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Written and visually designed for students ages 10-17, the Compton's by Britannica 2008 is packed with information young learners will find exciting and captivating. Dramatic pictures, detailed diagrams, and engaging texts will give young readers the basic facts and entice more advanced students to dig deeper. The 26-volume set covers a wide variety of topics and presents information in an easy-to-read style. The 2008 edition is fully updated, revised, and reviewed by educators, expert contributors, and Britannica editors. Designed to inspire ambition and stimulate the imagination, Compton's is perfect for any family's home library.

Features

• Extensive Content Updates: New and revised articles include electronic games, the English Channel, Jennifer Hudson, Steve Irwin, parliament, planets, rainforest, and other essential topics.
• Complete Topic Coverage: More than 37,000 articles cover geography, math, people, social studies, science, and more.
• Engaging Graphics: Readers will be captivated by 23,000 maps, charts, tables, and images including hundreds of stunning new additions. Convenient, carefully designed aids provided throughout each volume encourage research and fact-finding.
• Here and There: A handy guide that organizes information in each volume by subjects, articles, and page numbers.

• Exploring: Interesting questions that introduce each volume.
• Profiles: Biographies and glossary terms related to the article.
• Fact Finders: Excellent cross-reference guides.
• Time Lines: Outlines that illustrate the broad sweep of events.
• Previews: Tables of contents in longer articles that help readers quickly locate major subdivisions.
• Volume 26--The Fact-Index: A mini-encyclopedia with more than 29,800 short articles, as well as a standard index.