Margaret Wise Brown

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Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

The Fortune-Teller, oil on canvas by Georges de La Tour, probably the 1630s; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. (101.9 x 123.5 cm.) (The Fortune Teller)

10 Paintings You Should See at the Met in New York City

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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet

10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

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Also Known As	Juniper Sage • Golden MacDonald • Timothy Hay
Born	May 23, 1910 • New York City • New York
Died	November 13, 1952 (aged 42) • Nice • France

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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Frances Lockridge

American mystery writer

Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

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Harold Keith

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Susan Bogert Warner

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Carol Ryrie Brink

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Quentin Reynolds

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Lynd Ward

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Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Meindert De Jong

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Marchette Chute

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Ludwig Bemelmans

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Elizabeth Enright

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Norton Juster

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Joseph Krumgold

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Will James

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Esther Forbes

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Rachel Field

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Laura E. Richards

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Ruth Sawyer

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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) portrait by Carl Van Vecht April 3, 1938. Writer, folklorist and anthropologist celebrated African American culture of the rural South.

American Writers Quiz

Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)

Classic Children’s Books Quiz

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