The New Children's Encyclopedia: Packed with Thousands of Facts, Stats, and Illustrations

The New Children's Encyclopedia: Packed with Thousands of Facts, Stats, and Illustrations

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  • Create Date:2021-06-04 05:51:05
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:D.K. Publishing
  • ISBN:0241317789
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Summary

When? Where? What? Why? This stimulating and comprehensive encyclopedia for children provides answers to all the questions kids love to ask。

Each chapter is jam-packed with maps, charts, timelines, diagrams, beautiful images and amazing facts。 Did you know, for example, that a single drop of blood contains around five million blood cells? Or that there are areas of desert in all seven of Earth's continents?

Prepare to build your knowledge on a wide range of topics - including Earth and beyond, plants and animals, history and politics, science, technology, and the human body - arranged thematically with more than 9,000 indexed entries and 2,500 colourful images。 Cross-reference icons encourage children to explore and discover linked information, feeding their curiosity and building their general knowledge。

The New Children's Encyclopedia, which has sold almost 500,000 copies worldwide since 2009, has now been fully updated in line with the latest knowledge and research。 Developed, written, and checked by experts this is the must-have reference book for every child's library。

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Reviews

SK

Very distorted history and fake narratives。 Lot of leftist BS and cover up。。

Kattklappare

Primitivt översatt från engelska。 Faktafel och grammatiska fel förekommer ofta。 Innehåller personliga åsikter för att hjärntvätta barn med skrämselpropaganda om klimatet。

Renee

Wish it had better details and information。 Pictures were perfect though ^_^

Rora

Fun and informative。

Kristin Edwards

By: Kristin EdwardsAPA - The new children's encyclopedia。 (2009)。 New York: DK PublishingCost$$24。95the type of reference - EncyclopediaCall Number- Ref 031content/scope - This is an encyclopedia for elementary aged students and is easy to use。 accuracy - DK Publishing has published many children’s encyclopedias。 presentation- This book has topics listed and in order by alphabetical list。relation to similar works - There a many different encyclopedias available。 diversity - The pictures in the e By: Kristin EdwardsAPA - The new children's encyclopedia。 (2009)。 New York: DK PublishingCost$$24。95the type of reference - EncyclopediaCall Number- Ref 031content/scope - This is an encyclopedia for elementary aged students and is easy to use。 accuracy - DK Publishing has published many children’s encyclopedias。 presentation- This book has topics listed and in order by alphabetical list。relation to similar works - There a many different encyclopedias available。 diversity - The pictures in the encyclopedia will make it easier for students that are non-readers to find information。 the citation of a review of the item - Connolly, C。 (2010)。 The new children's encyclopedia。 School Library Journal, 60(4), 135。 。。。more

Cheyanna Wickman

The New children's encyclopedia。 (2009)。 New York: DK Pub。Citation by: Cheyanna WickmanType of Reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: 032Content/ Scope: An encyclopedia targeted towards children with content that would help middle grades students out as they begin research or study a topic they are new too。 This book covers topics such as, geography, physics, biology, history, and more! This is the newest edition in the book to help obtain the most current information for students。 The encyclopedia The New children's encyclopedia。 (2009)。 New York: DK Pub。Citation by: Cheyanna WickmanType of Reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: 032Content/ Scope: An encyclopedia targeted towards children with content that would help middle grades students out as they begin research or study a topic they are new too。 This book covers topics such as, geography, physics, biology, history, and more! This is the newest edition in the book to help obtain the most current information for students。 The encyclopedia also includes visuals, and flash card like facts to help students remember things about the topic。 Accuracy/ Authority/ Bias: DK publishing is a well-known and is a top publisher of non-fiction books for people of all ages。 Teachers and students often have DK books in their classrooms or have used them as a research aid to help students get started。 DK publishing covers a wide variety of topics at their publishing house。 Arrangement/ Presentation: The book is arranged by major headings and then goes into subheadings based off of those。 For example in the table of contents students could look at the major heading of Continents of the World and under that see several subheadings with page numbers that relate to that major topic。 Relation to other works: This encyclopedia presents topics that other encyclopedias do not necessarily have in a way that middle school students can understand。 The visuals will aid students and teachers in the explanation of tougher topics such as science。 Well the fact flash cards will help students to be able to better remember the important information such as processes of a certain topic or steps。 Accessibility/ Diversity: Visual learners can gravitate to the visuals in this book as the come in a variety of forms to help students better understand different processes that they may struggle with。 Also students who need fact presented in a bullet form type way would find the flash card facts to be very helpful。 Cost: $15。51Professional Review: Connolly, C。 (2010)。 [Review of New Children's Encyclopedia]。 School Library Journal。 Retrieved from: http://www。booksinprint。com。libsrv。wk。。。 。。。more

