Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Rudyard Kipling
The Victorian Web provides information from social and political history and a detailed biography to essays about characterization, themes and more, this site offers an excellent variety of resources related to Victorian author Rudyard...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Birds of the Jungle and Rainforest Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of the rainforest, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Chicago: City of the Century: Philip Armour
From a PBS American Experience series about Chicago, this biography of Philip Armour, who made the meat-packing business more efficient. Find out about his methods, but also about the horrible conditions of the meat-packers who worked in...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Workers and Reformers in Turn of the Century Chicago
Learning with primary resources examines the plight of workers during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and compares the perspective of sociologists to that of writers like Upton Sinclair.
Read Works
Read Works: Macy the Elephant
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about an elephant named Macy who lives in the jungle with her parents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 8 18 14: Ancient Maya Cities Found in Jungle
Read about three lost Maya cities that have recently been rediscovered in the jungles of Mexico.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Upton Sinclair and Muckrakers
A companion to C-SPAN's series, this site features a brief biography of Upton Sinclair, the text of his influential book, "The Jungle," and links to information about the Chicago Stockyards, as well as to other sites about Sinclair and...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Upton Sinclair
This site features a link to a biography of Upton Sinclair and a link to the complete text of his famous work The Jungle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Muckrakers
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Progressive Era's muckrakers are discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
BBC
Bbc: Excavations and Techniques: Naachtun: A Lost City of the Maya
An Indiana Jones type of adventure. Imagine a lost city deep in the jungles! Site provides information on the Mayan city of Naachtun and the culture of the Mayan.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Sidney Poitier
This is a biography of Sidney Poitier. It emphasizes Poitier's strength of character, both in the roles he has played and in his personal life.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The entire, original Jungle Tales of Tarzan, formatted for online reading.
The History Place
The History Place: The Vietnam War 1945 1975
This site from The History Place is a comprehensive site about the events leading up to the Vietnam War and ending with the withdrawal of American troops. Excellent slide show with an array of images from the era.
Other
Rice University: The Jungle Husband
Smith's poetry's "irreverence and whimsy" are evident here. A brief comment follows it.
Other
The Literature Network: Upton Sinclair
Biographical details on Upton Sinclair, noted American muckraker, social activist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize winning author who wrote The Jungle (1906).
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Rudyard Kipling
This site features the author Rudyard Kipling including a biography, the full text of three novels and a short story collection for young readers, and 20 short stories. His most famous work is The Jungle Book.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Junior Scholastic: Jungle of Secrets
Check out this site to discover more about the Ancient Maya culture. An article and video are provided. [2:19]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Eagle Eye
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring crested hawk eagle in the jungle. Using the online tools, students will draw a crested hawk eagle swooping down to grab its prey.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Microbial Jungles All Over the Place (And You)
As we walk through our daily environments, we're surrounded by exotic creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye. We usually imagine these microscopic organisms, or microbes, as asocial cells that float around by themselves....
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Migrant Struggle: Upton Sinclair
Muckraker Upton Sinclair is featured in this brief biography drawing particular attention to his novel, "The Jungle," written to alert people to the inhumane treatment of immigrant workers. See "Upton Sinclair Activities" for related...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Upton Sinclair: A Progressive Era Muckraker
Students will describe how Upton Sinclair's The Jungle reflected issues of the Progressive Era.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Muckrakers
Sometimes a pen can be wielded more lethally than a sword. Read about the brave muckrakers who exposed corruption and injustice in government and business. These journalists attacked different areas, but the result was an introduction to...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Lions for Kids: Learn About the Big Cat
The lion rules the land with it's hunting prowess and roar. Study the lion the second biggest of the big cats on this site.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: Jungle Babies
"Jungle Babies", written in 1930 by Edyth Kaigh-Eustace, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 132 page book is appropriate for advanced readers.
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