Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

19 Battles alexander fought many battles. Usually he had fewer men than his enemy, but he won because his men were well trained ...

20 When people first began to Write, they did not use an alphabet. instead, they drew small pictures to represent the objects th ...

21 boston tea party the british government refused to withdraw its tax on tea, a constant reminder to colonists that they were s ...

american revolution 22 Colonial america Constitution Declaration of independence Franklin, benjamin United states, history 0f Wa ...

23 The animal kingdom is one of the largest groups of living things; scientists believe that there are up to 30 million species. ...

24 aniMaLS internal organs of an invertebrate a complicated invertebrate, such as a prawn (right), does have internal organs, bu ...

25 Animal senses 25- All AnimAls Are AwAre of their surroundings. Touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing are the five senses th ...

26 AnimAl senses Insect senses the position of an animal’s sense organs depends on its way of life. Flies, for example, have hai ...

27 Antarctica 27- Situated at the southernmost point of the world, Antarctica covers an area of about 5.5 million sq miles (14 m ...

28 antarctica frozen seas During the cold winter months, the seas surrounding Antarctica freeze, almost doubling the size of the ...

TermiTe mound many termites make small nests in dead trees or underground. A few kinds of termites build a mound that contains a ...

30 Archaeology 30- For an archaeologist, brushing away the soil that hides a broken pot is like brushing away time. every tiny f ...

31 ArchAeology The Leakeys The Leakey family has made major discoveries about the origins of human beings. Louis and his wife, M ...

32 Most of our buildings have been planned by an architect. the word architect is greek for “builder” or “craftworker,” and arch ...

33 architecture The architect draws up detailed plans of the inside of the building to show how the space will be used. Contempo ...

34 The smallesT of The WoRlD’s oceans, the arctic centers on the North Pole. Between the months of December and may, most of the ...

Gunnbjørn Fjeld 3700m Nares (^) Strait Wandel Sea Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea Denmar k Strait^ Ber in g^ S tra it^ Bering Sea ARCTI ...

36 TANGO dANcers Tango developed in the 1880s in the poorer districts of Buenos Aires. By 1915, it had become a craze in the fas ...

B R a Z i L URUGUaY B O L i V i a c H i L E P a R a G U a Y a R G E N t i N a B a h í a G r a n d e Golfo de Penas Gulf of San J ...

38 Armor Ancient wArriors quickly realized that they would survive in battle if they could protect themselves against their enem ...