(Encyclopedia) Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinaterīnˈlănd pəlătˈĭnĭtˌ [key], Ger. Rheinland-Pfalz, state (1994 pop. 3,926,000), 7,658 sq mi (19,834 sq km), W Germany. Mainz is the capital. The…
(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…
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…
The Origins of Narnia by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Lewis had first had the idea to write a book for children in 1939. At this time, many children were evacuated from England's major cities…
(Encyclopedia) Ward, Artemus, pseud. of Charles Farrar Browne, 1834–67, American humorist, b. Waterford, Maine. As a reporter on the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he began in 1858 a series of “Artemus Ward…
(Encyclopedia) Wickram, JörgWickram, Jörgyörk vĭkˈräm [key], c.1505–62, German writer. Wickram wrote Meisterlieder, farces such as Der treue Eckart [faithful Eckart] (1538), biblical drama such as…
by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White…
(Encyclopedia) Knowles, John, 1926–2001, American writer, b. Fairmont, W. Va., grad. Yale, 1949. He is best known for his semiautobiographical first novel, A Separate Peace (1960), a coming-of-age…
