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1. Birthdays and Anniversaries

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Anniversary celebrations are those that commemorate a particular date or past event. Birthdays are also celebrated in a variety of ways in the United States.

2. Black History Month

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Black History Month is celebrated in February.

3. Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A.

   Format(s): Text

   This book discusses the ten federally-recognized holidays in the United States, as well as many celebratory days. Download as an e-book or as individual PDF chapters.

4. Kids.gov

   Format(s): Website

   The official kids' portal to student and teacher pages for U.S. Government agencies.

5. Natural and Cultural Resources in the USA

   Format(s): Website

   This site provides teachers’ resources, kids’ resources, an interior library and an interior museum.

6. U.S. Mint for Kids

   Format(s): Website

   The U.S. Department of the Treasury has a fun and engaging site for kids on how money is produced and distributed.

7. The Wanderer of the North

   In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, a mysterious stranger tells a few mushers about how he followed his wife's kidnapper from his home in the Aleutian Islands to Tokyo Bay and finally to the Yukon Territory in Canada.

8. The Law of Life

   In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, an old and blind Alaskan Native man listens to the sounds of his tribe preparing to migrate to find food and thinks about the law of life: all things must die.

9. To the Man on Trail

   In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, a stranger seeking to get back the money that he lent to another man visits a group of revelers in their cabin. The stranger has been on the trail for 12 hours with no rest. The revelers take him in and listen to his story.

10. Love of Life

    In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text

    In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, a man who was abandoned by his teammate struggles to survive in the wilderness and stave off hunger.

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