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Encyclopædia Britannica's 2010 Children's Encyclopedia teaches students to research information on their own. Covering the most important topics for kids in grades 1 to 9, it includes the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia, the Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary and Thesaurus, games and interactive study guides, and other rich multimedia that makes learning fun and keeps children engaged. Taking students from frogs to physics, these two complete encyclopedias form the cornerstone of a total reference library that interests and involves young students.

FEATURES

• Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia for young learners
• Britannica Student Encyclopedia for middle-school students
• Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary & Thesaurus
• A complete World Atlas
• Multimedia Thousands of photographs, videos, audio clips, and virtual tours
• Timelines that show the people, events, and discoveries of the past
• Explore for easy browse through articles and media tours
• Virtual Note cards to take and save notes from articles
• Learning games and interactive study guides that make learning fun
• Useful homework resources including a video subject browse and how-to documents on topics such as writing a book review
• A-Z browse or search by keyword or question that allow children to find information quickly and easily

CONTENT COUNTS

• 18,322 articles/9,728,230 words
  • 15,741 Student
  • 2,581 Elementary
• 6,847 photos, illustrations, tables, and special comps
• 1,795 maps
• 101 video clips
• 56 sound clips
• 5 animations and shockwave
• 290 World Data Profiles
• 732 Daily Content
• 166,000 Web links
• 130,000 Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary & Thesaurus entries
• 3,039 indexed timeline entries
  • 2,568 Student
  • 471 Elementary
• Online learning games and activities
  • 211 student activities
  • 246 elementary activities
• Thousands of magazine articles and videos online