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Great book, but check the dimensions of the copy you're buying, April 22, 2011
This review is from: Childrens Encyclopedia: The Usborne Internet-Linked (First Encyclopedias) (Hardcover)
I couldn't believe that I found this book on Amazon.com for 1/2 the price of the local bookstore. I should have realized that even Amazon.com doesn't offer THAT good of deals. This book is a MUCH smaller version than the copy at the local bookstore. All the information is the same (as far as I can tell) but the book itself is much smaller. It's about the size of a Reader's Digest only quite a bit thicker. It's my fault for not looking at the dimensions, but it was still a bit disappointing. As far as the content of the book, I'm impressed. As I said above, I previewed the book at a local bookstore and thought it was worth purchasing. I'm homeschooling my daughter and purchased it to go along with Story of the World Volume 1. It covers a wide range of topics and will be useful for history, geography, and science. The best thing about the book for me is that I see very little that conflicts with our conservative Christian worldview. I see nothing about evolution, big bang, cave men, or similar topics. There is a little mention of dinosaurs being on the earth millions of years before people, but this is by far the most compatible history/science type book I've found. (And I spend an entire afternoon at Borders looking for school books that wouldn't compromise our religious beliefs.)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Book for Little Ones at a Bargain Price!, October 28, 2007
This review is from: Childrens Encyclopedia: The Usborne Internet-Linked (First Encyclopedias) (Hardcover)
This encyclopedia has an excellent coverage in an easy to understand language for elementary lower grades. I bought it for my son who is at second grade reading level and enjoys geography and science. This encyclopedia has the same content as its bigger edition, which costs about $21. Only that this is more handy and still has a good size print. The pictures are beautiful. Altogether, it worths more than what I paid for. What a deal!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Children's Encyclopedia, July 10, 2008
This review is from: Childrens Encyclopedia: The Usborne Internet-Linked (First Encyclopedias) (Hardcover)
It's great to have the use of the internet, but having an actual book in front of you to hold and read and flip through the pages is so much more appealing to me. This is a great starter encyclopedia for children to have from age 7 and up. It's great for homeschoolers also. When they go through the book, it will give you an idea of what their interests are and what they want to learn more about. The pictures are realistic, beautiful, colorful. There are so many things in it to learn and lots of tidbits about everything from the body, science, earth, animals, sports, religions, materials, dinosaurs, and on and on. Great encyclopedia to own.
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