World Book Encyclopedia - 2010 edition - Portraits of Greatness

World Book invited book lovers everywhere to select the Spinescape® for The World Book Encyclopedia 2010. The winning Spinescape, Portraits of Greatness, showcases iconic figures and fascinating people who have affected human thought and deed throughout the ages.

Animals of the World - set 6

World Book's Animals of the World Set 6, picks up from where Set 5 left off and continues to delve further into the Animal Kingdom.
World Book's Animals of the World appeals to students' curiosity about animals while providing a quick source of answers to commonly asked questions.

Animal Lives

Thoroughly researched and spectacularly illustrated, this 7-volume set focuses on key animal curricular topics for younger learners. Each volume explores a particular animal group covering physical features, behaviour, life cycles, adaptations, habitats, endangered animals and conservation efforts.

World Book Library of Natural Disasters

World Book Library of Natural Disasters is a 15-volume, richly illustrated set explains the science behind natural disasters and provides fascinating examples of powerful forces of nature at work around the world.

Learning Ladders - New

New 2008 Edition - Learning Ladders is designed to reinforce reading skills and enlarge as well as improve the child's vocabulary.

Make It Work Geography

Children fascinated by the Earth and geography finally have a set of books that lets their imaginations soar!

Childcraft – The How and Why Bookshelf

Childcraft features an understanding of how children learn with a far reaching collection of literature, non-fiction articles and creative activities to stimulate and motivate them.

Living Green

In this comprehensive series, students explore environmental issues and current efforts to reduce human impact on the environment.

Make It Work Science

Students can learn real science by building a working rocket, constructing a box kite, and doing many other projects explained in this award-winning series. For this exciting series, Make It Work! Science creator Andrew Haslam was a winner of the Best Science Writing for Children Award given by the American Institute of Physics.

Early Peoples

Examining early civilizations, this 16-volume set explores the history of such ancient cultures as the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Native Americans, and Chinese, among others. Each volume contains fascinating facts about the rise of each civilization or culture, social structure, religion and beliefs, advances in science and the arts, daily life, and the culture’s legacy in the modern world.

Inventions & Discoveries

This 12-volume set explores the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries that continue to shape our world today. Each title is arranged chronologically within the subject area and focuses on inventions and discoveries from around that world that have advanced civilization.

Explore & Learn

Thoroughly researched and spectacularly illustrated, this 6-volume set is designed to teach children through activity-based learning. Within each book, an educational topic is introduced through projects, stories, photographs, illustrations, and special features such as quizzes and word boxes.

World Book Discovery Encyclopedia

A revised and expanded edition of World Book’s popular Student Discovery Encyclopedia-with almost 200 added pages and eye-catching and information-rich special features-The Discovery Encyclopedia is ideal for introducing important research skills to young learners and visual learners.

Biographical Connections

Intended to inform and inspire young readers, these personal stories will make middle- and high-school students think about important influences in their own lives and about how they can use these influences to succeed. Each volume in this unique series reads like a trilogy, helping students understand that everyone has the tools to achieve success.