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Convention on the Rights of the Child, Preamble

Convention on the Rights of the ChildAbstract The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 6, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 5, 1805May 7, 1805May 6, 1805 Monday May 6th 1805. The morning being fair and pleasant and wind favourable we set sale at an early hour,…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 24, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 23, 1804June 25, 1804June 24, 1804 Sunday June 24th set out at 1/2 after six continuing the course on the Lard. side N. 80 E 1/4 of a mile…

John Hall Wheelock: Earth

EarthJohn Hall WheelockGrasshopper, your fairy song And my poem alike belong To the dark and silent earth From which all poetry has birth; All we say and all we sing Is but as the murmuring…

Brewer's: Arctic Region

means the region of Arcturos (the Bear stars). Ark in Sanskrit means “to be bright,” applied to stars or anything bright. The Greeks transLated ark into arkt(os), “a bear”; hence Arcturus…

Eric Carle

Eric Carle wrote and illustrated dozens of books for young children, the most famous being 1969's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in New York but raised in Germany, Carle returned to the United…

Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher is the young star of the 2018 film Eighth Grade. Fisher began her career at age 5, as the voice of Agnes in the animated feature Despicable Me (2010). She also appeared in the 2013…