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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A World of Possibilities in a Format for Today's Child
As a child our well worn set of encyclopedia created a life long desire to know and learn by opening the door to a world of possibilities. Now children have the world at their fingertips online in a way we could never have imagined, but it doesn't have to create a 'bookless' culture. Books are windows on the world, opening doors of possibilities that anyone can still...
Published on January 10, 2002
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Manipulative marketing and straight lies
This book is weird. On page 256 it creates an impression that the first manned space flight was performed by Neil Armstrong in 1969. Actually, it was Yuri Gagarin in 1961. Neil Armstrong did moon landing, but not the first space flight. This "encyclopedia" does not mention Yuri Gagarin at all. Then on page 235 it tells that the Russian state started in Moscow in...
Published on January 1, 2002 by Yuri Panchul
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Manipulative marketing and straight lies,
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This review is from: The Concise Children's Encyclopedia (Concise Encyclopedias) (Hardcover)
This book is weird. On page 256 it creates an impression that the first manned space flight was performed by Neil Armstrong in 1969. Actually, it was Yuri Gagarin in 1961. Neil Armstrong did moon landing, but not the first space flight. This "encyclopedia" does not mention Yuri Gagarin at all. Then on page 235 it tells that the Russian state started in Moscow in 1147. Actually, it was in Kiev in 9th century. By 1000 A.D. Kievan Russia was already a large centralized Christian state. Moscow became the second capital as a result of Mongol invasion. Then on page 236 it sort of states that Russian people are mostly "uneducated peasants" with "limited skills". Full quote from Kingfisher's: "RUSSIA AND BALTIC STATES. LIMITATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. Russia was held back by its very size and its limited skills. It consisted of a vast mass of uneducated peasants ruled by a tiny class of officials." I compared several Kingfisher's articles with a credible source (Encyclopedia Britannica) and found numerous contradictions. Who wrote this stuff?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A World of Possibilities in a Format for Today's Child,
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This review is from: The Concise Children's Encyclopedia (Concise Encyclopedias) (Hardcover)
As a child our well worn set of encyclopedia created a life long desire to know and learn by opening the door to a world of possibilities. Now children have the world at their fingertips online in a way we could never have imagined, but it doesn't have to create a 'bookless' culture. Books are windows on the world, opening doors of possibilities that anyone can still enjoy, and this handy, concise, little book can help a child realize just that. The illustrations and photographs are just large and bright enough to catch your eye, without using up the entire page as many 'children's encyclopedia's' do. There is valuable information along with the entertaining and interesting graphics that keep an internet savy child thumbing through this book. I'm buying one for all seven of my grandchildren, learning is fun and I want them to see the possibilities!
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The Concise Children's Encyclopedia (Concise Encyclopedias) by Editors of Kingfisher (Hardcover - September 15, 2001)
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