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Kirby, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Kirby, Jack, 1917–94, American comic-book artist famous for the strongly drawn, brilliantly colored, and surprisingly human superheroes and villains he created or co-created, b. New…

Breslin, Jimmy

(Encyclopedia) Breslin, Jimmy (James Earl Breslin), 1928–2017, American journalist, b. Queens, N.Y. A reporter, columnist, and author, he was a tough and witty voice for working-class New Yorkers. He…

Harry Hay Biography

activistBorn: April 7, 1912Birthplace: Worthing, EnglandDied: October 24, 2002 Harry Hay was born to American parents Margaret and Harry, Sr. in Worthing, England. Hay’s…

Top Ten American Indian Novels

Popular novels that portray American Indian life and heritage by Liz Olson Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Related Links American Indian Heritage Month…

Fall Film Preview - Antz

  Pixar hopes for another special-effects coup with A Bug's Life. Colonies of another kind — those inhabited by ants — are the setting for two tales about misfit Formicidae…

Selena Quintanilla Perez

singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Tex. Selena was born into a musical family. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, played in the band Los Dinos (The Boys) and taught his children to sing…

Louisa May Alcott

The writer of Little Women   Louisa May Alcott More Fun Stuff Little Women Characters Hangman Little Men Characters Hangman   Biography Louisa May Alcott Biography Mostly…

The Great Brontosaurus Hoax

The Great Brontosaurus Hoax by Borgna Brunner The story of dinosaurs used to be simple. There was once an innocent time when the dinosaur universe could be reduced to a few creatures:…