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El Dorado, legendary country of South America

(Encyclopedia) El DoradoEl Doradoĕlˈdəräˈdō, –rāˈ– [key] [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. The legend supposedly originated in a…

Dewey, John

(Encyclopedia) Dewey, John, 1859–1952, American philosopher and educator, b. Burlington, Vt., grad. Univ. of Vermont, 1879, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1884. He taught at the universities of Minnesota (1888…

Chronicles of Narnia--What Order?

    The Chronicles of Narnia     In what order should they be read? reported by Holly Hartman     In 1957 an American boy wrote C. S. Lewis to ask about the best order for reading…

The Best Online Games for Kids

From Club Penguin to Poptropica, here is a quick guide to some of the most popular online kids games   Related Links What Kids Do Online Video Games: Timeline Many…

Classical Mythology: Eeek! Sea Monsters!

Eeek! Sea Monsters!Classical MythologyTake the Long Way Home: OdysseusGoing Home So Soon? Not Bloody LikelyThe Poseidon AdventuresEeek! Sea Monsters!Hi, Honey, I'm Home! The More Things Change ...…

American Indian Glossary

/* /*]]>*/ American Indian Glossary From AIM to xat A-B | C-H | I-M | N-S | T-XAmerican Indian Movement (AIM) Anasaziatlatl Basket Makers Bering Strait Black HillsBureau of Indian Affairs (…

1998 Movie Awards

1998 Golden Globe Nominees Here are the nominees in the movie categories for the 1998 Golden Globe Awards. The winners are in bold face. Best Motion Picture — Drama:ElizabethGods and MonstersThe…

electronic game

(Encyclopedia) electronic game, device or computer program that provides entertainment by challenging a person's eye-hand coordination or mental abilities. Made possible by the development of the…

Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de

(Encyclopedia) Coronado, Francisco Vásquez deCoronado, Francisco Vásquez defränthēsˈkō väsˈkāth dā kōrōnäˈᵺō [key], c.1510–1554, Spanish explorer. He went to Mexico with Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza…

cortisone

(Encyclopedia) cortisonecortisonekôrˈtĭsōnˌ [key], steroid hormone whose main physiological effect is on carbohydrate metabolism. It is synthesized from cholesterol in the outer layer, or cortex, of…