K-12 TLC Guide to California

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California

50 States and Capitals.
- Fast Facts.

Area Code Map.
Capitolimpact.com.
Infoplease.
Nuclear Power in California, California Energy Commission.
University of California, Berkeley:
- California Heritage Collection.
- Geo Images Project.
Open Directory Project.
Rec.Travel Library.
State Profile, U.S. Census Bureau.
Travel.org.
U.S. Government Printing Office.
Yahoo!

California

American Artists & Architects: K-12 TLC Guide.
Artists & Architects: K-12 TLC Guide.

Adams, Ansel: K-12 TLC Guide.
Baca, Judith: K-12 TLC Guide.
Montana, Bob (b. Oct 23, 1920 - Jan 4, 1975):

Archie, Toonpedia.
Comiclopedia.
Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society.
Wikipedia.

Noguchi, Isamu: K-12 TLC Guide.

Siebold, J. Otto: K-12 TLC Guide.

Williams, Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.

California

American Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to Los Angeles Authors & Illustrators.
K-12 TLC Guide to San Francisco Authors & Illustrators.
Poetry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ada, Alma Flor: K-12 TLC Guide.
Alarcón, Francisco X(avier) (b. Feb 21, 1954):

Amazon.com.

Alegria, Malin: K-12 TLC Guide.

Angelou, Maya: K-12 TLC Guide.

Armer, Laura Adams (b. Jan 12, 1874 - d. Mar 3, 1963):

Britannica.com.
Women Artists of the American West, Purdue University:

Amazon.com.

Atherton, Gertrude Franklin: K-12 TLC Guide.
Berger, Barbara Helen (b. Mar 1, 1945):

Official Web Site.

Amazon.com.

Brackett, Leigh: K-12 TLC Guide.
Cepeda, Joe: K-12 TLC Guide.
Cervantes, Lorna Dee: K-12 TLC Guide.
Craig, Philip R.:
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
Crouch, Stanley: K-12 Guide.

Curtis, Jamie Lee: K-12 TLC Guide.

Didion, Joan (b. Dec 5, 1934):

Biography.com.
National Public Radio:

Salon.
Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

Dillon, Diane:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Leo Dillon.
- Bud Plant Illustrated Books.
- Locus Online.
- Scholastic.
- Amazon.com.
Fleischman, Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.
Freedman, Russell: K-12 TLC Guide.
Frost, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.
Gallardo, Evelyn: K-12 TLC Guide.
Gardiner, John Reynolds (b. Dec 6, 1942):
- Amazon.com.
Gerstein, Mordicai: K-12 TLC Guide.
Gonzalez, Maya Christina (b. Jan 24, 1964):

Official Web Site.

Latino Art Community.

Handler, Daniel (Lemony Snicket): K-12 TLC Guide.

Hass, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.
Hearst, William Randolph: K-12 TLC Guide.
Herrera, Juan Felipe (b. Dec 27, 1948):

Curbstone Press.
University of California, Riverside.
Woodland Pattern Book Center.

Amazon.com.

Ivins, Molly (b. Aug 30, 1944 - d. Jan 31, 2007):

National Public Radio.
Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

Jackson, Shirley: K-12 TLC Guide.
Jarrico, Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kirkwood, James, Jr.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kline, Suzy: K-12 TLC Guide.
Le Guin, Ursula (b. Oct 21, 1929):
- Authors' Calendar.
- Biography.com.
- Le Guin's World.
- Locus.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
- Internet Movie Database.
Levis, Larry (b. Sep 30, 1946):
- American Academy of Poets.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
Lobel, Arnold: K-12 TLC Guide.
London, Jack: K-12 TLC Guide.
MacDonald, Ross (b. Dec 13, 1915 - d. Jul 11, 1983):
- Authors' Calendar, Kuusankoski Public Library.
- History Channel.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
Martinez, Victor (b. Feb 21, 1954):

National Book Foundation.
PBS.

Amazon.com.

Urban Dreams Project.

Moseley, Walter: K-12 TLC Guide.
Nava, Gregory (b. April 10, 1949):

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.

Amazon.com.
Internet Movie Database.

O'Dell, Scott: K-12 TLC Guide.
Olds, Sharon: K-12 TLC Guide.

Patron, Susan: K-12 TLC Guide.

Pelzer, Dave:
- Official Website.
- Amazon.com.
- A Child Called 'It': K-12 TLC Guide.
Perry, Phyllis J. (b. Oct 23, 1935):
- The Exploratorium.
- Amazon.com.
Purdy, Carol (b. Jan 5, 1943):

Fairrosa Cyber Library.

Amazon.com.

Ryan, Pam Muñoz (b. Dec 25, 1951):

Official Website.

Amazon.com.

Ruby, Lois: K-12 TLC Guide.
San Souci, Robert D.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Sapphire (Ramona Lofton) (b. 1950):

African American Literature Book Club.
Examiner.
National Public Radio:

Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious'.

Random House.

Amazon.com.
Barnes and Noble.

