(Encyclopedia) ApacheApacheəpăchˈē [key], Native North Americans of the Southwest composed of six culturally related groups. They speak a language that has various dialects and belongs to the…
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Wild balsam apple, Echinocystis Jobata, a member of the gourd family
gourdgourdgôrd, g&oobreve;rd [key], common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of…
(Encyclopedia) plum, common name for a tree of any of many species of the genus Prunus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a drupe. The plum is generally cultivated in the…
(Encyclopedia) wildlife refuge, haven or sanctuary for animals; an area of land or of land and water set aside and maintained, usually by government or private organization, for the preservation and…
(Encyclopedia) rhinoceros, massive hoofed mammal of Africa, India, and SE Asia, characterized by a snout with one or two horns. The rhinoceros family, along with the horse and tapir families, forms…
The World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world. It is held every four years in a different country. Billions of people watch the televised games as the national teams from countries…
Sneakers go back a long way. In the late 18th century, people wore rubber soled shoes called plimsolls, but they were pretty crude—for one thing, there was no right foot or left foot. Around 1892…
by Mark Hughes Aliens have been invading the United States for centuries. A joke? Not at all. In fact, thousands of foreign plant and animal species have arrived on U.S. soil. Some…
1998 National Board of Review Awards The National Board of Review includes teachers, actors, writers and movie-production workers. The organization publishes the magazine Films in Review. Best…
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and daughter Harriet "In search of my mother's garden, I found my own."-Alice Walker
These women have followed in their mothers' footsteps:
Printers:
Sarah Goddard…
