The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia

by Peter Clayman Ben Hoare

Book Overview

With its easy-to-use alphabetical organization and wide-ranging coverage, this is an excellent starting point for children researching school assignments. Illustrations. Photos. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753455692
• ISBN13: 9780753455692
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.0" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

A Great First Encyclopedia

I bought this encyclopedia for my first grader and rising kindergartner. The scope of topics is very wide while the entries range from short to more extensive for what the publishers label "Special Features". This is a list of 37 "important topics" ranging from the continent of Africa and Art to Dinosaurs, Earth and the two World Wars. The illustrations are excellent and the use of bold type in the entries alerts you to separate entries for those words. I find this an outstanding jumping off point for my children to peruse and answer their questions or lead them to deeper questions. Most attractive to me in my comparison to other encyclopedias was the more tasteful and less explicit treatment of the Reproduction entry. We're not ready for that much information.