Saroyan, William:
- 1940 Pulitzer for Drama, The Pulitzer Foundation.
- Author's Calendar.
- The History Channel.
- Stanford University.
- William Saroyan Society.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
Siebold, J. Otto: K-12 TLC Guide.

Smiley, Jane (Graves): K-12 TLC Guide.

Snicket, Lemony (Handler, Daniel): K-12 TLC Guide.

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley (May 11, 1927):

Official Web Site.

SFBookcase.

Amazon.com.

The Egypt Game, San Diego County Office of Education.

Soto, Gary (April 12, 1952):

Official Website.

Academy of American Poets.
BookPage.
Eduplace.
Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.
National Public Radio: 5/30/00 (audio: 7:30).
Scholastic.
University of Pennsylvania.

Amazon.com.

Teacher Cyberguide to Short Stories by Gary Soto ,
Barbara Garrison, San Diego County Office of Education, CA.

Taking Sides:

Amazon.com.
Google Books.

Tan, Amy (b. Feb 19, 1952):

Saying Thanks To My Ghosts.

Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

The Bonesetter's Daughter:
- Amazon.com.
- National Public Radio:

Valdez, Luiz (Miguel) (b. Jun 26, 1940):

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.

Williams, Linda: K-12 TLC Guide.

Williams, Vera B. (b. Jan 28, 1928):
- Bookwire.
- KidsReads.
- Amazon.com.
- Teachers Network.
- A Chair for My Mother:
  - Amazon.com.
- Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe: TLC Guide.
Wong, Janet S.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wood, Don (b. May 4, 1945):

Official Website.

Harcourt Brace:

Interview.
Artist at a Glance.

Scholastic.

Amazon.com.

Yep, Laurence: K-12 TLC Guide.

California

K-12 TLC Guide to American Aviators, Explorers & Pioneers.
Explorers: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez: K-12 TLC Guide.

Doolittle, Jimmy: K_12 TLC Guide

Ochoa, Ellen: K-12 TLC Guide.
Ride, Sally Kristen (b. May 26, 1951).

Vizcaino, Sebastian: K-12 TLC Guide.
Young, John W.: K-12 TLC Guide.

California

American Business Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
Business & Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC:
- 165 University Ave: Silicon Valley's 'Lucky Building'
Hearst, William Randolph: K-12 TLC Guide.

Jobs, Steve (Steven Paul) (b. Feb 24, 1955 - d. Oct 5, 2011):
- Inventors & Inventions: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Apple Computer.
- BBC.
- Biography.
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Christian Science Monitor:
  - Quotes From Steve Jobs.
- National Public Radio:
- Pixar.
- Public Radio International:
  - Original Apple Founding Contract Fetches More Than $1 Million At Auction.
- Obituaris/Remembrances:
  - Apple.
  - Australia Broadcasting Corporation.
  - BBC.
  - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  - CNN.
  - Deutsche Welle.
  - Smithsonian Magazine.
  - Marketplace.
  - National Public Radio.
  - Public Radio International.
  - Radio France International.

California

K-12 TLC Guide to American Mathematicians & Scientists.
K-12 TLC Guide to Mathematicians & Scientists.
Inventors & Inventions: K-12 TLC Guide.

Alvarez, Luis: K-12 TLC Guide.
Cornell, Eric A.:
- Physics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- The 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics:
  - The Nobel Foundation.
  - University of Colorado at Boulder.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- University of Colorado at Boulder:
  - Biography.
  - Research Summary.
  - "New State of Matter At Low Temperature".
Fire, Andrew: K-12 TLC Guide.

Fossey, Dian: K-12 TLC Guide.

Gilbreth, Lillian: K-12 TLC Guide.

Greider, Carol: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hartwell, Leland H.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Jewett, Frank (b. Sep 5, 1879 - d. Nov 18, 1949):
- The Telephone: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Bell Labs Presidents, Lucent Technologies.
- Britannica.com.
- Center for the Study of Technology & Society.
Laughlin, Robert B. (b. Nov 1, 1950):

1998 Nobel Laureate for Physics, Nobel Foundation.
Cartage.
International Center for Scientific Research.
MIT News.
Stanford University:
- Personal Webpage.
- Physics Department.

McClung, Clarence E(rwin) (b. Apr 6, 1870 - d. Jan 17, 1946):
- New York Times.
McMillan, Edwin Mattison (b. Sep 18, 1907 - d. Sep 7, 1991):
- 1951 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Nobel Foundation.
Schelling, Thomas C.: K-12 TLC Guide.

California

American Military Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.

Patton, George S. (b Nov 11, 1885 - d. Dec 21, 1945):
- Biography.com.
- General Patton Memorial Museum,
  Luxembourg Ministry of Tourism.
- History Channel:
- History in Film.
- New York Times.

California

Notorious Americans: K-12 TLC Guide.

Skinner, Cyrus: K-12 TLC Guide.

Toguri d'Aquino, Iva (Tokyo Rose): K-12 TLC Guide.

California

American Entertainers & Performing Artists: K-12 TLC Guide.
Film: K-12 TLC Guidemakers.
Americans Entertainers & Performing Artists: K-12 TLC Guideians.
Opera: K-12 TLC Guide.

