(Encyclopedia) mimic thrush, common name for members of the Mimidae, a family of exclusively American birds, allied to the wrens and thrushes, that includes the mockingbird, the catbird, and the…
(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…
ELLSBERRY, William Wallace, a Representative from Ohio; born in New Hope, Brown County, Ohio, December 18, 1833; attended the public schools of Brown County and a private academy in Clermont…
(Encyclopedia) codling mothcodling mothkŏdˈlĭng [key], small moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, whose larva is the destructive apple worm. Of European origin, it is now found wherever apples are grown. The…
(Encyclopedia) Miliband, Ed (Edward Samuel Miliband), 1969–, British political leader, b. London, grad. Oxford, London School of Economics. A member of the Labour party and a close associate of…
(Encyclopedia) squash bug, name for a true bug, Anasa tristis, found throughout the United States and S Canada. It damages squash, pumpkin, and related plants by sucking the juices from leaves and…
Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. RowlingThe Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events #10), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett…
