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Fuentes, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Fuentes, CarlosFuentes, Carloskärˈlōs fwānˈtās [key], 1928–2012, Mexican writer, editor, and diplomat. He was head of the department of cultural relations in Mexico's ministry of…

Scève, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Scève, MauriceScève, Mauricemōrēsˈ sĕv [key], c.1510–c.1564, French poet. While studying at Avignon he discovered the tomb of Laura, to whom Petrarch directed many of his sonnets.…

Perkins School for the Blind

(Encyclopedia) Perkins School for the Blind, at Watertown, Mass.; chartered 1829, opened 1832 in South Boston as the New England Asylum for the Blind, with Samuel G. Howe as its director; moved 1912…

1996 Olympics: Fencing

Men Individual Epée: 1. Aleksandr Beketov, RUS, def. 2. Ivan Trevejo Perez, CUB (15-14); 3. Geza Imre, HUN def. Ivan Kovacs, HUN (15-9). Team Epée: 1. Italy def. 2. Russia (45-43); 3. France def.…

2000 Olympics: Fencing

MEN Individual Epée: 1. Pavel Kolobkov, RUS def. 2. Hugues Obry, FRA (15-12); 3. Lee Sang-Ki, S. Kor. def. Marcel Fischer, SWI (15-14). Team Epée: 1. Italy def. 2. France (39-38); 3. Cuba def.…

Lake Charles

(Encyclopedia) Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and…

Cleary, Beverly

(Encyclopedia) Cleary, Beverly, 1916–2021, American children's books author, b. McMinnville, Ore. as Beverly Atlee Bunn, Univ. of California, Berkeley…

Ten Great Girl Characters: Novels

Alice Alice, an impressionable Victorian girl of seven-and-a-half, falls down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she has many strange and curious adventures. Alice is one of the earliest classic…

In the Small, Small Pond

Distributor:Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Bright, vibrant colors, sprightly music, and Laura Dern’s soothing narration bring Denise Fleming’s Caldecott Honor book to life. “Wiggle, waddle, shiver,…