Allen, Gracie: K-12 TLC Guide:
Alpert, Herb: K-12 TLC Guide.
Aniston, Jennifer:
- Television: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Biography.com.
- The Internet Movie Database.
- Amazon.com.
Arden, Eve:
- Television: K-12 TLC Guide.
- The Internet Movie Database.
- Amazon.com.
Berkeley, Busby: K-12 TLC Guide.
Blanc. Mel: K-12 TLC Guide.
Bridges, Jeff: K-12 TLC Guide.
Brubeck, Dave:
- Biography.com.
- JAZZ, PBS.
- National Public Radio:
  - Dave Brubeck: Composing Ansel Adams.
  - Quartet San Francisco: Brubeck On Strings.
  - Take Five (audio: 10:15).
- Amazon.com.
Bigelow, Kathryn Ann (b. Nov 27, 1951):

National Public Radio:

'Hurt Locker' Takes Best Picture, Five More Oscars.

The Internet Movie Database.

Burton, Tim (b. Aug 25, 1958):
- Official Web Site.
- Museum of Modern Art.
- National Public Radio:
- YouTube.com:
- Internet Movie Database.
Cage, Nicolas:
- Film: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Biography.com.
- The Internet Movie Database.
- Amazon.com.
Chamberlain, Richard: K-12 TLC Guide.
Costner, Kevin Michael (b. Jan 18, 1955):

Biography.com.

Amazon.com.
The Internet Movie Database.

Creedence Clearwater Revival:

Duvall, Robert (Selden) (b. Jan 5, 1931):

The Golden Years.

Internet Movie Database.

Eastwood, Clint: K-12 TLC Guide.
Elfman, Jenna: K-12 TLC Guide.

Field, Sally (b. Nov 6, 1945):

Biography.com.
The Internet Movie Database.

Amazon.com.

Amazon.com.

Head, Edith (b. Oct 28, 1897 - 1981):
- Biography.com.
- Internet Movie Database.
James, Etta: K-12 TLC Guide.
Jones, Spike (b. Dec 14, 1911 - d. May 1, 1965):
- Amazon.com.
- Internet Movie Database.
Keaton, Diane: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lee, Bruce: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lucas, George (b. May 14, 1944):

Biography.com.
Center for the Study of Technology and Society.
George Lucas Educational Foundation.
Lucasfilm Ltd.
National Public Radio:

Spielberg, Lucas Celebrate Rockwell's Iconic America.

The Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.
The Internet Movie Database.

Star Wars:

Official Home Page.

05/25/1977: Star Wars Opens at Theaters, History Channel.
National Public Radio:

R2-D2 & Death Star Jack-o-Lanterns.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (audio: 3:00).

John Williams: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mathis, Johnny: K-12 TLC Guide.

McKellar, Danica (b. Jan 3, 1975):
- Official website.
- Amazon.com.
Monroe, Marilyn: K-12 TLC Guide.
Montgomery, Elizabeth: K-12 TLC Guide.
Newman, Randy: K-12 TLC Guide.
Olmos, Edward James: K-12 TLC Guide.
Osment, Haley Joel: K-12 TLC Guide.
Paltrow, Gwyneth: K-12 TLC Guide.
Raitt, Bonnie:
- Biography.com.
- Amazon.com.
Redford, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.
Redman, Joshua:
- Biography, PBS.
- National Public Radio: 6/11/00 (11:30).
- Amazon.com.
Rey, Alvino (Alvin Henry McBurney) (b. Jul 1 ,1908 - d. Feb 2, 2004):

Smithsonian Magazine.
YouTube.

Amazon.com.
Internet Movie Database.

Rigby, Cathy: K-12 TLC Guide.
Robbins, Tim (b. Oct 16, 1958):

Biography.com.

Amazon.com.

St. John, Jill: K-12 TLC Guide
Stamos, John (b. Aug 19, 1963):
- Internet Movie Database.
- Amazon.com.
Temple Black, Shirley (b. Apr 23, 1928):
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Academy Awards.
- Biography.com.
- InfoPlease.
- The Internet Movie Database.
- The Kennedy Center.
- NASA.
- Reel Classics.
- ShirleyTempleFans.com.
- Amazon.com.
Verdon, Gwen (b. Jan 13, 1926 - d. Oct 18, 2000):

Biography.com.
Internet Movie Database.
National Public Radio (audio):
- 10/21/00: Remembrance #1 (2:57).
- 10/21/00: Remembrance #2 (6:00).
Amazon.com.

California

American Political Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
American Social Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
Politics: K-12 TLC Guide.
United States Government: K-12 TLC Guide.

U.S. Presidents:

Richard Nixon (37th President: 1969-1974).

Allensworth, Josephine: K-12 TLC Guide.
Black, Shirley Temple: K-12 TLC Guide.
Becerra, Xavier: K-12 TLC Guide.
Breyer, Stephen: K-12 TLC.
Dymally, Mervyn M.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Escalante, Jaime: K-12 TLC Guide.
Frémont, John C.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Nixon, Richard: K-12 TLC Guide.

