Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Reference    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children's encyclopedias and d    4. Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Encyclopedias and dictionaries    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias    10. Reference | Subject area reference   

Reviews (27)

perfect for getting kids to read
I bought this for my nephew for his 10th birthday. When he opened it he said "now I can take my name off the list at the library cause I OWN it" For the rest of the party he regaled us all reading from the book. In the hour he owned the book he learned several new words. What a great way to get kids to read.

Perfect gift book forlittle boys!
My nephew LOVED it. I expected more pictures and less text but it didn't bother the 8 year old. He got tons of thrills just from the kid picking his nose on the cover. Perfect gift for a wild little boy along with a container of that oozing slime you get at Walmart. (the fits of giggles from the booger jokes are worth everything)

It's nasty and the kids love it
I bought this for my classroom bookshelf. I teach 7th grade science and my kids fight with each other to read it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aversion    2. Children's 9-12 - Science    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Curiosities & Wonders    6. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    7. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc    8. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Miscellaneous    12. Reference - Encyclopedias    13. Science & Technology - General    14. Encyclopaedias & reference works    15. Humour & jokes    16. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Encyclopedias    17. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology)    18. Juvenile Nonfiction / Curiosities & Wonders    19. Natural history & pets   

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Oh, Yikes! Oh, Yes!!!!!
This is a book kids have been waiting for. As a school librarian, I can testify that copies of Oh, Yuck! are never on the shelf. Now there is a waiting list for Oh, Yikes! as well. Masoff writes in the most entertaining manner. She fully understands the mind of a child. Kids are so wildly amused by the subjects and the illustrations that they don't notice she's managed to include more facts than most text books. This is a wonderful book!!!!

Awesome!!
We thought nothing could top "Oh Yuck!", but my son cannot keep his nose out of this book!! It is fascinating, educational and most of all...fun and hilarious. What better way to learn?? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    5. History    6. Juvenile General And Reference Works    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Encyclopaedias & reference works    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias   

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Wonderful Encyclopedia
I bought this to homeschool my 5 year old daughter.
Amazing History reference
This book contains beautiful color illistrations and more historical information than any one book I have ever seen! The timeline makes finding the date you are looking for very easy to find.

Kid friendly
The material is kid friendly and seems to capture my kids attention.Keeps history exciting as it should be. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. History - General    4. Juvenile General And Reference Works    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Reference - Encyclopedias    8. World history    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's 9-12 - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Juvenile General And Reference Works    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General   

Subjects:  1. Antiquities    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Civilization    5. History    6. History - Ancient    7. History - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Reference - Encyclopedias    11. Rome   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Encyclopedias    3. History - Military & Wars    4. History - Military / War    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Military    7. Military - General    8. Military Science    9. Military history    10. Reference - Encyclopedias    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. World - General    13. BCE to c 500 CE    14. Modern period, c 1500 onwards    15. Reference works    16. Revolutions & coups    17. War & defence operations    18. World history    19. c 1000 CE to c 1500    20. c 500 CE to c 1000 CE   

Editorial Review

This encyclopedia can make anyone feel like a scientist! Not only does it have fascinating facts on everything from atoms to zephyrs, it also shows how scientists work--describing, measuring, and asking questions about the world. Filled with detailed, sharp illustrations and eye-catching photographs, this book could keep a curious kid (or adult!) occupied for weeks. The one- and two-page entries are thematically organized--much more useful than alphabetical entries for making connections and thinking about whole systems. Some of the best categories are "Reactions," "Materials," "Weather," "Space," and "How Living Things Work." But Read more

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DK Science Encyclopedia
This book is great.It gives many pictures and illustrations.It helped me immensely with my science class.

The Fragility of Science
DK makes some of the world's best books for kids; that is indisputable. It's easy to nitpick, of course. The precision photography of the DK books, and the very attention to detail can render the technology information obsolete fairly rapidly. But for the here and now, DK books have no rival. However, they may well not last beyond the now. Here's my pet peeve with this particular book: It is so big and heavy, that if your kids love this book as much as mine do, the cover will quickly separate from the book, leaving the whole thing vulnerable to unravelling. We've lost our contents and index already, now we're losing our science history pages! I'm so sad about this! This book literally falls apart under its own weight, when handled by children. I will attempt a hold-together fix with some duct tape, but I'm not sure how long that will last.This book is such an incredible resource, and kids will spend hours reading it to themselves or dragging it over to you for an explanation of this or that, but its construction is not sufficiently strong for its weight and target age level. A tough paperback binding would have been a far better thing. Kids need strong, strong books. If you want to keep this book in spiffy condition, then by all means put it up on a shelf, defeat the purpose of buying it in the first place, and then your kids can sell it on e-bay in 50 years or so as an antique curiosity. If you're some hyper-organized size-5 perfect freak of nature, you can keep it on your special shelf of fragile books that you personally take down and read to your children for 25 minutes every day after Yoga, and then you can do the same for your grandchildren, if your kids ever let you see them. If you let this book just get enjoyed and learned from freely, you can expect that a: Your kids will love it and learn a lot, and b: The book won't last two years, unless you only have girls, who tend to be less destructive little beasts. I don't think girls will attempt to place this book as a bridge between couch and coffee table, then jump on it. Boys might. Punks.

