Arcadia Public Library

Explores the cultures and customs of many different lands by offering projects that familiarize the sights and peoples of the world.

A fact-filled activity book features art projects, crafts, recipes, and games to help youngsters learn about the United States and to understand what it means to be an American.

Discusses what life was like for Americans during the Civil War; follows a year in the lives of two fictional families: a white family from the South and a black family from the North; and presents projects and activities from that time period.

Teaches about the Civil War from the secession debates to Appomattox, by means of activities like making butternut dye, decoding wigwag, and baking hardtack. Includes a resource section with a glossary and pertinent web sites.

Uses activities and handicraft projects to reinforce information about the clothing, architecture, writing, work, food, and religion of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Nubians, and Hittites who lived in the Near East in ancient times.