Hi Melissa -

The best bargain I've found for country info is the database "Country Reports" which only costs me $82.00 per year. I really like the layout of information and it would be great for middle school.

I also have the database Culturegrams which is a ProQuest product. I don't have pricing for that database as a standalone since I bundle it with two other ProQuest databases. (The package of all three is about $3000.) 

In the past, I've also purchased geography info databases from Cavendish Square Digital. At the high school I purchased the "World and Its Peoples" title, but I think Cavendish also has another title at a lower reading level.

I also link to many academic quality websites about various countries. Some might be too tough for 7th grade, but the CIA World Factbook would probably work for your kids: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 





On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Melissa Thom <melissa_thom@whps.org> wrote:
Good Morning!

I am working with the 7th grade Social Studies teachers and we are looking for suggestions on where to find high quality, up-to-date resources on the Middle East. Currently, students are doing country reports.  Much of the print sources in our library are out of date, so looking for suggestions on any titles to purchase, as well as electronic databases etc.  

I have started to look into World Geo and Culture Online from Infobase and Culture Grams from Gale--wondering what people think about those?

Thanks!!


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