Pelosi, Nancy: K-12 TLC Guide.

Reynoso, Cruz (b. May 2, 1931):

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.

Richardson, Bill (William Blaine) (b. Nov 15, 1947)

2008 Presidential Election: K-12 TLC Guide.

CNN.
Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.
State of New Mexcio.
U.S. Congress.

Serra, Junípero: K-12 TLC Guide.
Warren, Earl: K-12 TLC Guide.
Weinberger, Caspar: K-12 TLC Guide.

California

American Sports Figures: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio:

Louis Zamperini: Olympic Runner/ WWII Prisoner of War.

Budge, Don:

Tennis: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio (audio):
- Don Budge & Baron Von Cramm: 4/9/00 (8:30)
- A Remembrance of Budge: 1/27/00 (6:00).

Connolly Brinker, Maureen: K-12 TLC Guide.

DiMaggio, Joe (b. Nov 25, 1941 - d. Mar 8, 1999):
- Marilyn Monroe: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Biography.com:
- Fact Monster
- History Channel.
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
- National Public Radio:
  - Joe DiMaggio, A Star with the Power of Silence.
  - Tribute Disagreement (audio: 4:30).
- PBS.
- 56-game Hitting Streak (05/15/1941 - 07/16/1941):
- Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life, Richard Ben Cramer:
  - Amazon.com.
  - National Public Radio: 10/17/00 (audio: 7:45).

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

05/15/1941: Joe DiMaggio Begins His 56-Game Hit Streak.

Evans, Janet (b. Aug 28, 1971):

Fleming, Peggy Gale (b. Jul 27, 1948):

Official Website.

Internet Movie Database.

Garciaparra, Anthony Nomar (b. Jul 23, 1973):

Gale Group

Gonzalez, Tony (b. Feb 27, 1976):

Joyner, Florence Griffith: K-12 TLC Guide.
King, Billie Jean (b. Nov 22, 1943):

Kwan, Michelle (b. Jul 7, 1980):

Lee, Bruce: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lemon, Bob: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lopez, Nancy (b. Jan 6, 1957):

Moody Roark, Helen Newington Wills (b. Oct 6, 1905 - Jan 1, 1998):

Muñoz, Anthony (b. Aug 19, 1958):

Anthony Muñoz Foundation.

Brooks International Speakers.
Hire Sports Speakers.
Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.
Latino Sports Legends.

Nunez, Tommy (b. Jul 21, 1931):

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.

Parra, Derek (b. Mar 15, 1970):

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation.

Rigby, Cathy (b. Dec 12, 1952):

Biography.com.
McCoy Rigby Entertainment.

Peter Pan:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Peter Pan.
- Amazon.com.

Spitz, Mark (b. Feb 10, 1950):

Biography.
On-This-Day:

Q&A, CNNSI.

Amazon.com.

Williams, Ted: K-12 TLC Guide.

Williams, Venus (b. Jun 17, 1980):

K-12 TLC Guide to Serena Williams.

09/08/2001: Venus Defeats Serena in First All-Black U.S. Open Tennis Final,
African American Registry.
CBS Sports.
CNNSI.
My Hero
Wimbledon.

Woods, Tiger (b. Dec 3, 1975):

Official Website.
The Tiger Woods Foundation.

1997 Masters Championship:

2000 PGA Championship:

New York Times.
The PGA.

2002 Masters Championship:

African American Registry.
Biography.com.
Dallas News.
CNNSI.
Earl Woods, African American Registry.
Fact Monster.

National Public Radio:
- 11/13/99 (5:00).
- Comeback at Pebble Beach:
  - 2/7/00 (4:00).
  - 2/8/00 (3:43).
- 08/17/00: Three Majors in a Row? (3:35).
- 08/21/00: Tiger Wins the PGA (4:30).
- 08/28/00: Tiger's Golf Balls (3:30).
- 09/04/00: Inspiration for Minority Golfers (5:02).
- 09/09/00: Impact on Minority Athletes (3:55).
- 11/10/00: Tiger Upset with PGA (4:00).
- 11/25/00: Fair Market Value of Athletes (5:15).
- 11/26/00: Tiger's Torment (5:30).
The PGA.
TIME for Kids.

Yamaguchi, Kristi Tsuya (b. Jul 12, 1971):

Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation.

California

Business and Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to the Citrus Industry.

BBC:
- 165 University Ave: Silicon Valley's 'Lucky Building'
Farm Bureau.

National Public Radio (audio):
Nuclear Power in California, California Energy Commission.
Open Directory Project:
- Business and Economy.
- Employment.
- Real Estate.
California Exports, Export.gov.
Who Picks Your Strawberries? Child Labor, California Style,
Pacific News Service.
Yahoo!:
- Business & Economy.
- Real Estate.