Every Home Should Have This Book
and I truly mean this. For adults, adolesents and kids as young as two years old, this is a great resource and highly enjoyable book for all ages. My 3 year old LOVES it, my 5 year old LOVES it, and when flipping through it with them together as a bedtime book, I almost always wind up reading and adding to my own knowledge-base myself. This is a book that you would expect to retail for $50 and at this Amazon price, it is a real deal. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Encyclopedias    5. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Reference - Encyclopedias    8. Science    9. Science & Nature - General    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / General   

Editorial Review

Ever wonder what a tardigrade might have looked like? Or what tree wetas eat? Now you can find out, because this great nature encyclopedia answers these questions and a jillion more. Organized into sections ("The Natural World," "How Living Things Work," "Ecology," "Classification," "Plants," and "Animals"), the Read more

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Wonderful book on nature for all ages
Primarily bought as a gift for my 5 yr old nephew, I spent a considerable amount of time pouring over this book. A neat thing about this book is the wealth of information coupled with attractive, colorful pictures opening up the world of nature.

Rekindling Our Respect for Nature!
This book has succeeded in describing the great diversity of life on earth in such an interesting way with colorful photographs and new information that one can't help but stand in awe of our great planet.The chapters discuss : How living things work,ecology, classification, plants and animals. I was afraid that the animal section in this book would be a repetition ofDK's Animal Encyclopedia, but thankfully it wasn't, I found new information everytime. For those who are not familiar with DK's encyclopedias one should know that the superior photography and layout of these books really captivate children's attention and fascination with this world.

love of nature grows the more we know
I am delighted with this encyclopedia which I ordered as a present for my six year old.This handsome book has beautiful pictures and lots of information covering many aspects of nature.Attractive and accessible, it provides great rewards for the young reader whose love and respect of nature will grow as their knowledge expands. I expect it to be used in greater depth as my daughter grows older.For now, she loves to open it up and see what she finds-and becomes engaged immediately.I highly recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Encyclopedias    6. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Natural history    9. Nature    10. Nature - General    11. Reference - Encyclopedias    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Earth Sciences   

Reviews (6)

Where are the Black contributions to American History?
I am a homeschooling mother, and this is my first year teaching my sons American History.As an immigrant, this has been a learning experience for me as well.I bought the Children's Encyclopedia of American History as a pictorial supplement to the excellent curriculum we are using. It took just a few minutes of glancing through this book to become very disappointed with my purchase. There is little or no reference to key African-American figures in American History.The discussion of the Spanish exploration of the South and West mentions every member of the party except Estebanico, the Moorish slave who actually led the expedition to what is now California.We are currently learning about George Washington Carver, and were surprised to find not even one sentence dedicated to this man's great contributions. Booker T. Washington is mentioned in one sentence, and shares a brief paragraph with W.E.B. DuBois.The entire Civil Rights movement is summed up in one paragraph.Surprisingly, a significant amount of space is dedicated to a picture of Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky, and a discussion of their relationship. The book is packed and ready to be shipped back to Amazon.

A Great Resource for Young Learners!
An excellent resource for elementary-aged kids who are interested in history. Lots of photos, illustration, and color keep my daughter interested. Written very well. Divided into decades. One of the best resources I have found for my daughter!

Well balanced presentation, beautiful pictures
I am a conservative Christian looking for the right history book to homeschool my kids.I read this DK Children's Encyclopedia from beginning to end, and I find it acceptable over all in content presentation.Another reviewer here says the book is too liberal, but I disagree; I think Mr. King clearly strives to present an unbiased view of American History.Now everybody has his own view of history, and a history book is bound to reveal somewhat of the author's bias.However, it is obvious that Mr. King kept his own opinions well under control, making this book excellent read for people of every view point.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Encyclopedias    4. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    5. History    6. History - General    7. History - United States/General    8. Juvenile General And Reference Works    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Reference - Encyclopedias    11. United States    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / General   

Reviews (3)

Excellent book
My children (homeschooled first grader and fun-loving 3 year old) both adore this book.It includes every kind of animal your child may be interested in along with tons of facts to grow their little brains.If you have a little animal lover, you will thrill them with this encyclopedia.I am using it as our animal textbook for first grade.We have the Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia as well, but this one is better in my opinion--it's more visually exciting and plentiful, and I prefer the way this book is arranged (by subject matter rather than alphabetically, as the Kingfisher book is).

