$1,507.00 plus $33.00 freight
The
2011 edition of World Book Encyclopedia features: 27,500 plus rich photographs and illustrations; 3,800 plus contributors; 2,200 plus colourful, cartographically accurate maps provide current borders and topographic, economic, and historical details.
Volumes: 22
World Book content meets the learner where the learner meets the subject.
The Spinescape® design for The World Book Encyclopedia 2011 —
Emperors of the Ice — depicts the hardy emperor penguin, which inhabits
the coldest, iciest region in the world. During winter,nearly all
animals leave Antarctica except the emperor penguin. The emperor is the
only bird that spends the winter on Antarctica’s open ice. From the ends
of the earth to your own backyard, you can rely on World Book for
accurate, authoritative information.
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.
The World Book Difference:
2011 Edition
New or Revised Articles: 2,560
New or Revised Maps: 140
New or Revised Photos and Illustrations: 250
Revised Pages: 4,400
Percentage of Pages Revised: More than 30%
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Since 2007 edition:
New or Revised Articles: 10,350
New or Revised Maps: 660
New or Revised Photos and Illustrations: 950
Revised Pages: 18,125
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Highlights of The World Book Encyclopedia 2011
- Highlighting the edition are new and expanded articles
on Julia Gillard, Peter Charles Doherty, audio book, crime scene
investigation, doping, earthquake, extinction, forensic science, fossil
fuel, Generation Y, hip hop, mixed martial arts, 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.
- Comprehension questions, outlines, timelines, and related content lists enhance retention.
- More than 27,500 rich photographs and illustrations deliver additional information and visual understanding.
- Expert contributors, advisers, editors, and researchers
collaborate 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.
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.
Blackline Masters Price:
$33.00 (AUD)
$36.00 (NZD)
Awards & Reviews:
"World Book's newest edition of its famous encyclopedia set is a must-have for all school, public, and home libraries. Highly recommended, without any reservations."
Catholic Library World, September 2011
"While many among us are in thrall of the latest whiz-bang electronic
information-retrieval technology, there is still a place in the
reference pantheon for a staid but reliable general subject
encyclopedia. World Book meets that definition with its variety of
venerable facets. Youth to young adults are the target demographic, but
this should not be construed as dumbed down - it is simplified without
being simpleminded...
Bottom Line: Parents, teachers and school librarians have choices in
general reference tools for the youth in their care. World Book's
eminent history and the features outlined above make this a best bet for
those who have purchasing authority." -- Library Journal June 2011
"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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Printed on 40% acid-free recycled paper with a minimum of 10% post-consumer recovered fibre
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Price:
$1,507.00 (AUD)
ISBN: 978-0-7166-0111-1
2011 World Book Encyclopedia Presentation |
