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chipmunk

(Encyclopedia) chipmunk, rodent of the family Sciuridae (squirrel family). The chipmunk of the E United States and SE Canada is of the genus Tamias. The body of the common Eastern chipmunk, Tamias…

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

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…

Sousa, John Philip

(Encyclopedia) Sousa, John PhilipSousa, John Philips&oomacr;ˈzə, –sə [key], 1854–1932, American bandmaster and composer, b. Washington, D.C. He studied violin and harmony in his native city and…

DK Science: Muscular System

MUSCLE STRUCTURE MUSCLES OF THE BODY SKELETAL MUSCLE MOVEMENT FIND OUT MORE The skeleton is covered by layers of skeletal muscle. Each muscle is attached to two or more bones so that when…

Rice William MEANS, Congress, CO (1877-1949)

Senate Years of Service: 1924-1927Party: RepublicanMEANS, Rice William, a Senator from Colorado; born in St. Joseph, Mo., November 16, 1877; moved with his parents to Yuma County, Colo., in…

Text of the Constitution of the United States

(Encyclopedia) Text1 of the Constitution of the United States Preamble We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic…

chimaera

(Encyclopedia) chimaerachimaerakĭmērˈə [key], cartilaginous marine fish, related to the sharks. Also called ratfishes, chimaeras are found in temperate oceans throughout the world, mostly in deep…