Here are several Children's Encyclopedias Book Reviews
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First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans
This volume is part of a series of encyclopedias from Usborne that focuses on the Earth's seas and oceans and the living organisms in them. Other volumes cover the world, animals, and space. Internet links are provided throughout the book so that users can access additional related information. Users have to go to www.usborne-quicklinks.com to connect to the sites; URLs are not given. The site is easy to use and navigate and no subscription is needed to use it.
Besides the Internet benefit of this work, it can also be used as a stand alone encyclopedia. The colorful illustrations and brief, easy-to-read entries seem to be geared for elementary-aged students. Subjects such as coral reefs, dolphins, tides, shipwrecks, and the future of the oceans are covered. While the encyclopedia itself is only brief enough to satisfy mild curiosity, the Internet links will open a world of discovery for young learners. As with any Internet-related work, readers should keep in mind that some sites will move or disappear over time.
Reviewer - Cari Ringelheim
Libraries Unlimited, March 2002
First Encyclopedia of Our World and First Encyclopedia of Animals
"Why do Zebras have stripes?", "How do earthquakes happen?", "How does a snake see in the dark?".
Find answers to these questions and many more in this exhilarating new series.
Amazing photographs and illustrations combine with lively text to illustrate the basics of our planet's geography or its animals.
The First Encyclopedia of Animals has separate sections on: mammals, birds, water-life and creepy-crawlies.
The First Encyclopedia of Our World covers: the Earth, it's geography, weather, climates and ecology.
Recommended for ages 4 years and up.
Reviewer: La Voz Newspaper, October 2000
Children's Encyclopedia Internet Linked
Reviewer: Today's Books
Rated a Must Read
Today's Parent, February 2002
First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans
Children love the strange worlds of fantasy stories. Do they know a real-life fantastic world exists right here on earth, in the vast oceans?
The First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans by Ben Denne, for ages 4 to about 9, presents an overview of topics relating to the earth's bodies of salt water. Following an introduction, the first half of this paperback book describes a fantastic variety of underwater wildlife, explained in a clear manner to facilitate children's understanding. Topics include predators, natural camouflage, coral reefs, symbiosis, poisonous animals, oceanic mammals, and creatures of the deep sea. Numerous unusual facts stimulate interest; for example, "Antarctic icefish have special liquid in their blood, to stop them from freezing."
Other topics include waves, currents, coasts, ships, and how humans adversely affect the ocean. Kids will be surprised to learn that Tsunami waves are only dangerous when they approach the shore and that a small submarine for deep ocean exploration holds no more than one occupant.
David Hancock's beautiful, colorful illustrations add abundant information beyond what words can explain. Children will enjoy the picture of several salmon jumping up a waterfall, as well as the depiction of a coral shrimp cleaning a moray eel's teeth. Small illustrations with captions, some of which are sequential, provide significant details. Two schematic pictures represent an oil rig removing oil from under the seabed. Two small world maps show routes; one indicates humpback whales' migrations, and the other denotes the main ocean currents.
This book, which belongs to the First Encyclopedias series, is Internet-linked, meaning it provides information on accessing numerous web sites that supplement material in the book. The table of contents and an index provide quick access to specific topics.
Reviewer - Norma Kellam
First Encyclopedia of Space
The Usborne First Encyclopedia of Space is a great book to help children to learn about the wonders of the universe. Written by Paul Doswell and beautifully illustrated by Gary Bines and David Hancock, it briefly covers all sorts of exciting aspects of outer space, from our own solar system to distant galaxies to space probes. In easy to understand language it tells young readers about life on a space station along with how the space shuttle works. Its internet links provide further gateways to information introduced in the book. All in all, this is a fun book for children of all ages.
Reviewer - Mike Kundert
Here are the ISBN numbers for Children's Encyclopedias Books:
First Encyclopedia of Space paperback 978-0-7945-0035-1
First Encyclopedia (purple) hardcover 978-0-7945-0368-0
First Encyclopedia of Animals 978-0-7945-0215-7
First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 978-0-7945-0696-4
First Encyclopedia of the Human Body 978-0-7945-0695-7
Here are the ISBN Numbers for the Usborne Little Encyclopedias:
Little Encyclopedia of Space 978-0-7945-1091-6
Little Encyclopedia of Seas and Ocean 978-0-7945-1977-3
Little Encyclopedia of Dinosaur 978-0-794 5-1087-9
Little Encyclopedia of Science IL 978-0-7945-1095-4
Little Book of Animals 978-0-7945-1872-1
Here are the ISBN Numbers for the Advanced Children's Encyclopedias
The Usborne Internet Linked Science Encyclopedia
Paperback 978-0-7945-0331-4
The Usborne Internet Linked World History
Paperback 978-0-7945-0332-1
The Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia of World Geography
Paperback 978-0-7945-0805-0
The Usborne Internet Linked World Religions Encyclopedia
Paperback 978-0-7945-1059-6 $14.99
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