Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

painters 399 RembRandt most people know the dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-69) only by his first name. He is ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 400 Since prehiStoric people first applied natural pigments to cave wall ...

401 painting RestoRation Paintings lose their freshness over the years. Oil paints tend to turn yellow and crack, canvases may r ...

402 Cyrus the Great Cyrus (ruled 550-529 bce) founded the Persian empire. During his reign many different peoples, including Bab ...

Phoenicia Phoenicia lay on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean, roughly where Lebanon is today. The Phoenicians spread throug ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 404 Photography 404- Macro, or close-up, photography magnifies tiny deta ...

405 Digital photography a digital camera does not use film at all. instead, it contains a light-sensitive image sensor—a chip ma ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 406 Satellites transmit radio waves for long-distance communication. Sou ...

407 Government the early Plymouth settlers elected their own government, which met annually to make laws and levy taxes. Puritan ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 408 spanish dollar The pirate’s currency was a spanish gold dollar worth ...

409 Earth Mars Venus Planet Pictures space technology has shown us what the other planets in the solar system look like and what ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_UK_layer_v4 410 Voyager spacecraft We have incredible pictures of the planets and th ...

411 Plants 411- RepRoduction Most plants reproduce sexually. pollen fertilizes the ovules in the ovaries, which then become seed ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 412 plants Find out more Flowers and herbs Fruits and seeds Microscopic ...

413 PVC Electrical wires have a coating of flexible PVC (polyvinyl chloride), which is also used to make inflatable toys. PolyEt ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 414 THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES are the coldest places on Earth. But despi ...

415 EmpEror pEnguin The emperor penguin has a bright orange bib around its neck. it is a fast swimmer and can leap straight out ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 416 Find out more Political parties An essentiAl feAture of democrAtic g ...

417 OIL ON BEACHES, vehicle exhaust fumes, litter, and other waste products are called pollutants, because they pollute (dirty) ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 418 Cleaning up neutralizing chemicals can be used to clean up pollution ...