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Berger, John Peter

(Encyclopedia) Berger, John PeterBerger, John Peterbûrˈjər [key], 1926–2017, British art critic, cultural historian, and writer, b. London. Berger, who began his career as a painter, is best known…

Bogotá

(Encyclopedia) Bogotá Bogotá bōgōtäˈ [key], city (2021 metro area est. pop. 11,167,000), central Colombia…

Silk Road

(Encyclopedia) Silk Road, ancient overland trade route linking Asia and Europe, consisting of a network of caravan routes running from China across central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean.…

Arizona

Capital: Phoenix State abbreviation/Postal code: Ariz./AZ Governor: Doug Ducey, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Jeff Flake, R (to Jan. 2019); John McCain, R (to Jan. 2023) U.S.…

Washington, DC

Created municipal corporation: Feb. 21, 1871 Mayor: Muriel Bowser (to Dec. 2018) Motto: Justitia omnibus (Justice to all…

Pets in the White House

New First Pets Spot, Ernie, and India go to Washington by Holly Hartman Socks on the podium in the White House briefing room. The former First Cat belongs to Chelsea Clinton—Bill and…

DK Science: Feeding

Tree-top browserBalancing actLow browserVegetarian mouthsCretaceous food chainThroughout the dinosaur era, communities of dinosaurs were made up of plant-eaters (herbivores) and meat-eaters (…

DK Science: Insects

CLASS: INSECTAFIND OUT MOREAn insect’s body divides into three sections. The head holds the eyes, antennae, and mouthparts. The thorax bears three pairs of jointed legs and two pairs of…

DK Science: Trees

WOODY TISSUEFORESTSEVERGREEN TREESDECIDUOUS TREESFIND OUT MOREThese tall, seed-producing plants live for many years and do not die in winter. Trees have a single woody stem, called a trunk,…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Painting

WHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE? HOW AND WHEN DID PAINTING BEGIN? WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT? WHAT IS ILLUSIONISM? PERSPECTIVEFIND OUT MOREPainting is the art of creating pictures by…