Books with title Oxford American Children's Encyclopedia: 9-volume set

The completely up-to-date Oxford American Children's Encyclopedia is a reference work designed to meet the interests and needs of American schoolchildren. The nine-volume set offers a solid foundation of knowledge in social studies, history, geography, language arts, science, math, sports, and the arts, including literature, music, painting, dance, and entertainment. Volumes 1-7 cover more than 1,500 subjects, offering accurate and clearly written articles on everything from A - Z, from Aircraft and the American Revolution to Zippers and Zoos, from Ballet, Baseball, and DNA to Mummies, Space Exploration, and Wolves. Also included are fact-filled entries on every U.S. state and territory, the continents, and leading nations of the world. Volume 8, Biography, profiles the lives of nearly 600 famous men and women throughout the history of the world--artists, writers, composers, explorers, scientists, and political leaders, including all U.S. presidents.Volume 9, Index, Gazetteer and Timeline of World History, includes a carefully prepared index of more than 15,000 entries, as well as a gazetteer featuring every country in the world (and its flag) and detailed world map and world history timeline. Special Features: - The only encyclopedia specifically designed for 8- to 12-year-olds - Articles relate directly to American school curriculum - 2,081 articles, heavily illustrated with thousands of stunning color maps, photographs, diagrams, and original art - Informal and friendly text--designed with children, for children - Material reviewed by expert academic and educational consultants - Entries arranged alphabetically for ease of use, with extensive cross-referencing - Margin notes in each article offer fascinating details and up-to-date facts, including records and statistics of special interest to American schoolchildren - Profiles of all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 5 U.S. possessions - Biography volume includes more than 200 fascinating prominent Americans, U.S. Presidents, painters, writers, composers, and statesmen, plus over 400 prominent figures from the rest of the world - Ideal for school projects and reports, research, homework, and for general knowledge - New articles on American history and populations, including immigration, Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans - Cross-references make connections to related articles - Eye-catching photographs illustrate the key concepts - The text is broken into easily readable sections, with clear sub-headings - All the articles on the page are listed in headings - Diagrams reinforce and expand the information in the text - Fascinating facts and figures in the margins keep the main text uncluttered - Exciting ideas for activities and experiments - Each letter of the alphabet has a different colored panel for easy reference

Why do stars twinkle? How does a washing machine work? Where is Burkina Faso? From A to Z and everything in between, the answers are all in the Oxford Children's Encyclopedia. Be it a school project on nuclear power, homework on the Roman empire, or a bet with your best friend on the world's longest river...The Oxford Children's Encyclopedia is the ideal companion. THE RESULT OF A UNIQUE PROGRAM OF RESEARCH! Oxford asked librarians, teachers, and parents in England to record what children wanted to look up, and the words that they used. At the same time, six major subject consultants drew up headword lists. All this information was combined to produce the final product. FRIENDLY AND INFORMAL, WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR 8-13 YEAR OLDS! All the contributors were chosen for their expertise in their particular subjects, and for their ability to write for children. To insure that the language level was exactly right, sample articles were tested in classrooms across Britain. The children also helped determine the type size and page design that they found the easiest to use. THE IDEAL INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE FOR NORTH AMERICAN CHILDREN The Encyclopedia was developed and edited in England, and therefore presents a more international point of view than most encyclopedias available in this country. For example, not only are all of the U.S. States, Capitals, and Presidents listed in one of the many appendices, but also: Rulers of England and the United Kingdom Prime Minsters of England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand States of Australia Provinces of Canada Counties of the United Kingdom Republics of the U.S.S.R. Countries of the world with their capitals A SOLID FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND THE ARTS! Research showed that children had a much more articulated need for specific words in science, technology and the life sciences, and much less so for the arts and literature. The final list of articles reflects these needs. In the sciences the topics are much more specific (hydraulics, hydro-electric power, viaducts), while in the arts the articles are longer and more general (sculpture, drama, dance, and music).

Why do stars twinkle? How does a washing machine work? Where is Burkina Faso? From A to Z and everything in between, the answers are all in the Oxford Children's Encyclopedia. Be it a school project on nuclear power, homework on the Roman empire, or a bet with your best friend on the world's longest river...The Oxford Children's Encyclopedia is the ideal companion. THE RESULT OF A UNIQUE PROGRAM OF RESEARCH! Oxford asked librarians, teachers, and parents in England to record what children wanted to look up, and the words that they used. At the same time, six major subject consultants drew up headword lists. All this information was combined to produce the final product. FRIENDLY AND INFORMAL, WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR 8-13 YEAR OLDS! All the contributors were chosen for their expertise in their particular subjects, and for their ability to write for children. To insure that the language level was exactly right, sample articles were tested in classrooms across Britain. The children also helped determine the type size and page design that they found the easiest to use. THE IDEAL INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE FOR NORTH AMERICAN CHILDREN The Encyclopedia was developed and edited in England, and therefore presents a more international point of view than most encyclopedias available in this country. For example, not only are all of the U.S. States, Capitals, and Presidents listed in one of the many appendices, but also: Rulers of England and the United Kingdom Prime Minsters of England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand States of Australia Provinces of Canada Counties of the United Kingdom Republics of teh U.S.S.R. Countries of the world with their capitals A SOLID FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND THE ARTS! Research showed that children had a much more articulated need for specific words in science, technology and the life sciences, and much less so for the arts and literature. The final list of articles reflects these needs. In the sciences the topics are much more specific (hydraulics, hydro-electric power, viaducts), while in the arts the articles are longer and more general (sculpture, drama, dance, and music).