The Library of Congress takes a look at the wacky world of cartoons, beginning with George Melies, who demonstrated that objects could be animated in film with a series of drawings, each drawn with slight changes.

The Library of Congress offers a digitized collection of caricature, cartoon, and animated art. The collection is searchable and short histories of cartoonists, types of cartoons, and animation are included.

View a selection of animated films from the early 1900s, each with corresponding notes and commentaries from the archive's historian and preservationist.

Create a cartoon animation by drawing the background and different frames. Then play back the cartoon and enjoy!

American cartoon animation owes its beginnings to British-born filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton, who combined drawings and stop-motion photography to create animated short films.

includes political illustrations, gag cartoons, Online collection that includes comic strips, illustrations, animation, and caricature.

You can print out a variety of your favorite cartoon characters and begin practicing creating your own animations.

Learn about film animation in a unique way. All information and instructions are done with cartoon drawings.

This site is designed to encourage young students to make storyboards and animate their artwork.

This page summarizes a Harvard study about the portrayal of alcohol and tobacco use in animated films geared toward younger audiences. It also summarizes research about films in general and how frequently they show alcohol and tobacco use.

Lots of history of American music with fun links and audio clips, most from the 20th century. A neat site to learn more about America's past.

Students learn about solids, liquids, and gases in this interactive slide show. Animated cartoon characters explain concepts having to do with properties of matter. A self-checking quiz follows the lesson.

This site is devoted to Joseph-Elzear Bernier's Arctic expeditions. Augmented by audio narration and many historical photos, the site is easily navigated via the pop-up site map. An animated cartoon storybook will appeal to younger...

A collection of cartoon animations that teach students what they need to understand about solids, liquids, and gases.

A highly entertaining Russian content site devoted to Winnie-the-Pooh. One of its best features is the Russian parallel translation of A.A. Milne's classic book by the famous Russian writer Boris Zakhoder. Also includes animation and...

Fun, illustrated trip through the story of Perseus from Greek mythology well suited for younger audiences. Each page summarizes part of the story along with a very eye-catching, animated illustration.

History of the development of cinema, painting, theater, music, and dance--for kids. Visitors can explore how music is mixed, listen to radio, and watch the making of animated cartoons, among many other activities.

The animated cartoon street explores the physics seen in our daily lives.

Design your own character in the style of Japanese Anime cartoons. You control the choices of all the details including wrinkles and makeup. Save them and print them out if you like.

An upbeat retelling of the Greek myth of Perseus. The myth traces the events of his life from his birth through his immortality including his battle with the Gordon Medusa. This modern retelling includes humor, information about myth...

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Heracles, also known in Roman mythology as Hercules. The story begins with Heracles' birth and tells of his twelve labors, including defeating the Nemean Lion, the Hydra, the Minotaur, and more....

A retelling of the Greek myth of Bellerophon in modern language with a casual tone. Learn of Bellerophon's adventures as he fought the Chimaera with the help of the gods and the winged horse Pegasus. This modern retelling includes humor,...

A retelling of the life and adventures of Theseus, a story which incorporates parts of several different myths as well as historical accounts. Challenging vocabulary adds rigor, and a casual tone adds interest and increases opportunities...

Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This would be...