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Valley, The

(Encyclopedia) Valley, The, town (2001 pop. 1,169), capital of the British dependency of Anguilla, in the West Indies. Located in the approximate center of the island, it is Anguilla's main town and…

The Dalles

(Encyclopedia) The DallesThe Dallesdălz [key], city (1990 pop. 11,060), seat of Wasco co., N Oreg., on the Columbia River; inc. 1857. It is a busy inland port; ships passing through the locks at…

The Pas

(Encyclopedia) The PasThe Paspäz, pä [key], town (1991 pop. 6,166), W Man., Canada, on the Saskatchewan River. Founded as a fur-trading post, it became in 1920 the starting point and headquarters of…

Supremes, The

(Encyclopedia) Supremes, The, American vocal group, 1962-77. The Supremes were formed in Detroit, Mi., and were originally known as the Primettes—a…

Geronimo Stilton

Our favorite reporter in Mouse City! Related Links Geronimo Stiton's Rodent Gazette Geronimo Stiton Book ReviewsMeet the Staffof the Rodent Gazette!Infoplease Poll Who is your…

Childcare Worker

What is this job like? Childcare workers teach and care for children while their parents are away. They make sure children are safe. They might also help them play games, do art, and read…

Great Novels by Native American Authors

Popular novels about Native life and heritage by Native authors Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Related Links American Indian Heritage Month American Indian Quotes Notable…

Amy Lowell: Preface

PrefaceThis is a book of stories. For that reason I have excluded all purely lyrical poems. But the word "stories" has been stretched to its fullest application. It includes both narrative…

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

1983 National Book Awards

Autobiography/BiographyHardcoverIsak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller, Judith ThurmanPaperbackNathaniel Hawthorne in His Time, James R. MellowChildren's FictionHardcoverHomesick: My Own…