California

Cities:
- 50 States and Capitals.
- Capitolimpact.
- Cities and States of America,
  John's Word Search Puzzles.
- Community Profile Network.
- Corporations Online.
- Official City Sites.
- Yahoo!
Counties:
- California County Websites.
- Capitolimpact.
- Community Profile Network.
- Corporations Online.
- County Offices, Genealogy.com.
- County Profiles, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Open Directory Project.
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Education:
  - California County Office of Education Websites.
  - California School District Websites.
- Vital Records Information United States.
- Yahoo!
Alameda County:
- Berkeley:
  - National Public Radio:
    - College Teaches Young American Muslims.
    - Vietnam Era Tour (audio: 4:32).
- Hayward:
  - Hayward Chamber of Commerce.
  - Hayward Unified School District.
- Livermore:
  - Official Website.
  - CityData.com.
  - eLivermore.
  - Livermore Area Recreation and Park District.
  - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
  - Sandia National Laboratories.
  - 01/27/1980: 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake, USGS.
- Oakland:
Amador County:
- Official Web Site.
Butte County:
- Oroville:
  - Official Web Site.
Calaveras County:
- Calaveras County Government.
- Calaveras County Visitor's Bureau.
- Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee.
- "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain.
Contra Costa County:
- Danville:
  - Tao House: Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site.
Fresno County:

Official Web Site.

Humboldt County:
- Eureka:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Chamber of Commerce.
  - National Public Radio:
Kern County:
- Official Web Site.
- Kern County Board of Trade.
- Nature Alley.
- Taft:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Oildorado Days:
Los Angeles County:
- Beverly Hills:
- Burbank.
- Carson.
- Compton:
  - Compton Unified School District.
  - National Public Radio (audio):
    - Reviving Compton's Schools: 10/10/00 (5:30).
- Glendale.
  - City of Glendale.
  - CityData.com.
- Inglewood.
  - City of Inglewood.
  - Inglewood Unified School District.
- Long Beach:
- Los Angeles: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Pasadena:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Explore Pasadena, California Institute of Technology.
  - Norton Simon Museum:
  - Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.
  - Pasadena City Center.
  - Pasadena Unified School District.
  - Tournament of Roses.
- Palos Verdes Estates:
  - Capital Pacific Homes, National Public Radio: 2/9/00 (audio: 4:30).
- Pomona:
  - Pomona Unified School District.
- Sanata Catalina Island:
  - Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.
  - Library of Congress.
- Santa Clarita:
  - City of Santa Clarita.
  - William S. Hart Union High School District .
- Santa Monica:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Santa Monica College.
  - Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation.
  - Tourism Board.
  - City-Data.com.
  - National Public Radio:
    - 8/11/00: City Sues Oil Companies (audio: 4:45).
    - Santa Monica Pier: 100 Years of California Dreams.
  - Santa Monica Pier Webcam.
  - Weather Underground.
  - Yahoo! Travel.
- Torrance:
  - Torrance Unified School District.
- Wilmington:
  - Chamber of Commerce.
Marin County:
- San Rafael:
Monterey County: K-12 TLC Guide.

Nevada County:
- Truckee:
Orange County:
- 1946: MENDEZ V. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Garden Grove:
  - Garden Grove Unified School District.
- Irvine.
  - Irvine Unified School District.
- Laguna:
  - The Laguna Art Museum: K-12 TLC Guide.
- San Clemente:
- San Juan Capistrano:
  - K-12 TLC Guide to Swallows.
  - Official City Website:
    - Legend of the Swallows.
    - Mission San Juan Capistrano.
  - San Juan Capistrano.net.
    - The Story of the Swallows.
    - The Swallows of Goya.
  - The Writer's Almanac.
Placer County:

Official Web Site.

Placer County Office of Education.
Placer County Visitors Council.

Plumas County:

Official Web Site.

Riverside County: K-12 TLC Guide.

Sacramento County:
- Folsom:
- Sacramento:
San Bernardino County:
- Chino Hills:
- San Bernardino:
- Ontario:
  - Chamber of Commerce.
  - Ontario-Montclair School District.
San Diego County:
- Mt. Palomar Observatory:
- San Diego:
  - Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez: K-12 TLC Guide.
  - 09/28/1542: Juan Cabrillo Discovers San Diego Bay, History Channel.
  - Busch Gardens.
  - Convention and Visitors Bureau.
  - Fact Monster.
  - Hotel del Coronado.
  - Neighborhood Link.
  - National Public Radio (audio):
    - San Diego International Airport: 12/4/00 (3:29).
  - Old Globe Theater.
  - San Diego County Office of Education.
  - San Diego Historical Society.
  - San Diego Museum of Art.
  - San Diego Zoo.
  - SeaWorld.
  - Energy Deregulation: K-12 TLC Guide.
San Joaquin County:
- Stockton:
San Mateo County:
- San Francisco: K-12 TLC Guide.
Santa Barbara County:
- Santa Barbara:
Santa Clara County:
- Santa Clara County Office of Education.
- Lick Observatory:
- Palo Alto:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Chamber of Commerce.
  - Palo Alto Online.
  - Hewlett Packard Labs.
  - Stanford University.
- San José:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Mercury News.
  - Mineta San José International Airport.
  - San José State University.
- Sunnyvale:
Santa Cruz County:
- Official Web Site.
- Conference and Visitors Council.
- Santa Cruz:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Chamber of Commerce.
  - University of California, Santa Cruz.
  - Weather Underground.
- Watsonville:
  - Official Web Site.
Sierra County:

Official Web Site.

