Heroes

Biography sites for information

Grolier's online Encyclopedia (@ school - sjoseph AND jaguars)
- - to register to use from home, click HERE

• Biography Resource Center - Seattle Public Library (need card #) - EXCELLENT
  access to full text information from ThomsonGale Biography encyclopedias

Internet biography sites

• Biographical Dictionary - very brief information
• Biography.com (25,000 biographies) - A&E Biographies - brief article, picture
• Information Please Biography Search (30,000 biographies)- good
• SweetSearch Biographies - biographical information plus links - excellent

General sites

• Academy of Achievement
  • Achiever Gallery - choose achiever in drop down box or subject area in left column
  • Keys to Success: six elements - explanation of values needed
• African American biographies
  • Biographies: Black History month - good list of people
  • Notable African Americans - long list - InfoPlease
  • Stamp on Black History - good list with links
• Amazing Americans Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today

Explorers of the Millenium - Thinkquest.org

Heroes of History plus values of heroes - by Sam Wellman, author of Heroes of Faith series

Holocaust heroes

My Hero Project - with list of heroes, brief information as FLASH scene scrolls, and some videos

Sports heroes - PeopleSpot.com

Time 100: heroes and icons - Time Magazine

Women

• Distinguished Women of the Past
• Female heroes and rulers

Lesson plan and resources from Gail Lovely