Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

television 519 Light source at back of screen (backlight) gives out white light. 2. A special filter lets through only vertical ...

520 At the heArt of All theAter lies the excitement of watching a live performance. Bringing a play to life involves many people ...

theater 521 Actors enter and leave the theater by the stage door. Sound effectS Sound effects must happen at exactly the right m ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 522 Hour follows Hour as time passes. Time always flows steadily in the ...

523 Two of EarTh’s mighTiEsT and most devastating storms are tornadoes and hurricanes. a tornado’s killer winds can reach 300 mp ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 524 Imports and exports Goods that are traded internationally are called ...

Trade and indusTry 525 Factories some industry takes place in people’s homes, but workers in factories make most of the products ...

Air-powered suspension systems with large shock absorbers help give a smooth ride. All carriages are air-conditioned to maintain ...

trains 527 Steam locomotives of the 1930s were very sophisticated compared to the first engines. Engines could reach 126 mph (20 ...

HISTORY OF We live in an age when people can fly across the atlantic Ocean in less than three hours. Straight roads link city to ...

transportation, history of 529 AirplAnes Today, millions of people depend on airplanes for both business and pleasure. But the g ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 530 WITHOUT PLANTS, such as trees, there could be no life on Earth. Tree ...

TREES 531 SeaSonal growth In temperate regions, where  there are definite seasons each year, trees grow during the spring and su ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 532 Tubman, Harriet tubman UndergroUnd railroad The “Underground railroa ...

533 Find out more Turkey 533- Asia, history of Greece, ancient Ottoman empire Roman empire Wonders of the ancient world TuRkey l ...

turkey 534 Volcano Mountain Capital city Large city/ town Small city/ town Ancient monument N S W E 0 0 100 200 100 200 SCALE BA ...

Gulf of Taganrog Sea of Azov Bla ck Sea Karkinitt’ka Zatoka^ H ory n Sl uch Pr ip et Done ts Dniep er^ Piv den ny y (^) B uh Dni ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 536 United Kingdom 536- The UniTed Kingdom of great Britain and northern ...

UnitED KinGDoM 537 PeoPle The United Kingdom is densely populated, with most of the people living in urban areas, particularly i ...

childrens_illustrated_encyclopedia_template_US_layer_v1 UnitED KinGDoM 538 Public houses Public houses, more usually called pubs ...