Chamber of Commerce.

Solano County:
- Vallejo:
  - Official Web Site.
  - California Maritime Academy.
  - Convention and Visitors Bureau.
  - Times Herald.
Sonoma County:
- Sonoma Plaza:
- Santa Rosa:
  - Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce.
  - Santa Rosa Police Department.
  - Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
  - Sonoma County Museum.
Stanislaus County:
- Modesto:
  - The Modesto Bee.
Tehama County:

Official Web Site.

Trinity County:
- Lewiston:
  - National Public Radio (audio):
    - Burned Out Families: 5/16/00 (4:15).
Tulare County:

Official Web Site.

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park:

Allensworth, Joesphine Park: K-12 TLC Guide:

African-American Registry.
BlackPast.org.
California State Parks.
Friends of Allensworth.
HistoryNet.com.

Yuba County:
- Official Web site.

California

Weather & Meteorology: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Weather Notebook, Mount Washington Observatory:
- Pineapple Express.

Weather Underground.

California

Education: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of California.
- California Department of Education:
  - California School Directory.
  - California Technology Assistance Project.
  - Academic Content Standards.
California County Offices of Education:
- Association of Educational Service Agencies.
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Education.
California Association of Teachers of English.
National Public Radio:

Open Directory.
Yahoo!

San José State University: K-12 TLC Guide.
Stanford University: K-12 TLC Guide.

Libraries: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of California.
- California State Library.
California School Library Association.
Card Catalogs On-Line, Hytelnet.

Museums: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to Los Angeles Museums.
K-12 TLC Guide to San Francisco Museums.

State of California.
- Golden Gate Museum.
U.S. Museums by State.

California Academy of Science: K-12 TLC Guide.
California African - American Museum.
California Museum of Photography.
The Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University.
Cartoon Art Museum.
The Computer Museum History Center.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Fleischer Museum of American/Russian Impressionism.
Gallery Songlines: An Aboriginal Art Gallery.
Huntington Library, Art Collections, Botanical Gardens.
The Laguna Art Museum.
- The Great War of the Californias,
  National Public Radio: 5/25/00 (audio: 6:28).
Lawrence Hall of Science.
Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
Norton Simon Museum.
California Academy of Science: K-12 TLC Guide.
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
San Diego Museum of Art.
San Diego Museums.
San Jose State University Digital Art Museum.
Towe Automobile Museum.
University of California Museum of Paleontology.

California

State of California.
- Courts.
- Governor.
- Legislature.
- State Agencies.
- State Capitol.
- State Constitution.
- State Symbols.
- State Archive.
- State Library.
- State Museum.
- Department of Education.
- Energy Commission.
- Kids Page.
- Tourism.
K-12 TLC Case Study: California's Energy Deregulation

Biographies of Women in Congress,
U.S. House of Representatives.
California Courts:
- FindLaw.
- National Center for State Courts.
Capitol Institute:
- National Public Radio: 11/21/00 (audio: 4:12).
Congress.org.
National Public Radio:
- Casinos on Reservations (audio: 4:10).
- 2000: Constitutionality of California's Blanket Primaries:
  - Morning Edition (audio: 8:12).
  - All Things Considered (audio: 5:15).
- 2000: Quackenbush Scandal:
  - 5/24/00: The Charges (4:30).
  - 5/24/00: Changes That May Result (3:15).
- Drugs & Tobacco:
- Education:
- Energy Deregulation: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Gun Control:
- California Press Shield Law (audio: 3:40).
- California Water Feuds (audio: 2:54).
- Gay Unions Given Equal Tax Benefits (audio: 5:00).
- Mexican Candidates in California (audio: 5:30).
- Obstacles of Online Elections (audio: 4:53).
- Restricted Access to Records Legal (audio: 4:30).
Open Directory Project.
Project Vote Smart.
Proposition 209 Tested in Court: K-12 TLC Guide.
Roll Call.
State and Local Government on the Net.
Yahoo!

California

Genealogy: K-12 TLC Guide.
U.S. History: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of California.
- State Archives.
California Historical Society.
Society for California Archaeology.

02/02/1848: Treaty of Hidalgo: K-12 TLC Guide.
1922 Teapot Dome Oil Reserves Scandal: K-12 TLC Guide.
12/23/941: Sinking of the Oil Tanker SS Montebello: K-12 TLC Guide.
1946: MENDEZ V. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT: K-12 TLC Guide.

11/07/2007: Cosco Busan Oil Spill: K-12 TLC Guide.

04/04/2010 Earthquake: K-12 TLC Guide.

Alcatraz: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC:
- 165 University Ave: Silicon Valley's 'Lucky Building'
Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians, University of California, Berkeley.

California Forts: K-12 TLC Guide.

California Gold Rush: K-12 TLC Guide.

