Biography.com
Find out all about your heroes on the Biography web site – with over 25,000 biographies to choose from.

NASA – Meet the Astronauts
Hop into the NASA astronaut gallery and get a chance to meet the astronauts and find out all about them.

Age of Exploration
Visit the Mariner’s Museum site and learn all about famous explorers and the people who helped them discover new worlds.

Academy of Achievement
Read biographies, interviews and profiles on famous people in the Arts, Science, Business, Public Service and Sports worlds.

Windows to the Universe
Learn all about the philosophers, astronomers and scientists that shaped history from ancient times to the modern day.

BBC Schools – Famous People
Learn and play quizzes about famous people like King Henry VIII, Pocahontas and Florence Nightingale on the BBC School’s site.

Biographical Dictionary
Over 28,000 short and useful entries on notable men and women and a Master Challenge quiz to see how much you know!

JK Rowling
Visit JK Rowling’s official site for loads of Harry Potter information – maybe you’ll work out what’s going to happen next!

SchoolNet Global
Browse round this site to find out about the lives of kids all over the world or get your school to join up.

Peace Corps - Kids Corps
Take a look at Peace Corps countries and see what other people in other cultures eat and do to have fun!

National Geographic – Pulse of the Planet
Listen to two minute sound broadcasts of Earth and learn about other cultures across the world.

Say Hello to the World
You never know who’ll you’ll bump into so learn how to say hello in over 30 different languages just in case!

We the World
Take a fun trip with Tiki the penguin to meet kids from tribal groups in faraway places.

Planet Tolerance
Read stories about people in other cultures, play games and learn how to get along.

The Tigger Movie Family Tree 
Create your own family tree with Tigger and see how you connect with all the people in your family!