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2007 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

Montana

Capital: Helena State abbreviation/Postal code: Mont./MT Governor: Steve Bullock, D (to Jan. 2021) Lieut. Governor: Mike Cooney, D…

Arkansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 ArkansasArkansasärˈkənsôˌ, ärkănˈzŭs [key], state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Tennessee and Mississippi, across the Mississippi River (E), Louisiana (S…

DK People & Places: Eastern Europe

WHAT ARE THE BALTIC STATES? WHY WAS THE UKRAINE ONCE KNOWN AS A “BREADBASKET” ? WHY DO MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE EUROPEAN PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RUSSIA)? IS RUSSIA RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES…

American-Indian Biographies—A to Z

Native Americans bios, from Alexie to Wovoka A-G | H-M | O-R | S-W   Charles Curtis Sherman Alexie, writer Paula Gunn Allen, Pueblo-Sioux poet, novelist,…

finch

(Encyclopedia) finch, common name for members of the Fringillidae, the largest family of birds (including over half the known species), found in most parts of the world except Australia. The true…

Idaho

Capital: Boise State abbreviation/Postal code: Idaho/ID Governor: C. L. Butch Otter, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Brad Little, R (…