World Book Encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia is the best family reference book

World Book Encyclopedia rank as the best encyclopedia on the market because of its easy-to-use format that young students find so appealing. Continually rated number one, THE WORLD BOOK™ ENCYCLOPEDIA provides accurate and authoritative source material in an easy-to-use and easy-to-understand format.

Twenty-two volumes
More than 14,000 pages
More than 18,000 articles
Up-to-date information, new curriculum developments and changing educational practices.
Rich illustrations and photographs, more than 28,000 of all.
Designed and written to meet the reference and study needs of students around the world.
Extra 2 volumes of Complete English Dictionary

The World Book Encyclopedia is not only a great reference set, but also enter-taining books that family members find themselves browsing on lazy after-noons. Young and old alike will learn.

Parents, teachers, and librarians consistently rank The World Book Encyclopedia the best general reference source because of its easy-to-use format that students find so appealing.
World Book editors present information in a clear, direct style that makes each article readable. Articles start at a relatively basic level and advance in depth as they progress.

More than 28,000 rich photographs and illustrations are combined with award-winning text to produce the perfect encyclopedia for students and families. No wonder it has been a staple on home, library, and classroom shelves since the first edition in 1917!

Nothing can substitute the experience of turning the pages to go from Chicago to China, Jazz to Jefferson, Civil Rights to Civil War, and everything in between. The World Book Encyclopedia is a great reference set, and a source of pure pleasure reading, too. Family members will find themselves browsing through volumes on lazy afternoons. Youngsters and grown-ups alike will make discoveries and find new things to learn!

Award and Reviews
A Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award Winner - 2002
2001 Instructional Materials Finalist/ Middle School - The Association of Educational Publishers, April 2001.
Parents' Choice Classic 1999
The Best in Family Reference Books - Family Life 1998
"World Book Encyclopedia is an outstanding, beautifully illustrated, current general reference source for all age levels." -Booklist, 15 9/98
"It's (World Book) accessible, comprehensive, full of color illustrations and as up-to-date as a print encyclopedia can be." Family Life, 9/98