The North American beaver has survived despite centuries of trapping for their valued pelts. Beavers are marvelous engineers who, the author says, are 'second only to humans in the magnitude of change which they can effect on their...

The American beaver is North America's largest rodent. Use this resource to discover more about this beaver known for building dams, canals, and lodges.

Welcome to Beaver City! It's dam building day! Choose from 3 games to play.

Read a profile of the Beaver Nation that gives a good overview of their culture and beliefs.

Information about the American beaver's habitat, body traits, diet, reproduction pattern, lifespan, and classification.

The largest North American rodent and the only one with a broad, flat, scaly tail, the Beaver is now common and widespread, even in areas it did not inhabit during pre-colonial times. The modifications it makes to the environment by...

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of American Beavers (Castor canadensis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...

The process of designing a "side-scroller" game using the components: playable character; non-player characters; environment; and overall mission.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains pictures of and information about beavers.

The beaver was hugely important to Wisconsin during the French fur trade from 1650 to 1850, due to its popularity for use in head wear all over the northern hemisphere. There are many fascinating primary resources and historical articles...

Discusses the wars the Iroquois fought with other tribes and with the French in the last half of the 17th century, in their efforts to win control of the fur trade. A peace treaty was signed in 1701 to end the fighting.

General Beaver served in the Civil War.- Frank Leslie, 1896

This photo shows a beaver dam built across a creek that runs through a field.

Web English Teacher has put together a terrific resource featuring links to Elizabeth George Speare's life and work. These links provide lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.

The Kaskaskia people were one of the primary tribes of the Inoka (Illinois) Confederacy of the 1600s and onwards. They were one of the Algonquian peoples attacked by the Haudenosaunee in the 1600s Beaver Wars, forcing them to take refuge...

Author Ken Blanchard provides an insight to one of the three secrets discussed in his book, "Gung Ho!"

This site provides all kinds of information regarding rodents, small animals with short legs and a tail that can be long or barely visible. The rodent family includes mice, rats and squirrels, as well as beavers, dormice, lemmings and...

An interactive game asks you to identify the habitat needs of certain animals by building a suitable habitat for a parrot, lion, and beaver.

Animal Fun is here! In this week's adventure, Animal Measurement, children will explore measurement with the help of hermit crabs (investigating size correspondence by matching a hermit crab to its appropriate shell), beavers (visual...

Book review of Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles book, "Gung Ho!" Lists the three secrets from the book and provides an explanation and an example.

An interesting and comprehensive essay on Adriaen Block, the development of New Netherlands, Dutch trade, and the impact of the Little Ice Age in Europe on fur trade in North America.

This resource offers a detailed overview of the taiga biome, including its locations, the types of plants and animals that live there, and other interesting facts.

A fascinating history of a unique art form - calendar paintings. This site looks at the works in the Hudson's Bay Company tradition.

Noted Civil War historian Gary Gallagher offers this informative analysis of the Seven Days' Battles, the end of the Peninsula Campaign. Read about Robert E. Lee's strategy and the Confederate protection of their capital, Richmond.