Lesson 1b

I enjoyed looking around at the different versions of World Book, which I have never used before. I found myself wishing that I had used it in college, for the access to primary sources would have been very helpful as a history major. I also thought there was alot of useful informationg for children. It's always hard finding good, reliable informationg for kids on the internet. As far as the lessons went, I decided to research the armadillo, because I've always had a strange fascination with them going back to childhood. On a side note, there is a great ice cream shop in Rapid City called Armadillos. Here is a picture of an armadillo, they aren't the prettiest mammal on earth.

They lived in both North and South America, typcially located in the dryer climates of the Southwest and Mexico.  Different species of armadillos also possess different bands of armor, ranging from 6 to 9 bands of armor.  On infor finder, I found much more information about the armadillo, including the different species of armadillos and their scientific names. I also found out that they are the only mammals known to carry the bacterium that causes leprosy.  That ice cream doesn't sound so good now.

On the online reference center, I researched the country of Romania, because I also have a strange fascination with it.  Most people don't know that the infamous Translyvania is a region in Romania and was the home of Vlad the Impaler, who was the inspiration for Dracula. But I digress. When I went to research Romania, I found alot of useful information on the left hand side of the screen. There were links to maps, articles, and general information, while the right hand side had links to primary sources. As far as are patrons in Lead go, the left side information would most likely be more relevant to what were looking for. And the information on the left on the actual country page would also be more valuable, because it gives basic information about said country such as type of government, history, culture, climate, population, etc. All in all, i found World Book to be very helpful and user friendly, which is always a plus when dealing with the internet and computers and patrons. I will be mindful to use World Book in the future when it is helpful.