The Oxford Children's Encyclopedia of Our World is a major new reference book for children of 8 and over, giving a fascinating insight into the wonders of Mother Earth. Some 110 major entries carefully explain the key issues of human and physical geography. Each article features colour photos and other illustrations specially selected to expand on the information given in the text. The articles are arranged alphabetically from Africa to Wetlands, to allow quick access to information, and the text is completely up to date and has been checked by experts.
Buyer's guide comprising a comparison and book reviews of English language encyclopaedias - includes the evaluation techniques used and directory of the publishing and book trades in Canada, the USA and UK. Bibliography pp. 512 to 156.
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