Good, solid kids encyclopedia
This encyclopedia is a good introduction into the animal kingdom.It does read well and the illustrations and imagery are well done.The categories make looking up animal groups a breeze.There is enough detail and close ups on the smaller animals, which really helps with understanding the animals.
My son's favorite present!!
I bought this encyclopedia for my son's 7th birthday. It was his favorite gift, hands down. He still takes it with him everywhere. The book is full of pictures and lots of neat facts that are enough to challenge a 7year old, but concise enough that he can read them simply. The book is split up into different categories of animals: Mammals, Creepy Crawlies, Birds, Reptiles, etc. Then each category has pages for different types of that creature. For example, mammals has ocean mammals, horses, marsupials, flying mammals, etc. The pictures are wonderful, and as I said, the amount of text is just right. I am so glad I bought this. My son is happy to sit for hours on end looking at this book. I highly recommend it for any animal loving child. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Encyclopedias    6. Juvenile General And Reference Works    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    9. Juvenile literature    10. Reference - Encyclopedias    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General   

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An important mainstay for either high school or college-level literary holdings
The Harlem Renaissance was a broad movement of the 1920s and 30s in America which involved all genres of the arts in a vivid spurt of creative growth, and charting the literary movement's works and major players is Encyclopedia Of The Harlem Literary Renaissance: The Essential Guide To The Lives And Works Of The Harlem Renaissance Writers. Over six hundred A-Z entries detail the history of the movement and explain how the writer and their works helped influence and change the face of American literary achievement. From historical studies to literary criticism, primary source materials and quotes throughout make the Encyclopedia Of The Harlem Literary Renaissance an important mainstay for either high school or college-level literary holdings.
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. African American authors    3. African American intellectuals    4. African Americans    5. American - African American & Black    6. American - General    7. American literature    8. Authors, American    9. Biography    10. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    11. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    12. Encyclopedias    13. General    14. General And Reference Works (Young Adult)    15. Intellectual life    16. Juvenile Nonfiction    17. Literary Criticism    18. Literary Criticism & Collections    19. Literature (Young Adult)    20. Literature - Classics / Criticism    21. Reference    22. Reference - Encyclopedias    23. English    24. Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries    25. Reference works    26. USA   

Subjects:  1. Reference - Encyclopedias    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    4. Reference    5. Fine Arts (General)    6. Biography & Autobiography - Art    7. Art & Architecture    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Art    9. Artists, Architects, Photographers    10. Art    11. Encyclopedias    12. Biography & Autobiography    13. Artists    14. Biography   

Reviews (7)

Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia
The book has wonderful pictures and graphics. However - each subject is merely glanced over with little in depth coverage. It isn't very useful as a study resource unless you like to look at pictures.

Homeschoolers need this book
For homeschooling (and indeed for any child who loves to learn), there are two names to look out for: Kingfisher and Usborne. Like the Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, the Science Encyclopedia forms a core study guide for homeschoolers. The book is divided into ten main sections, which gives you the option of concentrating on a broad topic, and picking out individual subjects within that topic. So there are 48 pages under 'Planet Earth' for example, and each subject is a manageable one or two pages long. That's perfect for the homeschooling family - the subjects are never too long to become tedious, but if your child wants to learn more, pick out another equally manageable subject and extend that day's science lesson a little.
Pretty book, marginally acceptable science, appalling writing
This book only gets two stars because of the gorgeousness of the pictures.The actual science content is shoddy, and the writing is horrific.Don't be fooled:Kingfisher is owned by a public school curriculum company, and it shares all the same flaws that a text book has.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Encyclopedias    4. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    5. Juvenile General And Reference Works    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Science (General)    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Science    10. Science & Nature - General    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias   

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Good artwork but it isn't worth the money.
This book is okay, but there could have been a little more information in it on (the pictures are huge and take up most of the page space). That being said, the artwork is great, but it doesn't compare to books like the Spiderwick Field Guide and Dragonology. If you're looking for something a little more complete, and something that is worth 25 dollars, don't buy this book.

