Best Children's Encyclopedias
1 National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals with Photos, Maps, and More! (Encyclopaedia)
Featuring 2,500 species and packed with stunning color photographs, amazing animal facts, maps, and more, the new National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive on the market today, amazing and entertaining readers, while providing them with authoritative information about the animal kingdom. Special features in each section include ANIMAL PROFILES spreads that focus in-depth on a particular animal and ANIMAL RECORDS spreads that highlight superlatives such as fastest, tallest, smallest, etc. No less than 2,500 animals are included in this oversize encyclopedic reference.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My daughter absolutely loves this book as with most other animal books she brings it with her in the car and will read it for hours."
"A lot of beautiful pictures."
"Birthday gift for my niece and she LOVED it."
"Great detailed pictures!"
"father of the year for this one."
"AMAZING photography and very educational!"
"My daughter loves this book."
"Nice but could have made it more children use."
• Chapter 2 introduces kids to the other planets in our solar system. CATHERINE D. HUGHES is the author of National Geographic Little Kids First Big. Book of Animals , National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs , and is the science editor for the award-winning National Geographic Kids and National. Geographic Little Kids magazines.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this for my five year old daughter, who was asking for a book about space."
"I bought this book and the "First Big Book of Why" by National Geographic for my kindergartener who is starting to question how things work. This book has information on the solar system, and includes all new information about dwarf planets (I think there were three or four mentioned), and other bodies in our solar system like asteroids and comets."
"4 year old son loves space, stars, etc and enjoys this book, I like it to, as it teaches things I didn't know or can't remember from school!"
"However, we've had it about a month and all of the pages keep falling out."
"Very simple, understandable concepts even for young kids and the pictures are phenomenal."
"Sure isn't as well constructed at the same books I ordered as a teacher 15 years ago."
"Very well done books with great photography/art (what else would you expect from NG?). He got them a year ago when he turned 4."
"That is the only reason I would not recommend this book to buyers."
The third title in National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, this book is for kids 4- to 8-years-old who LOVE dinos! Catherine D. Hughes is the author of several books in the National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, including Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs , Little Kids First Big Book of Space , and Little Kids First Big Book of the Ocean .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book was clearly designed for younger kids, because it has large print, pronunciation guides for all the dinosaur names, and imagination style questions associated with each dinosaur, like "if you could have a pet dinosaur, what would you name it?" If you are looking for a dinosaur book for older kids, there is also the "National Geographic Kids First Book of Big Dinosaurs", not to be confused with this book for "Little" kids."
"This book reads like an encyclopedia and not a story; however, they have shortened the information to 1 page per dinosaur which keeps a child's interest and a complete page with a picture illustration of the dinosaur."
"My 2 1/2 year old daughter and I love this book!!"
"Some of the more commonly known dinosaurs are conspicuously absent or the illustrations don't show you how to tell them apart from other similar species."
"Illustrations are on point and love how they break down the names of each dinosaur."
"Good for younger kids and older...I'd say 3 to 8 ish."
"My daughter and nephew both got a copy of this book and they both LOVE IT!"
"Very cool book!"
Best Children's Atlases
Jam packed with the latest data, bright, bold images, large maps, a brand-new design, and lively information about the world’s land, people, and animals, the third edition Beginner’s World Atlas will be the most up-to-date world reference for kids ages 5–8. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My child was not much interested yet."
"Good starter for kids learn to read maps."
"My 8 year old nephew is obsessed with maps of all kinds and loves this."
"Super nice, educational book."
"Very basic...good for younger kids but not for my 7 1/2 year old granddaughter."
"My 7-year old is always pouring over this book every free min he gets."
"I bought these two items for my grandson for Christmas."
Best Children's Almanacs
Linking to a popular feature in the super successful National Geographic Little Kids magazine, this book brings the browsable fun of the bestselling National Geographic Kids Almanac to a new audience: preschoolers! Amy Shields is a longtime editor of National Geographic books who is known for her work in children's literature.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One of the reviews said it has misinformation because it classifies humans as "carnivores", but some recent studie shave classified humans as such "based on the percentage of meat in the typical human diet". See: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/04/20/150817741/for-most-of-human-history-being-an-omnivore-was-no-dilemma. Another negative review said the information is shallow and gave this example: "Some question do not even have answers like this one, 'why some animals are big and some are smalls?'. Why are some animals big and others small?"
