The Usborne Internet-Linked Children's Encyclopedia (First Encyclopedias)

Rating:
Summary: A Great Resource of the First Encyclopedia Series
Review: I have never really like the cartoon pictures Usborne has used in the past, however these colorful pictures are very impressive. There are bright pictures on each page - the layout is orderly and informative, not overcrowded. The contents of this book seems to be a compilation of the other "First Encyclopedia" series with a few different pictures. I have noticed that some of the information from the original series has been omitted or moved to different sections.

The topics are: Our World, Animals and Plants, How Your Body Works, History, How People Live, Science, How Things Work, Space, Maps of the World, and a section on interesting facts.

It is big and chunky, so not a very friendly couch book like the actual series, although it is definetly a great resource. We use it as our science spine for elementary grades.