[CALIBK12] Primary Sources - Night at the Museum and Angels & Demons

[Carole Bos]

To assist individuals who want to better understand the background of currently popular movies, the following primary-source web sites are available.

"Night at the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian" - Many characters from the first film ("Night at the Museum") http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/night-museum have returned.  A few of the key players are:

Theodore Roosevelt - 
http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/night-museum/teddy-and-tex 

Sacagawea - 
http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/night-museum/sacagawea-teen-interpreter 

Lewis and Clark - 
http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/night-museum/lewis-and-clark 

Attila the Hun - http://www.awesomestories.com/biographies/attila-hun 


In the new "Night at the Museum" movie, the above characters are joined by:

Ivan the Terrible - http://www.awesomestories.com/biographies/ivan-terrible 

The Wright Brothers - http://www.awesomestories.com/history/history-flight 

The Wright Brothers' first powered plane, Flyer 1 - 
http://www.awesomestories.com/history/history-flight/the-first-flight 

Napoleon - http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/vanity-fair/napoleon-abdicates 

And ... for those interested in the newly released "Angels & Demons" - and its story about Rome, the Vatican, antimatter and all those ancient catacombs and underground burial sites - http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/angels-and-demons

Group access to the site is free for all schools, libraries and educators.  Request group access with this form.  http://www.awesomestories.com/signup   It is also free for students and members of the general public.  Select an individual password using the same URL.  

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Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc at gvsu.edu