Rachel Vessels

DK new children’s encyclopedia。 (2009)。 New York: DK Publishing。 Citation by: Rachel VesselsType of Reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: 031 NewContent/Scope: An encyclopedia targeted toward 8-12 year old。 With more than 4,000 indexed entries and 2,500 full-color illustrations。 Content includes Table of Contents, references and glossary。 This encyclopedia is full of bright colorful photos sure to get the reader attention。 Accuracy/Authority/Bias: DK Publishing founded in London in 1974。 Prides it DK new children’s encyclopedia。 (2009)。 New York: DK Publishing。 Citation by: Rachel VesselsType of Reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: 031 NewContent/Scope: An encyclopedia targeted toward 8-12 year old。 With more than 4,000 indexed entries and 2,500 full-color illustrations。 Content includes Table of Contents, references and glossary。 This encyclopedia is full of bright colorful photos sure to get the reader attention。 Accuracy/Authority/Bias: DK Publishing founded in London in 1974。 Prides itself on publishing highly visual, photographic non-fiction books for adults and children。Arrangement/Presentation: Arrangement is grouped in a Table of Contents then by narrower sections such as, Earth, Environment and Ecology, Culture, Continents of the World, Living World。 Each of those sections speak more specifically on the major subjst at hand。 Relation to Other Works: This children’s encyclopedia is extremely easy to use and full of color。 This would be perfect to any LMC。 Accessibility/Diversity: This encyclopedia is very diverse in its photographs and nondiscriminatory vocabulary。Cost: $29。99Professional Review: Google Books。 (2009)。 DK new children’s encyclopedia。 Retrieved from https://books。google。com/books/about/。。。 。。。more

Menglong Youk

This encyclopedia is the most enriched encyclopedia I've read so far。 It contains variously new information and knowledge with colorful visual graphics and pictures to detail each topics that the book wants to describe。 It is highly recommended for children and English learners。 It won't let you down。 This encyclopedia is the most enriched encyclopedia I've read so far。 It contains variously new information and knowledge with colorful visual graphics and pictures to detail each topics that the book wants to describe。 It is highly recommended for children and English learners。 It won't let you down。 。。。more

Amanda Wilcoxson

The new children's encyclopedia。 (2013)。 DK Publishing。Citation by: Amanda WilcoxsonType of Reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: Ref 031Content/Scope: This encyclopedia is targeted to students in grades K-6。 The reference soure contains over 4,000 entries, as well as, 2,500 colorful illustrations。 The content includes topics that connect to the curriculum including physics, history, and science。 Accuracy/Authority/Bias: DK Publishing is a well known publishing source。 This enclyclopedia was creat The new children's encyclopedia。 (2013)。 DK Publishing。Citation by: Amanda WilcoxsonType of Reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: Ref 031Content/Scope: This encyclopedia is targeted to students in grades K-6。 The reference soure contains over 4,000 entries, as well as, 2,500 colorful illustrations。 The content includes topics that connect to the curriculum including physics, history, and science。 Accuracy/Authority/Bias: DK Publishing is a well known publishing source。 This enclyclopedia was created and verified by experts in their fields。 Arrangement/Presentation: There is an example in the introduction that explains how the content is presented。 The book is broken down into 10 categories。 There is a good amount of information, without being too overwhelming for this age group。 Relation to other works: There are many other children's encyclopedias available。 Accessibility/Diversity: The layout and presentation of the entries make this encylopedia accessible to ESL students and visual learners。 Cost: $20。00Professional Review: Connolly, Christina。 (2009)。 The new children's encylopedia。 School Library Journal, 55(10),75。 。。。more

Leah Clark

The new children's encyclopedia。 (2009)。 DK Publishing。Citation by: Leah ClarkType of reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: Ref 031Content/Scope: The purpose of the volume is to provide a wide range of topics with basic information through text and photographs with more than 4,000 entries。 Accuracy/Authority/Bias: The information in this book has been updated from past editions。 DK Publishing is well-respected in the library world。Arrangement/Presentation: The books is divided into ten categories The new children's encyclopedia。 (2009)。 DK Publishing。Citation by: Leah ClarkType of reference: EncyclopediaCall Number: Ref 031Content/Scope: The purpose of the volume is to provide a wide range of topics with basic information through text and photographs with more than 4,000 entries。 Accuracy/Authority/Bias: The information in this book has been updated from past editions。 DK Publishing is well-respected in the library world。Arrangement/Presentation: The books is divided into ten categories with smaller topics in each category。 The are short blocks of text and the books is full of graphics (i。e。 pictures, photographs, maps, flags, time lines, etc。)。Relation to similar works: This is the only single volume encyclopedia in the collection。Timeliness/Permanence: This provides current information is a large collection of facts that will likely be in the collection for a long time。Accessibility/Diversity: The short blocks of text and the numerous graphics make this book accessible for ELL and intellectually varied students。 Some of the topics address cultural and linguistic diversity。Cost: The cost is relatively low compared to the breadth of information provided and the need in the library。Book Review: *Note - The only review available was for the previous version。Connolly, C。 (2009)。 The new children's encyclopedia。 School Library Journal, 55(10), 75。 。。。more