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Distributor:Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Basketball for one is a lonely game. Basketball for two unites two boys from disparate urban backgrounds. Chris Raschka's Caldecott Honor Award winning book…
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(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Michael Joseph, 1958–2009, American performer, b. Gary, Ind. Jackson was an extremely successful pop singer, superb dancer, and talented composer who often conveyed an…
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(Encyclopedia) Tóibín, Colm, 1955–, Irish writer, b. Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, grad. University College, Dublin (1975). A prolific and varied author who prose is lucid and often brilliant, Tóibín has…
Slonimsky, Nicolas Leonidovich
(Encyclopedia) Slonimsky, Nicolas Leonidovich, 1894-1995, Russian-American musician, critic, composer, and lexicographer, b. Saint Petersburg.…
What is this job like? Recreation workers plan and teach activities that people enjoy in their free time. This may include camping, sports, arts and crafts, dance, or drama. Recreation workers…
KERRIGAN, James, a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 25, 1828; completed preparatory studies and attended Fordham College; served in Company D, First Regiment, New…
