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Reviews of reference books--including encyclopedias, atlases, and dictionaries--for children and teens from School Library Journal.


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    10/01/2009
    BERKSHIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHINA: MODERN AND HISTORIC VIEWS OF THE WORLD'S NEWEST AND OLDEST GLOBAL POWER . 5 vols. 2754p. charts. illus. maps. photos. reprods. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Berkshire Pub. 2009. PLB $675. ISBN 978-0-9770159-4-8 . LC 2009007589. Gr 10 Up—More than 300 experts in diverse fields cover key aspects of the country's past and present in 800 concise ar... More
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    08/01/2009
    ASANTE, Molefi Kete & Ama Mazama , eds. Encyclopedia of African Religion . 2 vols. 866p. charts. photos. reprods. appendix. bibliog. further reading. index. CIP. Sage . 2008. Tr $325. ISBN 978-1-4129-3636-1 . LC 2008027578. Gr 8 Up—This volume is significantly more comprehensive than the relevant sections of S. More
  • Reference Review
    06/01/2009
    ALDERTON, David , et al. Exploring the World of Aquatic Life . 6 vols. charts. diags. illus. photos. further reading. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Chelsea House . 2008. Tr $210. ISBN 978-1-60413-255-7 . LC 2008030416. Gr 4–8—With its colorful photos, pleasant drawings, and plentiful sidebars, this exploration of numerous freshwater and marine creatures is attractive. More
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    04/01/2009
    ACUÑA, Rodolfo F. & Guadalupe Compeán , eds. Voices of the U.S. Latino Experience . 3 vols. 1128p. charts. chron. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Greenwood . 2008. Tr $299.95. ISBN 978-0-313-34020-8 . LC 2007046170. Gr 9 Up—This set collects more than 400 primary- and secondary-source documents related to Latinos in the United States from 1648 to the present. More
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    02/01/2009
    BRITANNICA'S STUDENT ATLAS . 132p. charts. diags. illus. maps. glossary. index. Encyclopaedia Britannica . 2009. Tr $29.95. ISBN 978-1-59339-841-5 . LC number unavailable. Gr 5–8—This colorful, well-organized atlas is designed to appeal to the Google generation. It adopts the clean, graphics-heavy look of a good Web site, right down to the tabs running across the top of each page, ... More
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    Reference Book Editors Daryl Grabarek & Henrietta Thornton-Verma - 12/01/2008
    Reference ALLABY, Michael , et al. The Encyclopedia of Earth: A Complete Visual Guide . 608p. charts. diags. illus. reprods. chron. glossary. CIP. University of California . Tr $39.95. ISBN 978-0-520-25471-8 . LC 2008006956. TIMELESS EARTH: 400 OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT PLACES. 400p. Hammond . Tr $59. More
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    Reference Book Review Editors, Daryl Grabarek & Henrietta Thornton-Verma - 10/01/2008
    ACKERMAN, Marsha E. et al, eds. Encyclopedia of World History . 2nd ed. 7 vols. maps. photos. reprods. chron. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Facts On File . 2008. Tr $650. ISBN 978-0-8160-6386-4 . LC 2007005158. Gr 8–10—Much broader in scope than the publisher's 2000 single-volume work of the same title, this resource divides recorded history into six unequal chronologica... More
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