"I bought this book and a few others that were similar for my kids (Ages 6 and 12) for Christmas."
"This is one of the best books I've purchased!"
"This was a great book to give my curious 4 year old."
"I bought this for my 4 year old for Christmas and it was a quick favorite."
"A little discombobulated format wise, but the subject matter stimulates valuable discussion between parent and child."
"Not exactly what I expected."
"Easy to read for young children."
Best Children's Dictionaries
This top-selling dictionary featuring 35,000 updated words, phrases, images, and authoritative content from Merriam-Webster is a must-have resource for elementary school children. Grade 2–5—Including a reference guide to letter pronunciation at the bottom of each spread, this work also includes an alphabet locator on the side of each page.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The second error is literally huge: " [Pluto] orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.7 million miles (5.9 million kilometers)." In fact, Pluto's average distance is 3.7 BILLION miles (5.9 billion kilometers) from the sun."
"Book came in great condition with an undamaged spine."
"I home school and I wanted my child to be able to look up words instead of looking up on a computer for his definitions."
"She does a lot of independent reading and she'll probably need a more comprehensive dictionary in a year or two, but for now it's a nice introduction to using reference books."
"This is super easy for my 2nd grader to use and she just enjoys thumbing through it from time to time."
"Very good dictionary for kids."
"From the picture the book doesn't look very large, but it is actually quite thick, like you'd imagine a dictionary SHOULD be."
"Your kids need this!"
Best Children's Thesaurus
122,000 synonyms, antonyms and related words Main entries have shared meaning core followed by a list of synonyms, related words and antonyms Alphabetically arranged for easy lookups Value-priced for budget-conscious parents and teachers. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Once again I can say this is a fun book to have."
"bought this for my daughter since it was on her school supply list, this was a great price for a Websters thesaurus and hopefully it will help her out this year."
"Welcome back to when I was in school son(I graduated high school in 2001 not that long ago but yes that long ago!)."
"Great selection of words."
"A must have for children just learning how to be articulte !"
"This is actually a great thesaurus for anyone wanting assistance in mixing up the words in your writing so it isn't a repetition of the same words to the point of redundancy."
"A Thesaurus is a Thesaurus!"
"I bought this for my very dyslexic adult son & he's using it while he's trying to read."
Best Children's Citizenship Books
Brilliantly illustrated by former Disney Artist, Phil Jones (Tarzan, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch), and written by an award-winning poet and active-duty Marine, this hardcover children's book will warm the hearts of both young and old as the audience is taken on an imaginative adventure that teaches about the culture & traditions of the USMC. The real spirit of Goodnight Marines culminates on the final page, where the moon shines on the father's picture next to his son - sleeping safely in his room with Tuffy Hound. Brilliantly illustrated by former Disney Artist, Phil Jones (Tarzan, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch), and written by an award-winning poet and active-duty Marine, this hardcover children's book will warm the hearts of both young and old as the audience is taken on an imaginative adventure that teaches about the culture & traditions of the USMC. ------ A note from the author - Major David Dixon: "As a Marine and Iraq War veteran, I feel honored to represent the Marine Corps and the traditions that I hold so dear.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you are a Marine, know a Marine, were a Marine, married a Marine, or were raised by a Marine, this book will melt your heart."
"Our 7 year old daughter enjoyed the story and the additional information helped to explain to her some details, as well."
"Goodnight Marines is a thoughtful homage to the Marine Corps presented for both young and old to enjoy."
"The 4 children of the Marine who will get this book, will cherish it because it is (in their mind) about THEIR DAD! This book should be widely available to Marines, their families and friends and all Americans who reap the benefits of living in a country protected by Marines and other Military."
"Being an "old Marine wife" the pictures that are shown brought tears to my eyes, so many deployment memories; thank you for the F-18's! When anyone enlists or marries into the military you do so as an adult and have a decent idea of what you may encounter, reguardless of MOS."
"I myself have been in the USMC for a little over 19 years now, and have seen the pain in little ones' eyes when their mommy or daddy is being shipped off overseas to do what they do best. Even if you have not served in the Marine Corps or the military, this is still a wonderful piece of art to learn some history and traditions that are so near and dear to all Marines."
"I purchased "Goodnight Marines" for Rory, my soon to be (June 19th 2017) 2 year old Granddaughter."
"I gave a copy to my nephew along with a collage of photos of my Marine son in uniform, and he absolutely treasures this book and is so proud of his cousin."