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Art Links

The Piasa Bird - Alton, Illinois

The Piasa Bird. IL-100 (The Great River Road) Alton, Illinois ... Drawing by map maker Jean-Bapiste Louise Franquelin ... The Piasa Bird is located ...

www.greatriverroad.com/cities/alton/piasabird.htm

ALTON HAUNTINGS: LEGEND OF THE PIASA BIRD

Illinois Rivers and known to moderns by the name of Piasa, still remains ... is from his drawing that all of the modern-day renditions of the Piasa Bird come. ...

www.altonhauntings.com/piasa.html

Legend of the Piasa Bird

Early drawings depict it as part bird, reptile, mammal, and fish. ... a painting of the Piasa Bird can be seen on the bluffs near Alton, Illinois. ...

www.piasabirds.com/piasalegend.html

MYSTERIOUS WORLD: Spring 1999: The Mysterious Piasa Creature ...

The Legend of the Piasa Bird, hosted by Piasanet ... Mysterious World is owned and operated by Doug Elwell, Inc. Wheaton, Illinois. ...

www.mysteriousworld.com/journal/1999/spring/piasa01/

DNR

Early drawings depict it as part bird, reptile, mammal, and fish. ... a painting of the Piasa Bird can be seen on the bluffs near Alton, Illinois. ...

dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r4/prm/piabrd.htm

THUNDERBIRDS OVER ILLINOIS!

THUNDERBIRDS OVER ILLINOIS. STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE SKY! A modern rendition of the Piasa Painting. Return to the American Hauntings Home Page ...

www.prairieghosts.com/thunderbirds.html

Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena

Dinosaur web sites….

www.KidsDinos.com

www.enchantedlearning.com

www.zoomdinosuars.com

General Animal Information

kids.nationalgeographic.com

The Electronic Zoo (http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm)

Kidsclick Animal Sites (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/midanim.html)

The National Marine Mammal Laboratory’s Education Site

(http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/)

Specific Animal Sites

All about Turtles (http://octopus.gma.org/turtles/index.html)

Animals of the Rainforest (http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm)

International Wolf Center: Facts for Kids (http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/justkids/kids_facts.asp)

Animals and Birds of the Arctic and Antarctic (http://spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/kids/animals.html)

Pictures of Animals

A-Z of Nature (http://www.nhpa.co.uk/nhpa/az1.htm)

Basic TI-82 Tutorial

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Dictionary of Measurement
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National Library of Medicine digital archive of life sciences journals. Many articles full-text.
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The Citizens Library of Illinois Comprehensive Knowledge Service is a portal to information on: business & investing, arts & entertainment, genealogy & local history, health, books & reading (by subject, author, reviews). Site is maintained by librarians statewide.
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This subject guide emphasizes academic subjects.
Yale University
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