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Oxford First Encyclopedia (Paperback)

by Andrew Langley (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2005 Edition edition (1 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0199112436
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199112432
  • Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 23.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 135,894 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The leading first encyclopedia for children, now fully updated with many new photos and other illustrations.

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The Oxford First Encyclopedia is packed with information, yet friendly and easy to use. Arranged in eight thematic sections for ease of access, the varied presentation of both text and illustration carefully reflects the interests and abilities of young children. The bright and entertaining illustrations draw the child into the page, and their attention is engaged by the lively and direct text, fun fact boxes, and many activity panels, including simple experiments and projects. All the text and illustration has been carefully checked by expert consultants. The friendly cross-referencing and index provide easy access while helping to develop children's referencing skills. For this new edition, all the text has been reviewed and updated where necessary, with particular attention given to areas such as computing and space exploration. At the same time, many illustrations have been replaced and a number of pages redesigned.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cannot be recommended highly enough, 24 Aug 2005
By A. S. Garton "age garton" (milton keynes, england) - See all my reviews
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I bought the Oxford First Encyclopedia for my six-and-a-half year old daughter for Christmas 2005. It has been the one present that she has consistently and continually gone back to over this year, so I'm buying one for her cousin!

The wording has been well thought out and is just right for kids of around six to about ten or eleven, so the encyclopedia certainly has shelf life. Simple subjects are made interesting and difficult subjects are well explained through the use of some very stylish illustrations, photographs and diagrams.

The book has been very supportive as it covers many of the subjects taught under the national curriculum at the ages I mention above. It's also a good, solid hardback, so it has survived the school bag for nearly a year.

High recommended.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 1 April 2008
By Wendy Blakeman "Wendy" (France) - See all my reviews
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Bought this for my 5 year olds 5th birthday. Wasn't sure if it would be too old for him but its not its absolutely super and we read it every night together, he then looks at the pictures on his own and finds something he wants to learn more about the next night. I know he will use it for years to come as once he starts to read himself he will discover even more. Its split into 7 sections: My Body; People and Places; The Arts; The Earth; Animals and Plants; Scence and technology and The Universe. These are then split into sub sections. So for example My Body has 'look at me' 'my outside' 'bones and muscles' lungs and breathing'
' being born' 'illness' etc etc
Each section has interesting facts about how things work and also 'experiments' they can try out and to understand more about the subject. All the pages have pictures, photos and diagrams which make it interesting for a child that cannot read too.
I am very pleased with it and am buying another for my nephew. Well recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for 6 year old son, 1 Feb 2009
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I bought this for my 6 year old son for Christmas as he is increasingly asking questions that we can't answer. I based my purchase on other reviews and I am definitely not disappointed. The language is extremely informative, but also clear enough for a 6 year old to understand. The subjects are split up into logical groups, many of which have already been relevent to topics he has been studying at school. In fact I was really surprised that his recent beginning of term study list included subjects in the book; Electricity, On the Move, Pushes and Pulls and were even entitled the same! I would definitely recommend this book to parents of extremely inquisitive children as I don't believe we should fob them off with any old answer. Also it seems to give him confidence to attempt answering questions in class.
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