(Encyclopedia) bullfrog, common name of the largest North American frog, Rana catesbeiana. Native to the E United States, this species has been successfully introduced in the West and in other parts…
historian, preservationistBorn: April 16, 1882Birthplace: near Jackson, Mich. Sheehan was born Bess May Vrooman; she studied American history at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with…
HART, Michael James, a Representative from Michigan; born in Waterloo, Quebec Province, Canada, July 16, 1877; immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1880 and settled in James…
Fascinating but Deadly Scorpions, bears, and poison-dart tree frogs by David Johnson PROFILES OF DANGEROUS ANIMALS Animals Hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and hyenasElephants…
With Goblet in Hand Harry Potter fans celebrate Book Four by Holly Hartman Take the Goblet of Fire Quiz ! This article was posted on January 20, 2000. At about 750 pages, the latest Harry…
(Encyclopedia) Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. JohnCrèvecoeur, J. Hector St. Johnkrĕvkörˈ [key], 1735–1813, American author and agriculturist, b. France as Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur. It is…
(Encyclopedia) Kalam, A. P. J. Abdul (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam), 1921–2015, Indian scientist and political leader, studied St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (grad. 1954), Madras…
(Encyclopedia) Beaver Island, 14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8–9.6 km) wide, off N Mich., in Lake Michigan. It is the largest island of the Beaver Archipelago and has forests, lakes, beaches,…
CAN AMPHIBIANS BREATHE THROUGH THEIR SKIN? HOW DO AMPHIBIANS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST PREDATORS? WHAT IS A CAECILIAN? WHAT DO AMPHIBIANS EAT? WHY DO MOST AMPHIBIANS LIVE NEAR WATER? HOW IS…
(Encyclopedia) metamorphosismetamorphosismĕtˌəmôrˈfəsĭs [key] [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct…
