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oxalis

(Encyclopedia) oxalisoxalisŏkˈsəlĭs [key] or wood sorrel, any species of the plant genus Oxalis. Most of the cultivated kinds are tropical herbs used as window plants. The leaves are usually…

Badakhshan, province, Afghanistan

(Encyclopedia) BadakhshanBadakhshanbädäkhshänˈ, bədəkhshänˈ [key], province (1979 est. pop. 497,000), 17,011 sq mi (44,059 sq km), extreme NE Afghanistan, between the Hindu Kush Mts. and the Amu…

oregano

(Encyclopedia) oreganooreganoərĕgˈənō [key], name for several herbs used for flavoring food. A plant of the family Labiatae (mint family), Origanum vulgare, also called Spanish thyme and wild…

Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…

DK Science: Food Plants

PADDY FIELDS IN CHINAVERSATILE FOOD PLANTLIFE CYCLE OF RICECOMBINE HARVESTERS GATHER WHEATCROP ROTATIONSELECTIVE BREEDINGBIOGRAPHY: NORMAN BORLAUG American, 1914-PESTSFIND OUT MOREFood chains begin…

Awesome Animal Books

The world beyond Charlotte's Web—Holly Hartman Since the days of Aesop's fables, animal stories have brought readers closer to the animal kingdom while pointing up truths about the human world.…

Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories After a seven-year, three-billion-mile expedition through the solar system, NASA’s Stardust spacecraft capsule landed in the Arizona desert on Jan. 15, 2006, with an impressive…

Al Sharpton, Jr.

civil rights activist and ministerBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A flamboyant and controversial African American political activist, Sharpton was fully ordained as a Pentocostal…