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The #1 best selling reference book for kids, with more than 3.5 million copies in print. The World Almanac for Kids is filled with fun, fascinating facts and essential homework help on subjects from Art through World History—plus dozens of puzzles, games, activities and jokes.

Praise for the World Almanac for Kids

“Up to date and colorful enough for even the most TV- and Web-savvy kids.”

- Associated Press

“An excellent resource, and fun to browse.”

- Atlantic Journal

“Great for elementary and lower-middle-school classrooms, teachers, and students’ personal libraries.”

- Booklist, American Library Association

“A terrific book of facts, games, and helpful stuff…it makes a great addition to a back-to-school backpack. Anyone from 6 to past 60 will have fun browsing it.”

- Buffalo News

“Buying The World Almanac for Kids is quite possibly the best investment you’ll make all year.”

- Children’s Digest

“An invaluable resource for homework help, school projects, and reports.”

- Cincinnati Enquirer

“If you buy only one book for your student this year, The World Almanac for Kids should be it.”

- Detroit Free Press

“About as close to a single-volume guide to everything as you’ll ever find. Packed with information, it presents its facts with all the excitement of a game show.”

- Family Fun Magazine

“A useful tool for parents and kids alike. Topics include art, sports, computers, and on and on – all in all a nice kid-friendly version of the perennial adult version.”

- Los Angeles Time

“The answers are all here...This version of The World Almanac won’t stay on the bookshelf; it will turn up in all sorts of places, from bedside to car seat.”

- New Orleans Times-Picayune

“Answers thousands of questions.”

- Orange County Register

“This up-to-the-minute, comprehensive books is packed with information. With a kid-friendly, visually appealing format, it is designed to spark interest in learning.”

- ParentGuide

“Will keep a reader of any age entertained for hours.”

- Sacramento Bee

“Worth its weight in gold for homework help, school projects and reports.”

- San Antonio Express New

“A perfect gift. It is literally packed with information on all kinds of topics, from computers to health to movies. Best of all, it’s got hundreds of illustrations, as well as puzzles and games.”

- Scripps Howard News Service

“A stunning success.”

- Today’s Parent

“Chock full of colorful lists, interesting blurbs, and eye-catching photos, not to mention maps, flags, quizzes, and facts galore.”

- Washington Post (2005)

“Made for your very own flat-screen, hi-der, video-game generation. Will amuse, amaze and inform.”

- Washington Post (2007)

“The World Almanac for Kids is perfect....it’s colorful, well written, and full of fun facts.”

- Working Mother Magazine