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This international doll
collection will highlight over 300 handmade miniatures from around the
world. Each figure was
selected to depict the culture of the native country; most of them are
hand crafted by local artisans. Students and teachers throughout the world
are welcome to use this site for school reports and projects.
This site is for educational use only; no
commercial use may be made of any of the contents. All content on this site is copyrighted by Ann E. Barron, unless otherise indicated. Every attempt has
been made to secure permissions for any resource that is not original or
in the public domain. Please contact us if you note any oversights.
Although the originators of the resources retain the copyrights, the
resources may be used by teachers and students in educational settings.
Special
thanks to the following for their assistance and resources: Beau Brake (design); Jennifer Karasick (photos); Gerson Gurell (stories),
Mooney's MiniFlags
(flag images), L. McCollam and World Factbook (country maps),
WorldAtlas.com (state maps),
and the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. Code for the
some games is
courtesy of Mike Capstick, Hot Potatoes, and APTE. Appreciation is also expressed to the following
for their contributions of
dolls, puppets, and other crafts:
|
Country/State |
Contributor |
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Armenia
|
Kim Kalaydjian
|
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Bahamas
|
Brenda & Julie Barron
|
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Bahamas |
Paula & Linda Barron |
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Belgium |
Rae Clark |
|
Belize |
Ray Leslie & Andrea Rudon |
|
Bermuda
|
Jennifer James
|
|
Brazil
|
Marcelo Foohs
|
|
Brazil
|
Carine Feyten
|
|
Canada
|
Chet Lyskawa
|
|
Canada
|
Kate Kemker
|
|
Cayman Islands |
Paula & Brent Slusher |
|
China |
Lisa Anderson |
|
China
|
Archie McGee
|
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China |
Ping Luo |
|
China - Tajik |
Robert McLaughlin |
|
Colombia |
Phyllis Sweeney |
|
Cuba
|
Jim & Elaine White
|
|
Cyprus |
Karen Karas |
|
Czech Republic
|
Brendan Calandra
|
|
Dominican Republic |
Luis Perez |
|
Dominican Republic |
Fotini & Eleni Karas |
|
Ecuador |
Susan McCormack |
|
Estonia
|
Michael Beversdorf
|
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Finland |
Jaana Beversdorf |
|
France
|
Sabine
Siekmann
|
|
France
|
Bill Kealy
|
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Germany |
Albert Ritzhaupt |
|
Greece
|
Karen Karas
|
|
Haiti
|
Brenda Christy
|
|
Indonesia
|
Doris VanKampen
|
|
India
|
Neil Gomes
|
|
India |
Cacilda Barros & Neil Gomes |
|
India
|
Radhika Lothe
|
|
India |
Doris VanKampen |
|
India |
Chitra Subramaniam |
|
Ireland
|
Brenda Barron
|
|
Israel
|
Phyllis Sweeney
|
|
Italy |
William Kealy |
|
Italy |
Albert Ritzhaupt |
|
Jamaica
|
Carol Granston
|
|
Jamaica |
Paula & Brent Slusher |
|
Japan |
Frank Breit |
|
Japan |
Tina Hohlfeld |
|
Japan
|
Makoto
Yoshii
|
|
Japan |
Anete Vasquez |
|
Korea
|
EunWook Park
|
|
Korea |
Deoksoon Kim |
|
Lebanon
|
Kim Kalaydjian
|
|
Malaysia
|
Christine Harmes
|
|
Mexico
|
Ruth
Roux
|
|
Mexico |
Julie Barron |
|
Netherlands
|
Roy Winkelman
|
|
Netherlands |
Leora Nerge |
|
Netherlands |
Isabelle Ceconi |
|
Norway |
William Kealy |
|
Panama |
Deoksoon Kim |
|
Peru
|
Kim Walker
|
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Philippines
|
Bonnie Beversdorf
|
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Poland
|
Roy Winkelman
|
|
Russia
|
Bonnie Beversdorf
|
|
Russia
|
Roy Winkelman
|
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Scotland |
Brenda & Arthur Christy |
|
Scotland
|
Kristin Parker
|
|
South Africa
|
Frank Breit
|
|
Thailand |
Darunee Dujsik |
|
Thailand |
Steve Downey |
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Turkey
|
Maria Paul
|
|
Turkey |
Roy Winkelman |
|
Ukraine |
Iryna Bila |
|
USA - Alaska
|
Brenda Christy
|
|
USA - Arizona |
Lisa Anderson |
|
USA - California
|
Jill Pable
|
|
USA - Florida
|
Roy Winkelman |
|
USA - Hawaii
|
Cindy
LeRouge
|
|
USA - Hawaii
|
Cathy
Cavanaugh
|
|
USA - Illinois |
Shelley Stewart |
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USA - Illinois
|
Linda Barron
|
|
USA - Illinois
|
Frances Borhart
|
|
USA - Louisiana |
Brenda Barron |
|
USA - Texas |
Margo Newman |
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USA - Utah
|
Ruth Burkett
|
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USA - Virginia
|
Julie Barron
|
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Venezuela
|
Juan
Pernia
|
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Venezuela
|
Francisco
Vera
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Wales
|
Beki
Onslow
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See reviews at
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2006/r0206-24.shtml
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/multicultural-education-through-miniatures
Copyright © 2004-2013, Ann E. Barron. Contact
Ann Barron for more information.
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