Reviews of reference books--including encyclopedias, atlases, and dictionaries--for children and teens from School Library Journal.
Reference Review 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.
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Reference 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...
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Reference Reference Book Review Editors Daryl Grabarek & Henrietta Thornton-Verma - 08/01/2008
ANDERSON, Robin & Jonathan Gray , eds. Battleground: The Media . 2 vols. 633p. bibliog. chron. further reading. index. CIP. Greenwood . 2007. Tr $175. ISBN 978-0-313-34167-0 . LC 2007032454. Gr 10 Up—This specialized, sometimes scholarly title is a treatise on the past, present, and future of the media, and the effects it has or has had on our daily lives.
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Reference Review Reference Book Review Editors Daryl Grabarek & Henrietta Thornton-Verma - 06/01/2008
Reference ARMSTRONG, Patrick H. All Things Darwin: An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World . 2 vols. 564p. appendix. further reading. Tr $149.95. ISBN 978-0-313-33492-4 . LC 2007026482. BROWN, Bryson . Evolution: A Historical Perspective . 195p. (Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science Series). charts.
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Reference Review Reference Book Review Editors Daryl Grabarek & Henrietta Thornton-Verma - 04/01/2008
BOGUCKI, Peter , ed. Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World 4 vols. 1286p. Web sites. Facts On File Tr $360. ISBN 978-0-8160-6941-5 . LC 2007000533. TAKÁCS, Sarolta & Eric Cline , eds. The Ancient World 5 vols. Sharpe Reference Tr $399. ISBN 978-0-7656-8082-2 . LC 2006101384.
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Reference Review 02/01/2008
CESARI, Jocelyne , ed. Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States 2 vols. 1108p. charts. photos. reprods. bibliog. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Greenwood 2007. Tr $199.95. ISBN 978-0-313-33625-6 . LC 2007016142. Gr 10 Up–An encyclopedia and a volume of primary-source documents comprise this resource.
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Reference Reviews Reference Book Editors Daryl Grabarek & Henrietta Thornton-Verma - 12/01/2007
AXELROD, Alan . Encyclopedia of World War II 2 vols. 924p. maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. further reading. index. CIP. Facts On File 2007. Tr $150. ISBN 978-0-8160-6022-1 . LC 2006026155. Gr 7 Up–This set offers the same extensive research and attention to detail that were so evident in Axelrod’s Patton (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).
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