California Museum of Photography.
California Stations, Pony Express Home Station.
California Trails:
- The Oregon-California Trails Association.
- Hank Fincken as a 49er on The California Trail,
  Young Audiences of Indiana.
- K-12 TLC Guide to The Oregon Trail.
California Views: Collection of Historical Photos.

Cemeteries:
- Cemeteries of the United States,
  Gustavus Adolphus College.
- Find-A-Grave.
- Internment.net.
- The Political Graveyard.
Census:
- Census Online.
Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
The Commonwealth Club of California.

Exploration:
- Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Vizcaino, Sebastian: K-12 TLC Guide.
Genealogy:
- Ancestry.com.
- Cyndi's List.
- Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service,
  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- GenForum.
- Vital Records Information.
- Where to Write for Vital Records,
  Centers for Disease Control.
Historic Governor's Mansion:

California State Parks (pdf).

Historical Society of Southern California.
History Channel:
- 09/28/1542: Juan Cabrillo Discovers San Diego Bay.
- 02/02/1812: Russians Establish Fort Ross North of San Francisco.
- 09/09/1850: California Admitted as 31st State.
- 10/30/1890: Oakland Enacts Anti-drug Law.
- 08/29/1911: Last Living Stone-Age American Indian Found.
- 08/21/1935: Benny Goodman's L.A. Concert Kicks Off Music's Swing Era.
- 08/21/1969: Nixon Meets South Korean President Hee in San Francisco.
The History Museum of Santa Cruz County.
The Library of Congress:
- California As I Saw It: (1849-1900).
- California Gold: Folk Music from 1938-1940.
- Early California History: An Overview.
- Early Impressions of California.
Lighthouses:
- Lighthouses: K-12 TLC Guide.
Missions:

Religion in New Spain: K-12 TLC Guide.

Serra, Junípero (Miguel José): K-12 TLC Guide.

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo: K-12 TLC Guide.

11/04/1775: Native Americans Attack and Burn Mission San Diego de Alcalá, Journal of San Diego History.
California Missions: An Internet Field Trip.
California Mission Studies Association.
CaliforniaMissions.com.
Exploring Monterey County.
Library of Congress.
Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Online Highways.
Smithsonian Magazine:

A Tour of California's Spanish Missions.

The Spanish Missions of California, ThinkQuest.
Virtual Guidebooks.
World Is Round.

Scholastic.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

11/24/1713: Birth date of Father Junípero Serra.

Muir, John: K-12 TLC Guide.
National Archives and Records Administration:
- Korean Conflict Casualties:
  - Alphabetically by Last Name.
  - Home of Record.
- Vietnam Conflict Casualties:
  - Alphabetically by Last Name.
  - Home of Record.
National Public Radio:
Open Directory Project:
- Arts and Entertainment.
- Society and Culture.
People:
- Chinese Immigrants:
  - Chinese Immigration: K-12 TLC Guide.
  - The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley.
  - Chaffey High School and the Community.
  - Chinese American Museum.
  - Library of Congress:
  - Monterey County Historical Society.
  - National Park Service.
  - Oakland Museum of California.
  - University of Virginia Library.
- Famous Californians, 50 States and Capitals.
- Find-A-Grave.
- German Immigrants:
  - K-12 TLC Guide to German Immigration.
  - German-American Pioneers.
  - OrangeCounty.net.
- Japanese Immigrants:
  - Japanese Immigration¨K-12 TLC Guide.
  - National Park Service.
  - Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
- Native Americans:
  - Tribes and Villages of California, Tribal Contacts.
- Polish Immigrants:
- The Political Graveyard.
- Vital Records Information.
de Guillén Mariné, Eulalia Pérez: K-12 TLC Guide.

Serra, Junipero, U.S. House of Representatives.
Society of Architectural Historians.
Southern California Public Radio:

California's Role in the Civil War.

Stanford, Leland: K-12 TLC Guide.
Tao House: Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site.
Venice Historical Maps, UCLA.
The Weather Notebook, Mount Washington Observatory:
- Sir Francis Drake's Foggy Exploration.
Yahoo!:
- Arts & Humanities.
- Community & Culture.

California

1895 U.S. Atlas.
Blank Outline Map, 50States.com.
Capitolimpact.
Do-It-Yourself Maps, Texas A&M University.
InfoPlease.
Johns Hopkins University:
- Color Landform Atlas.
- Satellite Image Maps:
Library of Congress:
- Railroad Maps.
- California Town Maps (1765-1912).
Maps.com.
Merriam Webster's Atlas.
National Geographic Society.
U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Geological Survey.
University of Texas.

California

Media: K-12 TLC Guide.

Desert Dispatch.
The Modesto Bee.

California Press Shield Law: 11/2/99 (audio: 3:40),
National Public Radio.

