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DK Science: Growth

SKULL GROWTH BONE GROWTH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN PUBERTY AGEING FIND OUT MORE The processes of growth and development continue throughout life. They include physical…

Harry Potter Haiku

The Harry Potter Haiku Archive, Part II Wizardry poetry from our readers! On to the Haiku Archive, Parts I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and other kinds of Harry poems! All About…

1976 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“This Masquerade,” George BensonAlbum of the YearSongs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)Song of the Year“I Write the Songs,” Bruce Johnston, songwriterBest New…

Classical Mythology: The Model Hero: Perseus

The Model Hero: PerseusClassical MythologyThe Model Hero: PerseusA Face Only a Mother Could LoveHomeward BoundA Family Reunion Could there be a hero more virtuous than Perseus? A model of chivalry,…

John Okada

novelistBorn: 1923 Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. John Okada was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington and Columbia University. Much like other Japanese Americans, he fought for the…

Brian Wilson

musicianBorn: 6/20/1942Birthplace: Hawthorne, California Founding member of the Beach Boys and main songwriter, arranger, and producer for the group during its heyday; between 1962 and 1966 the…

Matthew McConaughey

actorBorn: 11/4/1969Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas Film actor best known for his jump from relative obscurity to having a starring role in the John Grisham movie A Time to Kill (1996). After graduating…

Were dinosaurs social animals?

Some dinosaurs were social creatures. Recently discovered evidence indicates that they travelled together and that some may even have migrated (because dinosaur fossils have been found above the…

Derek Taylor

publicist, writerBorn: 5/7/1932Birthplace: Liverpool, England Taylor was the Beatles' press agent for a number of years. He traveled with the group on their 1964 world tour, ghostwrote the…