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For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association. John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.Since 19221922The…
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applet A small Java application that is downloaded by an ActiveX or Java-enabled web browser. Once it has been downloaded, the applet will run on the user's computer. Common applets include…
American Indian Loan Words
by Holly Hartman From their earliest contact with traders and explorers, American Indians borrowed foreign words, often to describe things not…
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