California

Earth and Environmental Sciences: K-12 TLC Guide.
Outdoor Recreation: K-12 TLC Guide.
Parks: K-12 TLC Guide.
Volcanoes: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wildfires/Forest Fires: K-12 TLC Guide:

State of California.
- California Tourism.
California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
California Condors: K-12 TLC Guide.
California Rivers, American Whitewater.
California Trails, American Trails.
Earthquakes:
- Earthquake: K-12 TLC Guide.
- California Seismicity, U.S. Geological Survey.
- Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada,
  U.S. Geological Survey.
- Will a Huge Earthquake Sink Western California?,
  How Stuff Works.
Fungus Attacking California Oak Trees: K-12 TLC Guide.
GORP:
- Top 10 Northern California Adventures.
- High Sierra Escapes.
- California Coastal Trail.
- Best LA Camping.
- San Fransico Outdoors.
Highway Markers, California Institute of Technology.
Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Sites in California, Santa Monica College.
Mount Whitney Trip 1997, Johns Hopkins University.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Oak Trees Dying Mysteriously: 5/21/00 (5:00).
Save the Redwoods League.

Water Resource Conditions, United States Geological Survey.

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park: K-12 TLC Guide.

Condor Trail:

Smithsonian Magazine

Death Valley National Park:
- Canyons and Valleys: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Deserts: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Shoshone Indians: K-12 TLC Guide.
- National Park Service:
  - Death Valley Scotty.
- GORP.
- National Geographic:
- National Public Radio:
- Beatty, NV.
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: K-12 TLC Guide.
Fort Point.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
John Muir Woods National Monument:

Muir, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kings Canyon:

Canyons and Valleys: K-12 TLC Guide.

American Southwest.
GORP.
National Park Service.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Lake Tahoe: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mojave Desert:

Deserts: K-12 TLC Guide.

DesertUSA.
Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District.
Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program (MDEP).
Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association.
Mojave Desert Land Trust.
National Park Service.
National Public Radio:
- Calling the Mohave Desert (audio: 2:30).
- A Renewable Energy Debate Heats Up in the Mojave.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
U.S. Forest Service.
U.S. Geological Survey.

Grade 3: A Virtual Museum of the Mojave Desert, Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE).

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: K-12 TLC Guide.

Napa Valley:

Canyons and Valleys: K-12 TLC Guide.

California Academy of Sciences.
Napa Valley Conference and Visitors Bureau.
Napa Vintners.

Point Reyes National Seashore.
San Francisco Bay:

Bays: K-12 TLC Guide.

Portfolio of Images.

Redwood National Park:

National Public Radio:

World's Tallest Tree Hiding Somewhere in California.

Sequoia National Park:
- 09/25/1890: Sequoia National Park Established, On-This-Day:
- Sequoia Natural History Association.
Yosemite National Park:
- Adams, Ansel: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Walker, Joseph: K-12 TLC Guide.
- U.S. Canyons and Valleys: K-12 TLC Guide.
- PBS.
- Congress Creates Yosemite National Park, History Channel.
- Library of Congress:
- National Park Service:
  - Yosemite Wilderness.
- National Public Radio:
  - From Waterfall to Lavafall: Yosemite's Fleeting Phenomenon.
  - Preserving The Yosemite Valley (audio: 3:46).
- Olmsted, Frederick Law: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Yosemite Online.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

10/01/1890: Creation of Yosemite National Park by an Act of Congress.

California

K-12 TLC Guide to John Steinbeck.

Exploring Monterey County.

Monterey County Office of Education.

California State University, Monterey Bay.
Monterey County Historical Society.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Newt Crossings: 6/10/00 (2:45).
Carmel:

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo.

Official Website.

California Missions.
California Views.

Monterey.
- Cannery Row.
  - The Cannery Row Foundation.
  - Cannery Row.com.
- City of Monterey.
- County of Monterey.
- Monterey Bay:
- Steinbeck's Gift To Monterey, The San Francisco Chronicle.
King City.

Official Website.

Monterey County Historical Society.

Pacific Grove.
- Official Website.
- Monterey County Historical Society.
- Pacific Grove Unified School District.
Salinas:
- K-12 TLC Guide to John Steinbeck.
- K-12 TLC Guide to the Monterey Peninsula.
- City of Salinas.
- Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- Salinas.net.
Soledad.

Official Website.

California

Young Adult:
- Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell.
Adult:

California

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

01/24/1848: The Discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill.

10/01/1890: Creation of Yosemite National Park by an Act of Congress.

11/24/1713: Birth date of Father Junípero Serra.


Adams, Ansel Alvarez, Luis Cepeda, Joe Cervantes, Lorna Dee Fleischman, Paul Frost, Robert Gallardo, Evelyn Garciaparra, Nomar Gonzalez, Maya Christina Herrera, Juan Felipe King, Billie Jean Kwan, Michelle Lopez, Nancy Lucas, George Martinez, Victor Montgomery, Elizabeth Muñoz, Anthony Nixon, Richard Ochoa, Ellen O'Dell, Scott Osment, Haley Joel Parra, Derek Richardson, Bill Ride, Sally Ryan, Pam Muñoz Serra, Junípero Soto, Gary Steinbeck, John Tan, Amy Temple Black, Shirley Williams, Venus Woods, Tiger Yamaguchi, Kristi

Grade 3:
- The History of Riverside, California,
  Lisa Bowyer, Mark Twain Elementary School, Riverside Unified School District, CA.

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This guide last edited 02/22/2012
This guide last revised 05/24/2010