Advanced Research Package 2009--Spinescape

The Advanced Research Package includes three of our most popular reference titles--the 2009 World Book Encyclopedia Spinescape, the World Book Dictionary, and the World Book Atlas.

The 2009 World Book Encyclopedia:

• More than 27,500 rich-photographs and illustrations are combined with comprehensive, highly readable text to appeal to a broad range of readers.


• More than 3,800 contributors, all experts in their field, collaborate with our editors and researchers to ensure that articles are accurate and reflect current scholarship.


• The articles are written in a clear, direct style, starting with relatively basic information, advancing in depth as they progress.


• World Book revision rates make it the most current and up-to-date encyclopedia available.


• Highlighting the 2009 edition are new and expanded articles on global warming, Darfur, Kosovo, blog, Sudoku, organic food, Bono, Jay-Z, Johnny Depp, Tony Hawk, among many other topics, as well as results of the U.S. presidential election and the 2008 Olympic Games.

The World Book Dictionary and The World Book Atlas:

• The World Book Dictionary was developed by experts to be clear, informative, and easy to understand. It features more than 225,000 entries, 3,000 illustrations, notes on how to use prefixes, suffixes, capitalization and punctuation, pronunciation guides, and more.


• The World Book Atlas is enhanced with detailed, colorful 3-D perspective views, terrestrial and aerial photos, and satellite imagery. This comprehensive volume offers students a stunning collection of continent, region, country, state, province, and ocean maps in an easy-to-reference format.