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Encyclopaedia Britannica 2004 Children's Encyclopedia CD

by Britannica
Platform:    Windows, Mac
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Platform:    Windows, Mac
  • Media: Software
  • Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features

  • NOW Two Encyclopedias for Ages 7-14 - over 17,000 articles
  • Britannica Student Encyclopedia
  • Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia
  • Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary
  • Merriam-Webster Student Thesaurus
  • Britannica Student Atlas
  • Britannica Elementary Atlas
  • Britannica Student Timeline
  • Britannica Elementary Timeline
  • Research Organizer
  • Online Content including magazine articles, Web sites, and video clips
  • Online learning activates and interactive games for ages 7 to 14

Product details

  • Item Weight: 146 g
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  • ASIN: 1593390882
  • Release Date: 12 Sep 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,974 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Britannica Children’s Encyclopedia 2004 from Encyclopaedia Britannica takes students from frogs to physics. Two complete encyclopedias from the cornerstone of a total reference library that interests and involves young learners. From reference to learning games to homework help, it’s all right here.

Britannica Student Encyclopedia. These 15,000 entries are geared to school subjects and presented in a lively style that students enjoy. Rich Multimedia – 7,100 lavish images, videos, and audio clips brings learning to life.

Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. This fascinating reference work instills a look-it-up habit that will prove valuable in school and life.

Merriam-Webster’s Student Dictionary and Thesaurus. Access 242,000 definitions, synonyms, and antonyms are easy to access with a click of the mouse.

Atlas. Tour the world with 1,300 ‘’clickable’’ maps and link to articles about countries, economies, culture, and national statistics.

Homework Help and Research Tools. Capture pictures, take notes, and create bookmarks to track research and organise projects. Web Links. Link to 167,000 sites you can trust, selected by Britannica editors, for a wealth of additional information. Timelines. History unfolds vividly with timelines showing the people, events, and discoveries of the past. Online Learning Games and Interactive Study Guides. Keep students focused and engaged in key school subjects with games and activities that make learning fun.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars the world has moved on, 28 Mar 2004
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I bought this as a birthday gift for my young children, but thought I would try it out first - just in case. Well, I'm glad I did as it gives me time to find another present.

I expected to find lots of information on countries - cultural information, the food they eat, what its like, native wildlife, and plenty of multimedia, eg language snippets. I expected my son to be able to type in "train" into the search box and find out about how steam trains work. But no. Country information is very limited. Poor, static map, no zooming, very few links to cities for more info. And trains? Well, nothing relevant there either - all about automotive power trains, and people training others, etc. I eventually found that it was so American that typing railroad got me a bit closer.

If you, like me are used to the web, know about Google and Multimap and online Dictionaries, image searching tools, etc, then it makes me wonder what this product really adds? I actually don't want to know the GDP of Andorra.

The user interface is poor, with windows hidden behind windows (no back button as on a browser), and images flashed up in the way when you don't want them.

My children have used products like Dorling Kindersley's World Explorer, which is wonderful in comparison. I was hoping that Encyclopedia Brittanica would be a well designed, modern, multimedia product. But it doesn't feel like it - more like an old fashioned product hurriedly converted to an on-screen format.

I have high standards, so maybe I'm being too harsh? So on a positive note, I guess it protects children a little from finding unsavoury items on the internet when they innocently run a search. The limited information on the CDs may indeed be backed up by links to hand selected material on the web. So maybe that is what you are really buying when you purchase this product?

And as the packet says, it has won over 20 awards from teachers, parents, etc. So at least somebody likes it.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great start for children!, 19 May 2004
I bought this for a relatives children to use, I did give it a quick go before I gave it to them to make sure it works and I found it to be simple to use and well laid out (and if I can use it anyone should be able to!). The atlas section although not as detailed as some is fine for children of their age to see where the various countries and cities of the world are located!

Initially you may need to show your children how to use the program but once they have the hang of it they will spend hours infront of it whilst you are safe in the knowledge that they are not looking at anything they shouldnt be!

I'm told the kids find it very helpful with their schoolwork (although next year they would like something a less educational im told!)so it seems this product is a winner!

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