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Great site! Info about The Lightning Thief author Rick Riordan 
and his books, as well as cool links to pages about Greek 
mythology.
Rick Riordan

Fun site with all kinds of info about the gods, heroes and 
monsters of Greek mythology! Some of the entries even have 
awesome, funny drawings of the characters. Check it out!
Winged Sandals

Interesting article about painstaking research that reveals that 
the ancient Greeks painted their statues in bright colors!
Repainted Greek Statues from the Smithsonian

Photos of Mexican Immigrants in the 1930s

Have some fun warping your brain!
Brain Bashers -- Optical Illusions & Puzzles

A gallery of posters, organized by era in Communist history.
Chinese Communist Propaganda Posters (chineseposters.net)

Another gallery of posters...
Chinese Communist Propaganda Posters (maopost.com)

Great selection of recent photos from a quickly-growing nation 
that still holds onto to its fascinating past.
Photos of China Today

Links to the school's accounts with the Albuquerque Journal and 
the New York Times.
Bosque School Research Tools 

Some interesting comments from the author about HOTS and its in-
the-works sequel!
HOTS Author Nancy Farmer's Homepage

Poems written by children at the Terezin concentration camp.
Holocaust Children's Poetry

Martin Niemoller's well-known poem about the Holocaust, and the 
importance of speaking against wrong-doing even at great cost to 
yourself.
"And Then They Came..."

A cool interactive timeline that links events of the Holocaust 
with Anne's life. Recommended!
Anne Frank Timeline

A brief virtual tour of the Secret Annex -- good for getting an 
idea of the layout.
Virtual Tour of Anne Frank's Hiding Place

You can manipulate the 3D Secret Annex and take your own tour, as 
well as listen to stories about life in hiding.
Virtual Secret Annex

There is A LOT of information on this site, but it's a very 
thorough collection of the history of science fiction ideas. 

Check out the section of the site called "Timeline" to see a 
chronological history of those ideas. 

There is also the "New" section, which has the latest news about 
how science fiction ideas are becoming reality.

You might find yourself an idea to use or play with for your own 
Sci-Fi Story!
Technovelgy -- Where Science Meets Fiction

The sub-title for this article is: "Five Inventions That Will 
Happen In Your Lifetime. Pretty cool ideas, each of which had its 
origin in a science fiction story.
Science Fiction Or Reality?


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