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DK Nature: Crustaceans

WHERE DO CRUSTACEANS LIVE? WHAT DO CRUSTACEANS EAT? ARE BABY CRUSTACEANS LIKE THE ADULTS? CRUSTACEAN CLASSIFICATIONKRILLFIND OUT MOREThese invertebrates include crabs, barnacles, KRILL, and…

Classical Mythology: The Good-Time God: Pan

The Good-Time God: PanClassical MythologyFriends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale MonstersFrom Dusk to Dawn: The Sisters of HeliusThe Good-Time God: PanThe Fairy Tale World: Giants, Ogres, and Monsters Half…

Budgets

A budget is a tool used by individuals, businesses, and governments to predict flows of money over a period of time, usually a year. A household budget lists all the sources of money for that…

Saint Ita

Saint Ita The revered teacher of St. Brendan by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Ita (480?–570?) Also known as St. Ide and Brigid of Munster Born in County Waterford, St. Ita later settled in…

Saint Kevin

Saint Kevin Patron of blackbirds, the archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, and Glendalough, Ireland by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Kevin (498?–618) Also known as Coemgen and Kevin of the Angels Like…

Della Robbia

(Encyclopedia) Della RobbiaDella Robbiadĕlˌə rŏbˈēə, Ital. dĕlˈlä rôbˈbyä [key], Florentine family of sculptors and ceramists famous for their enameled terra-cotta or faience. Many of the Della…

Siqueiros, David Alfaro

(Encyclopedia) Siqueiros, David AlfaroSiqueiros, David Alfarodävēᵺˈ älfäˈrō sēkāˈrōs [key], 1896–1974, Mexican painter, b. Chihuahua. Siqueiros was among Mexico's most original and eminent painters.…

probiotic

(Encyclopedia) probiotic, live microorganism administered to a host with the intention of providing a health benefit, or a food, supplement, or treatment containing such microorganisms. Many of the…

Fairies

Perhaps you think of Pinocchio's Blue Fairy, the Good Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, or Peter Pan's Tinkerbell when you imagine a fairy. But in fact, fairies don't like to be seen by…