(Encyclopedia) RoncesvallesRoncesvallesrōnˌthāsväˈlyās [key], Fr. Roncevaux, mountain pass (alt. 3,468 ft/1,057 m), in the Pyrenees, between Pamplona (Spain) and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (France).…
The focal point is the part of the painting that catches your eye first. The focal point is sometimes called the “center of interest.”The Wedding Feast by Pieter Brueghel The focal point is…
Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 2007. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…
If your friend has half a pie, how many quarter-pies are in that half? Or, to put this into mathematical notation:1/2 ÷ 1/4 = ? To get the answer, flip the divisor (the second fraction) over, and…
(Encyclopedia) Restif de la Bretonne, Nicolas EdmeRestif de la Bretonne, Nicolas Edmenëkôläˈ ĕdˈmə rĕstēfˈ də lä brətônˈ [key], 1734–1806, French novelist. A printer by trade, he wrote and published…
(Encyclopedia) morris dance or morrice dance, rustic dance of the north of England that had its origin in country festivals, such as those of May Day and Whitsunday. Reference to it in English…
Multiplying Fractions If your friend has one-quarter of a pie, and she gives you half, how much of the pie do you have? Or, to put it another way, what's half of one-quarter? Or, to put it into…
(Encyclopedia) Kaverin, Veniamin AleksandrovichKaverin, Veniamin Aleksandrovichvĕnyəmēnˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch kəvyĕˈrĭn [key], 1902–89, Russian novelist and short-story writer. He was a member of the…
singer, songwriterBorn: 10/2/1945Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Don McLean has recorded more than 20 albums in a musical career that has spanned more than 25 years. But most people are most…
(Encyclopedia) stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the…
