. 197
Puzzle: Tricky Triangle	p. 198
Population	p. 199
Taking the Census	p. 199
The Growing U.S. Population	p. 199
Population of the U.S., 2005	p. 200
The Many Faces of America: Immigration	p. 201
Prizes & Contests	p. 202
Nobel Prizes	p. 202
Bee Involved	p. 203
Entertainment Awards	p. 204
Contests, Contests Everywhere	p. 205
Puzzle: Mixed-Up Movie Marquee	p. 205
Religion	p. 206
World Religions	p. 206
Major Holy Days	p. 208
Religious Membership in the U.S.	p. 209
Holy Places	p. 210
Science	p. 211
The World of Science	p. 211
Energy: It Starts With the Sun	p. 212
What Everything is Made of	p. 213
All About Compounds	p. 214
All About Cells	p. 215
What is DNA?	p. 215
The Human Genome	p. 215
Science Q&A	p. 216
Some Famous Scientists	p. 218
The Scientific Method	p. 219
Puzzle: Fibonacci Puzzle	p. 219
Experiment: Fizz Rocket	p. 220
Space	p. 221
The Solar System	p. 221
The Planets	p. 222
What's Out There?	p. 224
The Moon	p. 225
What Is an Eclipse?	p. 225
Exploring Space	p. 226
Some Unmanned Missions	p. 226
First Astronauts in Space	p. 227
Space Shuttles and Space Stations	p. 228
From Weekly Reader: From Sea to Space	p. 229
Space News	p. 230
Constellations	p. 231
The Zodiac	p. 232
Puzzle: Asteroid Hopping	p. 232
Sports	p. 233
Baseball	p. 233
Basketball	p. 235
Professional Basketball	p. 235
College Basketball	p. 237
Cycling	p. 237
Football	p. 238
Professional Football	p. 238
College Football	p. 240
Golf	p. 241
Gymnastics	p. 241
Ice Hockey	p. 242
The Olympic Games	p. 243
Speed Skating	p. 244
Soccer	p. 245
Special Olympics	p. 246
Tennis	p. 246
X Games	p. 247
On the Job: Sports Writer	p. 248
Puzzle: Sports Word Search	p. 249
Transportation	p. 250
A Short History of Transportation	p. 250
Time Zones	p. 254
How Long Did It Take?	p. 254
Travel	p. 255
Road Trip	p. 255
A Roadside Sampler	p. 255
National Parks	p. 256
Big City Destinations	p. 258
Amusement Parks	p. 259
United States	p. 260
United States: Facts & Figures	p. 260
Symbols of the United States	p. 261
The U.S. Constitution	p. 262
The Executive Branch	p. 264
Presidents and Vice Presidents	p. 265
The Legislative Branch: Congress	p. 266
The House of Representatives, by State	p. 267
Women in Congress	p. 267
The Supreme Court	p. 268
How a Bill Becomes a Law	p. 269
Elections	p. 270
Quiz: Presidential Puzzlers	p. 271
Presidents of the United States	p. 272
Meet the First Ladies	p. 278
United States History Timeline	p. 279
African Americans: A Timeline	p. 286
They Made History	p. 287
Map of the United States	p. 288
How the States Got Their Names	p. 290
Facts About the States	p. 292
Washington, D.C.	p. 309
Weather	p. 310
Taking Temperatures	p. 310
Hottest and Coldest Places in the World	p. 310
Record Temperatures by State	p. 311
Storm Center	p. 312
Weather Words	p. 314
Let it Snow!	p. 314
What is El Nino?	p. 314
Weights & Measures	p. 315
Earliest Measurements	p. 315
Measurements We Use Today	p. 315
The Metric System	p. 317
Homework Help: Converting Measurements	p. 317
World History	p. 318
The Middle East	p. 318
Africa	p. 320
Asia	p. 322
Europe	p. 325
The Americas	p. 329
[characters not reproducible] Looking Back	p. 331
Women in History	p. 332
Puzzle: Crossword	p. 334
Answers	p. 335
Puzzles and Quizzes: 9, 60, 64, 83, 121, 123, 131, 134, 193, 194, 198, 205, 219, 232, 249, 271, 334
Index	p. 339
World Almanac Adventurer Contest	p. 352
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