Afghanistan Resources for Breadwinner Study
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​General reference: Encyclopedias
Note: World Book, and Encyclopedia Britannica have a separate tab for images. Culturegrams has an extensive collection of photographs and two slide shows.
Encyclopedia Brittanica: Look up Afghanistan. You can choose Level 1 or Level 2.
World Book Children's Edition
World Book Student Edition

Afghanistan from Culturegrams
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Other reference articles:
Afghanistan: Essential Information from Factcite
Afghanistan: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Afghanis from Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations

Websites:
CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan
United Nations Map of Afghanistan
​Afghan Country Profile from the BBC News and Afghanistan in Pictures: BBC News

About Deborah Ellis ""I'm fascinated by the capacity of children to cope in a dangerous world, to live in it with joy and dignity. "
Contemporary Authors Online See the section on Breadwinner, 4th paragraph under Sidelights
What the Future Holds for the Kids of Kabul - Radio interview, Tell Me More (NPR)