For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…
For African-American authors and illustrators whose books promote the contributions to the American dream; given by the American Library Association. A separate award…
Mayor: Steve Adler (to 2019)2010 census population (rank): 790,390 (14); Male: 399,738 (50.1%); Female: 390,6523 (49.9%); White: 539,760 (68.3%); Black: 64,406 (8.1%); American Indian and Alaska…
Testing Politicians for DrugsThe Supreme CourtProtecting Our PrivacyMaking Your House a Media CircusTesting Politicians for Drugs Libertarians had their first win in the Supreme Court when…
(Encyclopedia) Verdi, GiuseppeVerdi, Giuseppevârˈdē, Ital. j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā vĕrˈdē [key], 1813–1901, foremost Italian composer of opera, b. Le Roncole. Verdi, the son of an innkeeper, showed a…
(Encyclopedia) Kelmscott Press, printing establishment in London. There William Morris led the 19th-century revival of the art and craft of making books (see arts and crafts). The first book made by…
(Encyclopedia) dictionary, published list, in alphabetical order, of the words of a language. In monolingual dictionaries the words are explained and defined in the same language; in bilingual…
