World Book Premier Edition -
Trusted by Parents, Teachers, and Librarians since
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Product Information
With over eight decades of experience and a global reputation for unsurpassed
excellence, World Book is firmly established as the premier reference source.
As our world changes, World Book changes with it, while remaining true
to its goal of providing students, parents, teachers, and librarians with the
most useful, up-to-date information. Regarded as the #1 most-trusted name in
reliability and accuracy, World Book continues to provide comprehensive, factual
detail in an easy-to-access format. With more than 80 years of specialized
experience in the fields of education and communication, World Book Encyclopedia
employs the expertise of over 3,700 scholars, authenticators, and reviewers in
the service of this multi-award winning family reference source.
Nothing frustrates learning faster than the time-consuming search for
relevant information. So rather than cramming the encyclopedia with thousands of
peripherals, World Book has cut through the clutter to provide over 21,000
concise and informative entries* for when you need the information to do your homework,
essays, term papers, and to gather information.
Includes
- 21,000+ Articles
- 1,200+ Maps
- 121 Video
- 783 Audio Clips
- 129 Breathtaking Panoramas
- and more!
Product Features
Easy to use 21,000+ Articles
- Simply use the topic or word search options to locate your desired
information.
- Sticky notes mark the information that you want to find again, and it is
easy to highlight the content you want to see.
- Just double-click any word to find the meaning.
- Over 3,700 experts contribute to, authenticate, and review World Book.
- Refine your search to get more specific information.
1,200+ Maps
- Detailed interactive maps, reflecting the highest cartographic standards,
present information such as climate, economy, population distribution, and
historical development.
- Use mapping tools to get customized information for 1,000s of locations.
- The Interactive Global Distance Calculator quickly figures distances.
129 Breathtaking Panoramas
- Get 360-degree panoramic views of fascinating places!
- You'll feel like you're there!
- A World Book Exclusive!
- Back In Time - With Internet access, travel back through 80 years of World
Book articles, reading about events as they were described at the time. For
example, study articles on WWII written in 1945.
121 Videos and 783 Audio Clips
- Just click on the appropriate buttons for hundreds of exciting videos and
sounds that bring your favorite topics to life!
- Click the audio button and hear sounds of music, animals, and more!
- View video footage - frame by frame, or full speed ahead.
More than 9,500 Illustrations and 42 Animations
- 3D animations bring topics to life!
- Interactive simulations help you understand how things work.
More than 1,700 Tables and 323 Time Lines
- Enhance reports with charts created from your research information.
Fully Interactive Dictionary / More than 1,600 Reading Lists
- Over 245,000 definitions
- Search the Dictionary separately, or double-click any word in the
Encyclopedia to retrieve its definition.
More than 30,000 Measurements
- Measurements in non-metric and metric units.
- 14 scientific and mathematical simulations.
5 Homework Wizards
- Wizards help to prepare reports, charts, time lines, quizzes, and Web
pages.
System Requirements
- Windows 95, 98, Me, XP
- 486 66MHz or better processor
- 12MB available of RAM
- 8MB free hard disk space
- 8-bit sound
- 256 color VESA, PCI or other local bus video
- 2X CD-ROM Drive
* Updates may no longer be available at this time from the Publisher.
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