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The Equinox at Chichén Itzá: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs of the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá. ...; Format: article

Communist resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 8; The Soviet-style statue shows a woman standing erect with her right fist raised up toward the sky. A limp baby dangles from her left arm. Three other adults, including one man with a beard, sit fallen over at the woman's feet. The statue represents the innocent...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Dancing deities: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 11; The asparas in mirror image stances balance on one bent leg in active positions typical of classical Southeast Asian dances. One hand is held above the head and the other in front of the chest with their wrists and fingers stretched...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Bird watching made elementary: Observing and identifying birds can be a gateway to a variety of learning experiences. This primer will get you started birding.; By Linda Dow.

The George Moses Horton Project: Celebrating a triumph of literacy: The only American poet to publish books of poems while living in slavery, George Moses Horton is an inspiration for the power of literacy in our lives.; By Marjorie Hudson.

The secret cultural institution in your school: The school library: A variety of best practices and imaginative ideas that the school librarian can use to create an environment where students fuse together required learning with learning that is driven by individual interest.; By Kim Campbell.

Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners: English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.; By Ellen Douglas.

How were the Jocassee Gorges formed?: In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 2; Basically, erosion formed the Jocassee Gorges. For most of its length, the eastern continental divide, which separates land that drains to the Atlantic Ocean from land that drains to the Gulf of Mexico, runs northeast to southwest parallel to the Blue Ridge...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.

Hanuman charms Ravana's mermaid daughter: In The Ramayana, page 4.12; A red-toned modern Balinese painting depicts Hanuman courting Ravana's mermaid daughter. Swooping above moonlit waves and an open-mouthed fish in the sea, Hanuman carries the beautiful mermaid in his outstretched arms. Hanuman's and the mermaid's faces are...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Arrows turn into serpents: In The Ramayana, page 5.8; A flying demon, visible in the upper left corner, shoots arrows that become serpents as they fall. The arrows become wavy as they rain down upon Rama's army. The demon moves actively in a cloud-filled sunset sky painted over a dramatic mountain and landscape...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama calls to Garuda for aid: In The Ramayana, page 5.10; As Rama's monkey troops lie struggling on the ground with serpents at left, Rama stands on one foot and gracefully releases an arrow signal into the sky. The arrow calls his ally, the Garuda King, a bird deity seen in the upper right above a scenic forest...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Hanuman recognizes his son: In The Ramayana, page 5.13; Hanuman learns from a star that he is fighting his own son, as seen on a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Hanuman, in his eight-armed form, looks up from battling a fish-tailed enemy to see a small gold twinkling star above him in the dark sky. As...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The gods protect Sita: In The Ramayana, page 7.3; A painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts a Hindu god watching over Sita. The god, with blue skin and wearing Siamese royal clothes, appears to run within a stylized bubble through the sky. The bubble, which is flame or tear-shaped, is decorated...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Sita's son is twinned: In The Ramayana, page 7.8; This mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple illustrates when Sita's son is sent to fetch water in the forest. On the right side of the frame, Sita stands in a blue-tinted forest and hands her son a bowl with which to fetch water from a nearby pond. A god, watching...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Landscape view of vegetation and mountains in former Demilitarized Zone: A landscape view of vegetation and mountains in central Vietnam's former Demilitarized Zone shows small trees and grassland in the foreground, and layers of mountain silhouettes, blue sky, and clouds in the background. During the Vietnam War, much of the region's...; Format: image/photograph

Ten salt production workers stand in a muddy salt field south of Nha Trang: Ten salt production workers wearing conical sunhats stand in a muddy salt field south of Nha Trang, Vietnam. These are likely wage laborers who work for the land-owning salt factory. Mountains, blue sky, and clouds are visible in the distant background. This...; Format: image/photograph

Stone statue memorial of Communist resistance to Vietnam War at My Lai: A stone statue memorializes Communist resistance to the Vietnam War at Mai Lai. The Soviet-style statue shows a woman standing erect with her right fist raised up toward the sky. A limp baby dangles from her left arm. Three other adults, including one man...; Format: image/photograph

Bus and commercial building on main road between Nha Trang and Dalat: A bus and a commercial building can be seen on the main road between Nha Trang and Dalat. A coconut palm grows over the one-story cement building, which may be a gas station. Mountains, blue sky, and white puffy clouds are in the background.; Format: image/photograph

Power line hook-up over blue sky and clouds between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City: A power line hook-up between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City is seen with blue sky and clouds in the background. Vietnam's major cities, towns, and connecting roadways are electrified.; Format: image/photograph

Two dancing female deities with spiked crowns carved in low relief at Angkor Wat: Two dancing female deities with spiked crowns are carved in low relief and surrounded by carved floral designs. The figures in mirror image stances balance on one bent leg in active positions typical of classical Southeast Asian dances. One hand is held above...; Format: image/photograph

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