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(Encyclopedia) slang, vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage. It is notable for its liveliness, humor, emphasis, brevity, novelty, and exaggeration. Most slang is faddish and…

The Railway Children

Distributor:WGBH Boston Video Based on the 1906 novel by Edith Nesbit, this live action movie is set in turn of 20th Century England. Three children and their mother move to Yorkshire and reduced…

Infoplease Spotlight

Bringing home your new cat What Next? Congratulations! You are the proud new owner of a cat. No doubt you're looking forward to years of happy companionship. But what do you do now? The…

General Science

  Encyclopedia: Science The Six Kingdoms of Life The Branches of Science Scientific Classification The Chemical Elements Elements Table The Periodic Table Table of…

Play 1010 Classic for Free!

Flex your spatial reasoning with 1010 Classic! 1010 Classics Instructions How to play: To play, click and drag the blocks onto the grid. When you fill a row or column, the blocks will…

Peep and His Pals

Distributor: WGBH Boston Video Joan Cusack narrates the animated adventures of Peep, a newly hatched chick,…

Topping It Off with Hats

“Whatever is worn on the head is a sign of the mind beneath it.”—Alison Lurie, The Language of Clothes Hat pins, which were once used to hold large straw hats in place, can also be used as weapons…

Punctuation: Slash and Burn

Slash and BurnPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe Colon: What a…