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Search Engine – The upper right hand corner of the homepage contains a search engine that allows you to search for a specific topic or article within our archives of past issues. Type in a keyword, select the sorting method (date or relevancy), number of results listed, and date range from the pulldown menus, and click GO to view your search results. You also have the option of conducting an advanced search by clicking the link at the bottom of the Search Engine window. This allows you to search by article number, author, or title. Our search engine operates through both natural language and Boolean processing.

World Holidays – Near the top of the homepage, there is a thin brown bar with white text continuously scrolling across it. This is a daily reminder of holidays around the world. Moving your mouse over a holiday will stop the text from scrolling, and a small window will pop up with a brief description of the holiday.

Current Issue – WorldandISchool.com contains a great deal of archived content, but it is also a magazine-based resource, updated with a new issue every month during the academic year. Near the top left of the homepage is an icon labeled Current Issue. Click on this icon to be taken to an index of the articles from this month’s issue. The articles are organized into several categories: Current Issues, Life, Book World, The Arts, Natural Science, Culture, Currents in Modern Thought, and Rediscovering the Civil War.

Headlines in Review - Near the top of the sidebar on the left hand side of the homepage, there is an icon labeled Headlines in Review. This section contains a listing of the top worldwide news developments, updated on a weekly basis. Once you have entered the Headlines in Review section by clicking the icon on the homepage, click on the title of any article to be taken to the full version.

eLibrary - In the sidebar on the left hand side of the homepage, you will find an icon labeled The World & I eLibrary. If you click this icon, you will be taken to the main eLibrary page. The World & I has been a monthly publication since 1986, and the eLibrary is an archive of all past issues, allowing you to browse our articles by issue. The right side of the main eLibrary page has a list of years, from 1986 to the current year. Select a year by clicking on it, and you will see icons of the cover of each issue from that year. Click on a cover to be taken to Table of Contents for that issue.

Book Reviews - The Book Reviews section is represented by an icon in the sidebar on the right hand side of the homepage. This section allows you to search for reviews of over 2,000 fiction and nonfiction titles. Simply click the icon on the homepage to be taken to the main Book Reviews page. The top of the main page contains three separate search fields: Subject, Title, and Author (last name only). Fill in one of these search fields and click Search to be taken to a list of results.

Feature Stories - At the bottom of the center part of the home page, you will find two sections called Today’s Feature Story and Feature Stories This Month. The Feature Stories This Month section highlights articles from the current month’s magazine issue. Today’s Feature Story highlights one of these articles, and rotates every day.

Crossword Puzzles – In the bottom right corner of the homepage is an icon labeled Crossword Puzzles. Students may click this icon to be taken to a page that contains a series of articles, accompanied by crossword puzzles. These exercises are designed to improve vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. To open an article, simply click on its title. To open the associated crossword puzzle, click on the Print version icon next to each article and you will be taken to a printer-friendly puzzle page. The crossword puzzle archives are organized by subject, and can be accessed by clicking on one of the subjects at the top of the main Crossword Puzzles page. This section is designed for students to access the crossword exercises; teachers may refer to the Teacher’s Corner section for solutions to the puzzles, as well as the associated articles.

World and I Kids

WorldandIKids.com is an unprecedented interdisciplinary resource that aims to provide elementary-level students and teachers with original content and unique features that service both academic and character education needs.

More Categories and Collections

All the links that appear on the homepage are listed in the following categories. Click on the page you wish to explore.

Curriculum Pages
Social Studies
Language Arts
Science
The Arts

Language Program Pages
Spanish
ESL

Teacher Tools
Teacher's Corner

Cultural Media Pages
Global Culture Studies
World Gallery

Articles and Exercises
Feature Stories
Headlines in Review
Special Collections
Crossword Puzzles

Search Features
Search Engine
eLibrary
Book Reviews

Special Collections 

American Indian Heritage – American Indian culture, history, and contemporary issues.

American Waves – The historical experiences, persisting customs, and special events that shape ethnic or cultural identity.

Architecture – A survey of master builders, past and present, from around the world.

Art - Insight into the lives and works of both famous and little-known artists.

Biographies - Articles profiling men and women, past and present, who have shaped the world in which we live.

Ceremonies/Festivities – Capturing the vibrant celebrations in cultures around the world.

Craft & Design - Fascinating articles on a variety of crafts from around the world.

Dance – A focus on ballet and modern dance, with a sampling of many other styles.

Diversity in America - What it means to be “American,” and the rich heritages that make up our country.

Eye on the High Court - Veteran attorney David Slade discusses cases on the Supreme Court docket that focus on a range of human concerns.

Fathers of Faith - Five of the world's major religions, focusing on the lives of Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, and Muhammad.

Footsteps of Lincoln - The formative years of the “Great Emancipator.”

Genes & Biotechnology – The tremendous strides that have been made in discovering the structures and functions of genes and manipulating them.

Impacts - Developments in science and technology that have led to significant changes in society.

Media in Review – Ways in which the media has contributed – positively and negatively – to society.

Millennial Moments - The most significant developments of the past millennium, helping us to better understand our world today.

Music – Reviews and analyses of the works, people, and events within the music community.

Peoples of the World – The peoples of the world in the context of their own values and perceptions, and unique environments.

Poetry - Poets and poetry from every corner of the globe.

Point/Counterpoint - A broad sampling of issues addressed over the years in the format of pro and con articles by experts in their fields.

Profiles in Character - People who have cultivated great personal character and brought it to powerful fruition, living lives that benefit humankind in notable and often touching ways.

Science & Spirituality – The fundamental disagreements between science and religion, as well as ways in which they agree on certain issues.

Scientists: Past & Present - New insights into both the life and legacy of the great men and women of science.

Shedding Light on Islam – An in-depth study of the glorious history and rich traditions of Muslim culture and religion.

Speech & Debate - Collections of pertinent articles under the annual resolutions for the National Forensic League’s Policy.

Theater – Analyses of plays and playwrights, categorized by geographical location.

The Civil War – More than 1,000 Civil War articles written by some 200 authors, examining every aspect of this significant event in U.S. history.

The U.S. Constitution – An examination of the most important and imitated body of law in modern history.

Traveling the Globe - A journey replete with cultures, landscapes, sounds, and smells from all corners of the earth.

Worldwide Folktales – A compilation of myths and legends from around the world, collected and retold by some of the foremost scholars in the field.

World of Nature – A tour of many of the marvels in the natural world, from the smallest microbes to the largest whales in the ocean.

Writers & Writing - Profiles of novelists, poets, and playwrights from many cultures and time periods.