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World Book Encyclopedia 2013

Titled Giving Wings to Knowledge, the 2013 SPINESCAPE® represents the power of curiosity and knowledge through the image of a macaw soaring through a tropical rain forest.

The World Book Encyclopedia, 2013, is a general A-Z look-up source in 22 hard-cover volumes full of accurate and trustworthy facts. Whether you are proving a point during a dinner-table discussion or making sure of a fact for a homework assignment, answers are here! Tens of thousands of index entries make it easy for you to find information wherever it is in the set. Abundant colorful photos, diagrams, charts, tables, and maps supplement the easy-to-read text. Along with the 17,000 articles is useful advice about studying and report writing for elementary through intermediate grades students.

Which South American countries were liberated by Simón Bolivar? What kind of animal is a uakari? Julia Gillard was prime minister of which country? How many kinds of trout are there in North America? Is an entrechat something to eat? School-age readers (ages 9-18) to adults: Bring your questions to The World Book Encyclopedia for answers!

SKU: 15070
ISBN: 978-0-7166-0113-5
Pages: 14,000+
Volumes: 22
Retail: $499.00
Price: $249.00
Save: $250.00 (50.1%)
  • Over 1,000 new and revised articles including
  • Recent outcomes of national elections around the world
  • Updates to tables of winners of prizes and awards, including Nobels, Pulitzers, and various literary awards
  • More than 25,000 photographs, maps and illustrations
  • Created with the collaboration of expert contributors, advisers, editors, and researchers to ensure readability, accuracy, and currency
  • Extensive index and research tutorials