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Books

Cumming, David. We Come From India. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers. 2000

Das, Prodeepta. A Child’s Day in an Indian Village. Tarrytown: Frances Lincoln Limited. 1999

(1988). The Dictionary Of Confusable Words New York: Laurence Urdang.

(1994). Children's Atlas of the United States United States: Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data.

Riehecky, Janet. A Ticket To China. Carolrhoda Books Inc., 1999.

West, Tracy. A Ticket To Costa Rica. Carolrhoda Books Inc, 1999.

Oluonye, Mary. A Ticket To South Africa. Carolrhoda Books Inc, 1999.

Peterson, David. A True Book South America. Children's Press, 1998.

Italia, Bob. Italy. ABDO Publishing Comp., 2002.

Peterson, Christine and Dave. Italy. Children's Press, 2001.

Furlong, Kate A.. Mexico. Abdo Consulting Group, 2000.

Streissguth, Thomas. A Ticket To Mexico. Carolrhoda Books Inc, 1997.

Landau, Elaine. A True Book Korea. Grolier Publishing , 1999.

Heinrichs, Ann. A True Book China. Grolier Publishing, 1997.

Italia, Bob. France. ABDO Publishing Comp., 2002.

Peterson, David. A True Book Europe. Children's Press, 1946.

Stien, Conrad. Mexico City. Children's Press, 1996.

Conboy and Lal, Fiona and Sunandini. Welcome to India. Gareth Steven's Publishing, 2000.

Articles

"Kenya: Report on Female Genital Mutilation or Female Genitalia Cutting." US Department of State. 10 March 2006

Websites

http://www.state.gov/g/wi/rls/rep/crfgm/10103pf.htm

10 March 2006. http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/waymac/Sociology/A%20Term%201/2.%20Culture/Rituals.htm

9 March 2006. http://www.unfpa.org/news/news.cfm?ID=672

9 March 2006. http://www.tastan.org/news-apr05-05.htm

Adolescent Identity Crisis by Leslie Ellis:

20 February  2006 www.bcparent.com/article/teen/adoescents_id_crisis.html 

10 January 2006.www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dhughson/dhprimer.html 

Survey of Latin American Culture through Literature by Yoselin Roman:

14 January 2006 www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/1/97.01.08.x.html

Jan-Mar          www.wikipedia.org

Sounds

"Thank Heavens For Little Girls." Loewe , F.  Retrieved Apr. 13, 2006, from http://www.reelclassics.com/Gallery/music9.htm.

"Thank Heavens For Little Girls" from Mt. Dew commercial

Lauper, C."Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Retrieved Apr. 13, 2006, from http://www.midisite.co.uk/cgi-bin/midi/search.pl?t=girls&m=0&x=50&p=4.

Personal Interview

Swenson, Daniel, personal interview.March 2006

Call, Michele personal interview. January 2006