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- 4to40: Heros Forever - Provides short profiles of modern day leaders.
www.4to40.com/legends
- Academy of Achievement Home Page - Introduces the men and women who shaped the 20th century. Includes profiles, biographies, and interviews.
www.achievement.org
- Biographical Dictionary - Contains information on more than 28,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. Searchable by names, keywords, and dates.
s9.com/biography
- Biographies for Kids - Famous leaders page offers short biographies political leaders, scientists, inventors, athletes, and others who made a great impact on their world. Stories are written for elementary school students, and each page includes links and a dictionary of terms.
gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
- Biography.com - Short biographies of famous people, ranging from actors and actresses to political leaders and historical figures.
www.biography.com
- Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction - Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the nation.
www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/6/index-e.html
- Children's Encyclopedia of Women - Biographies of famous women written by third and fourth grade students.
www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/womenenc.htm
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Tells the stories of hundreds of women who have helped to shape the course of history. Searchable by name or topic.
www.distinguishedwomen.com
- Famous People with Disabilities - Short biographies of about a dozen famous people.
www.iidc.indiana.edu/~cedir/kidsweb/fpwdinfo.html
- Great Men and Women of the World - Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.
homepage.oanet.com/jaywhy
- Images of Greatness - Fourth and fifth graders write about the lives and characters of twelve famous individuals.
www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/great.htm
- Liberty's Kids - Web home of the animated series that introduces children to the exciting stories and people behind the birth of a nation. From PBS.
pbskids.org/libertyskids
- MyHero.com - Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
myhero.com
- PBS - History - Contains biographies of dozens of men and women whose lives have shaped the course of history.
www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history
- Their Stamp on History - Explores the lives of important historical people whose pictures have appeared on U.S. postage stamps.
www.stamponhistory.com
- Time 100 - Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century as selected by TIME Magazine in five fields -- leaders and revolutionaries, artists and entertainers, builders and titans, scientists and thinkers, and heroes and icons.
www.time.com/time/time100
- TopBiography.com - Provides short histories of more than 350 individuals. Includes timelines, lists of significant accomplishments, and famous quotations.
www.top-biography.com/navigation%20menu
- Women in History - Fifth graders share short biographies of 10 women who helped shape the 20th century.
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6343
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