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Publisher
World Book, Inc
Language
English
Description
"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on How to use WORLD BOOK, Other Research Aids, Pronunciation Key, A Student Guide to Better Writing, Speaking, and Research Skills, and comprehensive index"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
360 p. : col. ill., col. maps., ports. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uses text and computer-generated artworks to provide detailed, realistic explorations of a wide range of topics in six broad categories. Includes glossary.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
The definitive guide to more than 275 heroes, villains, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy The latest edition of this beloved title has been comprehensively updated to include new characters from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and both seasons of Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Want to learn more about the Knights of Ren? Where is Padme Amidala from? How tall is Grogu? To learn the answers to these questions and more, look no further than Star...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Become an eyewitness to the world's most incredible nature, science, and historical events, all in one tremendous picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of everything. Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything includes every topic children want to read about. The world's greatest record-breakers, most amazing animals, inspiring history-makers, and cutting-edge technology are...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Brimming with intelligence and personality, a vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made - a must read for word mavens. Have you ever tried to define the word "is?" Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) "irregardless?" Did you know that OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter to Winston Churchill? These are the questions that keep lexicographers up at night. While most of us might take dictionaries for...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Second edition, Revised edition
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares information on a range of topics, including space, nature, and sports, to provide readers with facts that range from how hurricanes form and where the vikings raided to Earth's biggest volcano and most poisonous mushroom.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Peter Winceworth, a disaffected Victorian lexicographer, inserts false entries into a dictionary - violating and subverting the dictionary's authority - in an attempt to assert some sense of individual purpose and artistic freedom. In the present day, Mallory, a young overworked and underpaid intern employed by the dictionary's publishing house, is tasked with uncovering these entries before the work is digitised. As the novel progresses and their...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Read up on fantastic facts and study more than 50 picture quizes with three levels of difficulty. The challenge gets harder as you work your way from Starter, to Challenger, and Genius category.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©1998
Edition
1st edition
Physical Desc
xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered...
Author
Language
English
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Description
'In this delightful debut' (Newsweek) based on actual events, as a team of male scholars compiles the first Oxford English Dictionary, one of their daughters decides to collect the 'objectionable' words they omit.
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
390 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The encyclopedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. Adults cleared their shelves in the belief that everything that was explainable was now effortlessly...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive children's encyclopedia is a treasure trove of facts, showing you the world one object at a time. From animals to the internet, and from pandemics to global warming, this children's encyclopedia is packed with everything you need to know. Explore galleries of intriguing objects on a range of topics, from plants to space, and from sports to ancient civilizations. Whether it is the earliest photograph taken or the latest rover on...
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