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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Original Jurisdiction What Does It Mean?

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article explains the concept of original jurisdiction, especially in terms of the U.S. Supreme Court. There are links in the article to actual cases.
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University of California

Ucmp: Entrance to the Vertebrate Flight Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of California Berkeley page provides information on the evolution of vertebrate flight and includes links to the following topics: Introduction to Flight, The Physics of Flight, Gliders and Parachuters, The Evolution of...
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: The Truman Doctrine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Pennsylvania gives a description of the Truman Doctrine and its contents. Then link to an excerpt from Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" and compare the differences. A great history...
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Montesquieu Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of the significant events in the life of Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, author of "The Spirits of the Laws." There are also links to a bibliography.
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University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide: Plain Tales From the Hills, by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the original, online text of the short story collection by Rudyard Kipling. It includes Miss Youghal's Sais, Yoked With an Unbeliever, and many other stories of life in India.
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University of Otago: Gothicism in Conrad and Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Otago contains the text of a scholarly essay written by English professor Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: Of God and His Creatures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Notre Dame provides the text documents of all the books of St. Thomas Aquinas work entitled "Of God and His Creatures". This site is very deep and quite exhausting to read.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Cup of Tea: Pictures From Doll Life by Elizabeth S. Tucker

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Cup of Tea: Pictures from Doll Life by Elizabeth S. Tucker (1892), a picture book of dolls in various situations with captions.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: History of Mary, Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book History of Mary, Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott (1861), a biography of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A True Story of Long Ago by Annette Lyster

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A True Story of Long Ago by Annette Lyster (c1894), an illustrated children's novel about the Irish Rebellion of '98.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Comic Alphabet of Animals by Call & Inglis

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Comic Alphabet of Animals by Call & Inglis (c1875), a collection of illustrated alphabet rhymes.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Lame Beggar and Other Stories by Rev. j.d. Strong

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Lame Beggar and Other Stories by Rev. J.D. Strong [1870], a collection of stories.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Old Paths of Honour and Dishonour by Mary Seeley

For Students 4th - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Old Paths of Honour and Dishonour by Mary Seeley [1870], a story of the beatitudes.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Little Soldier's a.b.c. By Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Little Soldier's A.B.C. by McLoughlin Bros. (c1894), a children's alphabet book, illustrated with military scenes from the American Civil War and soldiers.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Picture Alphabet of Beasts by Thomas Nelson & Sons

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Picture Alphabet of Beasts by Thomas Nelson & Sons (c1875), a picture book of the alphabet with animals and rhymes for each letter.
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University of North Carolina

Documenting the South: John H. Worsham

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of North Carolina there is a firsthand account from a foot soldier who fought under the command of "Stonewall," Jackson during the Civil War. Download the full text of John H. Worsham's text, which was...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: All the World Over by Ella Farman Pratt, Et Al

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book All the World Over by Ella Farman Pratt, et al (1892), a collection of illustrated stories of travel, thrilling adventure, and home life.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Swan and Her Crew by G. Christopher Davies

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Swan and Her Crew by G. Christopher Davies (1890) an illustrated children's novel about the adventures of three young naturalists and sportsmen on the broads and...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Children's Crusade by George Zabriskie Gray

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's The Children's Crusade: An Episode of the Thirteenth Century by George Zabriskie Gray [1870], a nonfiction account of Children's Crusade in the 13th Century.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library:the Picture Book of Wild Animals Society for Christian Knowledge

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Picture Book of Wild Animals by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge [1870]. It features a collection 24 pictures of wild animals and information about each.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Illustrated Girl's Own Treasury by H. Tuck

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Illustrated Girl's Own Treasury by H. Tuck (1861), a handbook for girls including notable women of the Bible, needlework, materials, exercises, birds, and much...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Sydenham Sindbad by Edmund Evans

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Sydenham Sindbad by Edmund Evans (1861). Fred, like Sinbad the sailor, entertains his friends with tales of his journeys.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The World's Birth Day by Professor L. Gaussen

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The World's Birth-day by Professor L. Gaussen (1861). This is a story about the Biblical creation of the world from Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Abc of Nature by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The ABC of Nature by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884). This picture book offers rhymes from nature for each letter of the alphabet.