Excellent for fantasy fans!
This book has beauitful pictures, great amount of information that is easy to understand and read. I highly recommend this book to every and any fantasy fan! Myself, I've been looking for this type of book for a long time but never knew what to search to find it. One day I got the idea to type in my search "Fantasy Encyclopedia" and that is when I found this book.
Amazing!!!
This book is spectacular! With color pictures on every page, it illustrates nearly every creature of fantasy imaginable, from the Baba Yaga to the Cockatrice. Kids and adults of all ages will treasure this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals, Mythical    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    7. Fairies    8. General    9. Juvenile Folk Tales / Mythology / Fables    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Literary Criticism & Collections    12. Reference - Encyclopedias    13. Social Science - Folklore & Mythology    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias   

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3rd Grade Teacher
I bought this Science Encyclopedia along with their basic Encyclopedia and I truly love it.My kids are always reading it whenever they get the chance.I have a 5 minute session after lunch before my class leaves to go to "specials." During that 5 minute teaching period I have been letting them pick out one subject area from one of the encyclopedias and then we review how to read nonfiction while looking over that subject briefly.I am amazed to see the sparks that start flying and how interested in all of the subjects the students have been.The pictures are wonderful and help students to connect with the information they are reading.I will buy more sets for my classroom because they are always in use!!!!

Absaloutly Amazing
I love this book almost as much as the original E.Encyclopedia.
Ultimate Research Tool for Science Research
This is the second joint project after the reference book e.encyclopedia was published in October 2003. Both books feature websites enhanced by Google. Keywords in this book direct children to exclusive DK/Google websites where they connect to pre-selected relevant and authoritative websites.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Computer network resources    4. Computers - Internet    5. Encyclopedias    6. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    7. Juvenile Computer Science    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile Science (General)    10. Juvenile literature    11. Reference - Encyclopedias    12. Reference - General    13. Science    14. Science & Nature - General    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children's encyclopedias and d    3. Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Encyclopedias and dictionaries    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Reference - Encyclopedias    8. Reference - General    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias   

Reviews (5)

The best for preschoolers
I checked out 4 animal encyclopedias for children.They are all great, but three of them were classified by the kinds/habitat/class.The Kingfisher's animal encyclopedia is organized alphabetically and dedicates one or two pages maximum on one animal.My 4 year old likes it the best.When he wants to look up shark, he goes, 'sh, sh,... letter S!' and he can find it easily.In one page, this book sums up what preschoolers and kindergarteners want to know about the shark.This is truely the best first animal encyclopedia for children.

Nice, but not as good as DK's Animal Encyclopedia
We bought this book after already purchasing the Animal Encyclopedia from DK.If I had it to do over again I would have just purchased the book from DK.The real photos and minimum of two to three page spread on each animal make it so much more informative.

Fabulous!
My nephew, 4 years old, loves this book! He loves "reading" all the pages, and looking at all the pictures. It's tremendously colorful, and interesting even for the adults. I definitely would recommend it for any child with an interest in animals, or for any adult who hopes to foster such an interest. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Reference    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Encyclopedias    7. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / General   

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Greatfor Science
This book is easy for my 6 yr old to understand. We are using it for our science book and she is loving it!!

Most excellent purchase!
I actually first looked at this book just because it only had a one star rating and I wondered why.When I learned that, it was because it had children's level sex ed I bought it immediately.My 5 year old was trying to figure out what a birthday was for and I needed a little visual assist to help him understand that he came from my belly on that day. Really, the sex ed of this book is perfect for small children.It shows a big blow up of an egg surrounded by sperm.It has two basic anatomy drawings of what is in a woman and what is in a man with no deep detail; they are small and dull in comparison to the Sperm and Egg multicolor blow up of a microscope picture.It shows on the next two pages a baby developing in the womb.It's just drawings and it has an ultra sound of the profile of a baby's head.Nothing about how the baby gets in there, nothing about how it comes out, just very basic things a small child can understand (I highly recommend it for the 5 year old set). It is very colorful and shows much of the anatomy in relation to children's bodies.
Reproductive chapter is way to descriptive
My 9 year old son, a forth grader, brought this book home from his school library. If you could have seen his face and then mine as he read aloud the chapter on reproduction. I would not have to say anymore about the book. Let's just say I now have to have "The Talk" with my nine year old son, when this should have waited until he was at least 11 or 12. I thought it was completely inappropriate, very explicate and way to descriptive to put this info in a childs book. The front cover is very misleading, it makes it look like just another fun human body book that he likes to read. It also should not be called the "First" Human Body Encyclopedia, it should say the "Middle School Childs" Human Body Encyclopedia. This would have been a great book, full of great information for any child to read if not for that one chapter. I'm very upset.
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Subjects:  1. Body, Human    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Encyclopedias    5. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    6. Human anatomy    7. Human physiology    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / General   

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A good book, with a lot of car history.
Thos book is a exellent maker- history encyklopedia, it contains information about modells as well as owner history. The one thing that would make this book perfect is more modell data. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Children's 9-12 - Transportation    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Encyclopedias    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Reference    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Transportation - Cars & Trucks    10. Transport: General Interest