More elaborate and impressive mechanized water clocks were developed between 100 B.C. and 500 A.D. by Greek and Roman horologists and astronomers. The added complexity was aimed at making the flow more constant by regulating the pressure, and at providing fancier displays of the passage of time. Some water clocks rang bells and gongs, others opened doors and windows to show little figures of people, or moved pointers, dials, and astrological models of the universe....
Adjectives can answer the question “What kind?” (orange flowers; little carrots) Possessive Adjectives A possessive adjective modifies a noun by telling whom it belongs to. It answers the question “Whose?” Possessive adjectives include his, her, its, my, our, their, and your. Demonstrative Adjectives The demonstrative adjectives that, these, this, those, and what answer the question “Which?” A demonstrative adjective may look like a demonstrative pronoun, but it is used differently in the sentence: it is an adjective, used to modify a noun or pronoun....
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American Indian Myths and Legends, edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz Suitable for all ages, this abundant work brings together more than a hundred tales from dozens of American Indian traditions.D’Aulaire’s Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire This classic work-perhaps the all-time finest book of mythology for children-pairs tales of love, magic, greed, and trickery with unforgettable illustrations. D’Aulaire’s Norse Gods and Giants by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’AulaireHere the D’Aulaires bring their gifts for storytelling and art to vivid, thrilling, and sometimes funny renderings of Scandinavian myth....
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