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Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…
(Encyclopedia) Aleutian Range, volcanic mountain chain, c.1,600 mi (2,600 km) long, SW Alaska, extending W from Anchorage along the Alaska Peninsula, and continuing, partly submerged as the Aleutian…
(Encyclopedia) Indiana, RobertIndiana, Robertĭnˌdē-ănˈə [key], 1928–2018, American pop artist, b. New Castle, Ind., as Robert Clark. A leading figure in the pop art movement of the 1960s, he…
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(Encyclopedia) nutcracker, common name for a small crow of the genus Nucifraga in the family Corvidae (crow family). The Old World nutcracker (N. caryocatactes) is found throughout the colder regions…
(Encyclopedia) Ardern, Jacinda Kate Laurell, 1980–, New Zealand political leader. A member of the Labor party, she worked for Prime Minister Helen Clark and for British prime minister Tony Blair and…
Men 3m Springboard: 1. Xiong Ni, CHN (701.46 pts); 2. Yu Zhuocheng, CHN (690.93); 3. Mark Lenzi, USA (686.49). 10m Platform: 1. Dmitri Saoutine, RUS (692.34 pts); 2. Jan Hempel, GER (663.27); 3.…
