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All About Books

  2013 Notable Books for Children Books Inside and Out Types of Literature A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children The…

United States History

First Kids First Pets Time Tangled Island: Declaration of Independence Time Tangled Island: Lewis and Clark U.S. History Timeline Just Where Was Columbus? States by Order of Entry into Union…

Hastings, Thomas, American composer

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Thomas, 1784–1872, American composer, b. Washington, Conn. Of his hymns, Rock of Ages is most famous. He compiled several books of hymns, including Musica Sacra (1815) and…

Arkansas, University of

(Encyclopedia) Arkansas, University of, mainly at Fayetteville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1871, opened 1872; called Arkansas Industrial Univ. until 1899. The Univ. of…

Loves Park

(Encyclopedia) Loves ParkLoves Parklŭvz [key], city (1990 pop. 15,462), Winnebago co., N Ill., on the Rock River; inc. 1947. It is chiefly residential.

DK Earth: Earth Sciences

WHY IS EARTH SCIENCE USEFUL? HOW DO EARTH SCIENTISTS WORK? GEOLOGY FIND OUT MORE Earth science is the study of our planet’s physical characteristics, from earthquakes to raindrops, and…

Lysanias

(Encyclopedia) LysaniasLysaniaslīsāˈnēəs [key], tetrarch of Abilene. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. A rock inscription mentioning his name was found on the site of ancient Abila.

Cephas

(Encyclopedia) CephasCephassēˈfəs [key], in the Gospels, Jesus' name for St. Peter. It is a transliteration of the Aramaic word for rock, and identical in meaning with “Peter” in Greek.

cave art

(Encyclopedia) cave art: see Paleolithic art; rock carvings and paintings.