Afghanland, Afghanistan Land of Afghans: information about Afghanistan on a variety of topics. http://www.afghanland.com/

Afghan-World: information on various topics including Afghan artists, education, writing, food, news, plants and animals, and a "fun zone." http://www.afghan-world.com/

Ansary, Mir Tamim. Afghanistan: Fighting for Freedom. Discovering Our Heritage Series. New York: Dillon Press, 1991. 127 pages. Excellent, although some sections, especially those dealing with current political realities, are out of date. Useful text aimed at middle school students written by an Afghan-American. Provides useful detailed information on games and other issues of interest to young people, with bibliography and index.

Ansary, Tamim. West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 292 pages. The opening chapters provide a firsthand account of early childhood in Kabul.

Banting, Erinn. Afghanistan: The Culture. The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series. Created by Bobbie Kalman. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2003. 32 pages. Teachers and students will appreciate the color photos, glossaries, and information in these three excellent reference books aimed at students ages 9-12.

Banting, Erinn. Afghanistan: The People. The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series. Created by Bobbie Kalman. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2003. 32 pages.

Banting, Erinn. Afghanistan: The Land. The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series. Created by Bobbie Kalman. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2003. 32 pages.

Central Intelligence Agency. "Afghanistan." The World Factbook. Map and current information on the geography, people, government, economy and other topics. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html.

Doubleday, Veronica. Three Women of Herat. London: Cape, 1988. 225 pages. This engaging first-hand account of everyday life in the city of Herat in the 1970's focuses on the lives of three women. It provides a wealth of information about the celebration of holidays and weddings, music, traditional medicine, family relationships and popular religious practices, among other subjects.

Dupree, Louis. Afghanistan. Princeton University Press, 1973. 778 pages. This classic is still considered the definitive scholarly introduction to Afghanistan.

Lamb, Christina. Sewing Circles of Herat: My Afghan Years. London: Harper Collins, 2002. 338 pages. A British journalist writes of her experiences while covering events in Afghanistan in the late 1970's during the mujahideen struggle against the Soviets and again in 2001 at the time of the US intervention following 9/11.

Nilsen, Don and Alleen P. Nilsen. "Afghanistan for Kids." See what Afghan people eat and wear, learn about their crafts, and read a story. http://www.public.asu.edu/~apnilsen/afghanistan4kids/index2.html (7 October 2002)

Robson, Barbara and Juliene Lipson with Farid Younos and Mariam Mehdi. "The Afghans: Their History and Culture. Cultural Profile 2002." 30 June 2002. Published by the Center for Applied Linguistics, The Cultural Orientation Resource Center, developed and printed under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the US Department of State (public domain). http://www.culturalorientation.net/afghan/index.html (20 July 2003)

Romano, Amy. A Historical Atlas of Afghanistan. The Rosen Publishing Group, 64 pages. Ages 9 12. Full-color photos, index, maps.

Scholastic News, "Kids in Afghanistan." See photos and learn about kids in Afghanistan. Copyrighted, use restricted. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/afghanistan/
day_pics.asp?num=7

UNICEF General Statistics. http://www.unicef.org/statis/Country_1.html

Watan Online Network, Afghanistan. Includes links to the English-language Afghan newspaper Omayid Weekly. Focuses on Afghan culture and the unity of the Afghan people. http://follower.4t.com/

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Robert B. Maddox, Team-building: An Exercise in Leadership, 3rd edition. Crisp Publications, 1992.

John C. Maxwell, The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player. 2002 (Maxwell Motivation Inc., a Georgia Corporation, Nashville).

Peace Corps lesson plan on Cultural Understanding. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/insights/culture/performancetask/
performancetask.html

Planet Kites. http://subvision.net/sky/planetkite/index.htm

Eric Hansen, "The Singing Kites of Kelantan," ARAMCO World, September/October 1999, pp. 2-7. Article on kite making and kite fighting in the Malay Peninsula, with color photos.

Connecting Outdoor Instruction to the Illinois Learning Standards (COIILS), an Illinois Scientific Literacy Staff Development Grant. http://web.stclair.k12.il.us/splashd/kiteexp.htm

Traveling at the Speed of a Kite: Jeff Brokering, Edward Fulton Junior High School, O'Fallon, Illinois. jbrokering@stclair.k12.il.us. Students can compare the flying ability of a two-stick kite in different wind speeds and learn about scientific concepts related to flight. Instructions for building the kite are provided by this source.

Join America at Play. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp

Friedl, Erik. "Flights of Fancy." Video. Aims Multimedia, 1989. Beautiful 10-minute video about making and flying Chinese kites in the United States. Available at http://www.aimsmultimedia.com or by calling 800-367-2467.

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"Islamic Holidays, 2002-2006 (A.H. 1423-1426) in the United States." http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760942.html (13 July 2003)

For holidays around the world, check out "Global Holidays." http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875655.html (15 July 2003)

Holidays on the Net: "2003 Holiday Dates." http://www.holidays.net/dates.htm (16 July 2003)

Education World lists lessons about holidays, with excellent lessons on late fall and winter holidays including Ramadan. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson290.shtml

Links to child-oriented sites about Ramadan and Islam. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/ramadan.html

A recipe for Qabali, an Afghan rice dish served on special occasions. http://sidedish.allrecipes.com/az/qblifghniric.asp

Recipes for Afghan foods. http://www.afghan-world.com/food_recipes.htm

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