Synopses & Reviews
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New York Times bestseller and the favored annual amongst kids, parents, teachers and librarians,
The World Almanac for Kids has over 3.5 million copies in print. In its 12th year of publication
, The World Almanac for Kids 2008 is completely updated and filled with facts, quizzes, experiments, puzzles, maps, source websites and more on all manner of timely and timeless topics such as Faces and Places, Art, Weather, Homework Help, Museums, Music and Dance, Sports, Nations, U.S. States and U.S. History.
New this year fun collections of Spanish/English translations and a CSI twist on the Science Chapter. Enjoyed with its companion volume, World Almanac for Kids Brain-building Quizzes, kids will get a head start in school and life. The World Almanac for Kids 2008 is 352 pages of entertaining and engaging answers to thousands of questions and things to do after school and during the Summer Slump. This library builder and homework helper is written especially for kids and is reviewed by Kid Advisors from around the country!
1. National bestseller: The number one selling kids' almanac in the world, with over 3.5 million copies in print! First published in 1996.
2. Editorial excellence: Completely revised for 2008, The World Almanac for Kids offers coverage on the 2008 Beijing Olympic athletes and fun collections of Spanish/English translations. Also inside are brand new puzzles and games, science experiments, and homework help tips.
3. Over 300 color illustrations throughout, jazzy spreads, call-outs and engaging Table of Contents.
4. Free monthly updates throughout the year as part of The World Almanac for Kids E-Newsletter. Dedicated website, www.worldalmanacforkids.com.
World Almanac for Kids 2007 Reviews:
"The World Almanac for Kids 2007 is chock-full of vivid colors and splashy designs tailor-made for your very own flat-screen, hi-def, video-game generation. It isàfull of facts and figures that will amuse, amaze and inform."
- Washington Post July 23, 2006
"àdon't be surprised if adults helping out with the homework don't find themselves irresistibly thumbing through àThe World Almanac for Kids 2007 à. The standard version of The World Almanac and Book of Facts, which has been around since 1868, is a thick book with no-nonsense blocks of text and columns of statistics. The children's version is quite the opposite - a vivid, heavily illustrated volume with snippets and chunks of information, lists of facts, and attention-grabbing graphics."
- Associated Press August 1, 2006
"à they'll be packing this book in their beach bags, camp sacks or suitcases to Grandma'sà.If you want to keep your kids reading this summer, pick up The World Almanac for Kids 2007à. They'll love you for it, and so will their teachers."
- Terri Schlichenmeyer -Syndicated 126 newspapers July 13, 2006
"The World Almanac for Kids 2007 makes perfect back-seat reading for these kidsàPaired with a companion volume, YO! I Know: Brain-Building Quizzes, there's the potential for hours of road-trip fun and learning for the whole family."
- Knight Ridder News Service July 11, 2006
"The youngster who gets into its pages filled with information on all manner of timely and timeless topics is going to get a head start in school and life."
- Bookviews August 2006
Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller and the favored annual amongst kids, parents, teachers and librarians, The World Almanac for Kids has over 3.5 million copies in print. In its 12th year of publication, The World Almanac for Kids 2008 is completely updated and filled with facts, quizzes, experiments, puzzles, maps, source websites and more on all manner of timely and timeless topics such as Faces and Places, Art, Weather, Homework Help, Museums, Music and Dance, Sports, Nations, U.S. States and U.S. History.
New this year fun collections of Spanish/English translations and a CSI twist on the Science Chapter. Enjoyed with its companion volume, World Almanac for Kids Brain-building Quizzes, kids will get a head start in school and life. The World Almanac for Kids 2008 is 352 pages of entertaining and engaging answers to thousands of questions and things to do after school and during the Summer Slump. This library builder and homework helper is written especially for kids and is reviewed by Kid Advisors from around the country!
1. National bestseller: The number one selling kids' almanac in the world, with over 3.5 million copies in print! First published in 1996.
2. Editorial excellence: Completely revised for 2008, The World Almanac for Kids offers coverage on the 2008 Beijing Olympic athletes and fun collections of Spanish/English translations. Also inside are brand new puzzles and games, science experiments, and homework help tips.
3. Over 300 color illustrations throughout, jazzy spreads, call-outs and engaging Table of Contents.
4. Free monthly updates throughout the year as part of The World Almanac for Kids E-Newsletter. Dedicated website, www.worldalmanacforkids.com.
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About the Author
C. Alan Joyce is the Editorial Director of the World Almanac Education Group, serving as chief editor for
The World Almanac and Book of Facts and other titles; he also coordinated development of the new
World Almanac blog in 2006, and continues to manage its daily publishing schedule. Alan was previously a freelance writer and editor, with years of experience in reference publishingand a lifelong addiction to reference books of all kinds. He is the former Executive Editor of
The New York Times Almanac and
The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge.