New Millennium Children"s Encyclopedia 2002 and Beyond

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Start a virtual children's library with the six authoritative reference worksincluded in this product.  Grow the library with additional books availablethrough built-in Internet links.  Incorporate the text of every new bookinto a database, allowing users to search across the entire collection or aselection of books.  Organize the library into virtual bookshelvescategorized by subjects of interest. 

The Oxford American Children's Encyclopedia is a reference work designed tomeet the interests and needs of American schoolchildren.  The nine-volumeset offers a solid foundation of knowledge in social studies, history,geography, language arts, science, math, sports, and the arts, includingliterature, music, painting, dance, and entertainment.  Kids can learnabout all kinds of wildlife with the Simon & Schuster Animal Encyclopedia,which is packed full of useful information and fascinating photos.  Thisreference work is one of the most authoritative and beautiful animal referencebooks available. 

The World Book Guide to the World and Its Cultures paints a complete pictureof different places, providing an overview of their history, geography, economy,people, culture, and current political situation.  Each country's sectionincludes a fact box that provides key information about the government, economy,and people.  Facts include life expectancy, employment, statistics, and abreakdown of the population by education levels.  The timeline featureincludes a history section that lists significant events in the country's past. This set also includes the World Book Dictionary for Kids, with more than 11,000entries, the World Almanac for Kids, which is full of fascinating and fun facts,and the World Book Atlas for Kids, which takes children on a voyage of discoveryaround the world.