The
2010 edition of World Book Encyclopedia features: 3,000 new or revised articles, 170 new or revised maps, 280 new or revised photos and illustrations, and over 4,600 revised pages!
Volumes: 22
World Book invited book lovers everywhere to select the spinescape for The World Book Encyclopedia 2010. The winning Spinescape, Portraits of Greatness, showcases iconic figures such as Captain James Cook and Sir Edmund Hillary who have affected human thought and deed throughout the ages.
World Book
editors present thorough information in a clear, direct style that
makes each article both substantive and understandable. Articles start
with relatively basic information and advance in depth as they progress.
Highlights of The World Book Encyclopedia 2010
- Highlighting the edition are new and expanded articles on John Key, binge eating, biofuel, Raul Castro, computer security, Emmett Till Case, martial arts, Michelle Obama, rock music, Superman, swine flu, television, Kayne West, professional wrestling, among many other topics.
- Thousands of new and revised articles provide reliable and current information. Revisions are made throughout the set, across all topics and all types of data. In the 2010 edition, over 32% of the pages are revised.
- More than 27,500 rich photographs and illustrations - most in full colour - deliver additional information and visual understanding.
- Expert contributors and advisers collaborate with our editors and researchers to ensure that articles are understandable, accurate, and reflect current scholarship.
- Articles are accessible to a wide range of readers, beginning with the most basic information, including definitions and pronunciations, and proceeding to explain the most complex topics with clear text and useful images.
The following
Australia,
New Zealand and
Pacific Islands articles are among those reviewed and revised for the 2010 print edition:
Abalone
Acacia
Admiralty Island
American Samoa
Auckland
Australia
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Australian Desert
Bougainville
Clark, Helen Elizabeth
Great Barrier Reef
Great Victoria Desert
Howard, John Winston
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Indonesia
Key, John
Kidman, Nicole
Kiribati
Lake Eyre
Lake Torrens
Micronesia, Federated State of
Murdoch, Rupert
Murray River
Mythology
New Zealand
Northern Territory
Pacific Islands
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Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Sulu Sea
Suva
Tasmania
Tonga
Uluru
Victoria
Yap Islands
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WORLD BOOK BLACKLINE MASTERS also available.
43 Activity Sheets with Answers
Each of the questions has been designed in a consistent manner to develop a different research skill such as skimming and scanning skills, pinpointing keywords and cross referencing.
Where possible, the five questions are designed on the following format:
1. One basic concept question is taken from the first half of the article.
2. One basic concept question is taken form the second half of the article.
3. A vocab based question focusing on a difficult word in italics.
4. A question based on a visual (map, picture, photo, chart or graph).
5. A question based on further reading and cross referencing, using related articles.
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Awards & Reviews:
World Book Encyclopedia was one of the three best-performing reference works according to an ALA/Booklist survey performed in 1998 ... and in 2010 it remains one of the few named sources in an ALA/Points of Reference survey of print materials that librarians continue to consider essential reference works.
"This
encyclopedia is updated annually and remains a fascinating read. More
than 3800 specialists are involved in writing, reviewing, and fact
checking, ensuring the reputation of this reliable and up-to-date
reference." -- Reference & Research Book News.
"offering high-quality in an attractive package, The World Book is a first choice for libraries, schools and homes." -- Booklist
"Designed
to meet the needs of students in primary through high school, World
Book is also a good general encyclopedia for adults. It is current,
accessible, easy to use, well illustrated." -- Booklist
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