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Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…

The Caldecott Medal

For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…

botanical garden

(Encyclopedia) botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants.…

Somme, Battles of the

(Encyclopedia) Somme, Battles of the, two engagements fought during World War I near the Somme River, N France. The first battle (July–Nov., 1916) was an Allied offensive. The British, commanded by…

A-D

Spencer AbrahamDaniel Kahikina Akaka Archibald Alphonso AlexanderSamuel A. Alito, Jr. Paula Gunn AllenKing Abdullah AmanirenasStephen AmbroseMary AntinSusan B. Anthony Virginia ApgarJames…

communistic settlements

(Encyclopedia) communistic settlements, communities practicing common ownership of goods. Communistic settlements were known in ancient and medieval times, but the flowering of such groups occurred…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

Frost, Arthur Burdett

(Encyclopedia) Frost, Arthur Burdett, 1851–1928, American illustrator and cartoonist, b. Philadelphia; pupil of Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He worked chiefly in New…

Field, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Field, Michael, pseud. used by two English authors, Katherine Harris Bradley, 1846–1914, and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, 1862–1913, who collaborated on numerous literary works,…

The 1998 Emmy Awards

50th Emmy Awards: Miniseries Nomineesprev | outstanding miniseries | directing | lead roles | supporting roles | nextOutstanding MiniseriesMore Tales of the City (Showtime)From the Earth to the…