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Seed mosaic

Materials A mosaic is a picture made with tiny bits of glass, stone, or other material. The Greeks and Romans made pictures like this to decorate their floors and walls. You can make – cardboard…

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Guide to Childcraft

Hernia – Hydrocephalus

Hernia, or rupture, is an outpouching or pocket of the abdominal cavity which pro­trudes through a defect in the abdominal wall. An abdominal organ may bulge through this defect, becoming larger when…

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People and the sea

The sea battle that saved England

This drawing, made in 1590, pictures the first attack against the Spanish Armada. Leaving Plymouth (upper right), the English ships sailed in two groups. One group went south and the other zig-zagged…

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