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The New Book of Knowledge
An illustrated encyclopedia with articles on history, literature, art and music, geography, mathematics, science, sports, and other topics. Some articles include activities, games, or selections from classic tales.
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10000 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1966
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November 14, 2010
Read most of its volumes from late 60's and mid-80's editions.
October 11, 2018
my daily source of knowledge when boredom strikes lol
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November 30, 2014The New Book of Knowledge
Citation by: Jennifer Emberton
Type of Reference: Factbook
Call Number: 909.1
ISBN-13: 9780717205271
Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing
Publication date: 3/1/1996
Pages: 10000
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Twenty-volume edition illustrated with maps, pictograms, and photographs in color and black and white. Entries written on a range of reading levels.
Arrangement/Presentation: Alphabetical
Relation to other works: Children Reference and Study Aide
Accessibility/Diversity: Easy vocabulary for upper elementary children
Cost: $50.00
Professional Review:
From School Library Journal
Grade 5–8—One of the few multivolume frogs left in the elementary school print-reference pond, this latest annual edition offers full measures of quantity—more than 9000 articles, 25,000 color illustrations, in excess of 1300 maps, nearly a million index entries, a full suite of cross-references and other access tools, plus special features such as passages from classic books or documents and an entire article of science experiments. The set also offers relevance, in that it pays close attention to curriculum needs. Though current enough to include mention of Benazir Bhutto's December 2007 assassination and the Newbery and Caldecott winners from that year, the overall pace of revision is rather slow; the most recent title mentioned in the "Contemporary Film" section of "Motion Pictures," for instance, is Disney's The Lion King (1994), and at least two of the five generic photos that open the "Baseball" article are more than 15 years old. Still, as the layout will be more inviting to less practiced readers than that of The World Book Encyclopedia (2007), and most of the illustrations are not available through the online version, this will be a good choice for smaller collections with an edition more than five years old, or for classrooms with limited Internet access.—John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The encyclopedia has approximately 9,243 entries. Each volume contains its own index on blue paper that is cross-referenced to the entire contents of the encyclopedia. The individual indexes are cumulated in an index of approximately 85,000 entries in volume 21. Among the 43 new contributors and reviewers to the NBK this year are Stephen Ambrose, author of Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (Lewis and Clark expedition), and Virginia Gobeli, National 4-H Program Leader (Four-H). Approximately one-third of NBK is occupied by illustrations, of which 90 percent are in full color.
NBK notes world events of 1997--the revision deadline extended into November of 1997 so that off-year election results, the 1997 Nobel Prize winners, and the results of the 1997 World Series could be included. Also included is information on the election of Tony Blair as British prime minister in May, the Pathfinder probe to Mars, and the deaths of Princess Diana and Mobuto Sese Seko. Motion pictures has a note on the death of James Stewart. The article on Hong Kong includes the information about its reversion to Chinese rule, and there is information about Madeleine Albright becoming secretary of state. Some postdeadline events that made it into the 1998 edition included the death of Sonny Bono and the outcome of Superbowl XXXII. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Citation by: Jennifer Emberton
Type of Reference: Factbook
Call Number: 909.1
ISBN-13: 9780717205271
Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing
Publication date: 3/1/1996
Pages: 10000
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Twenty-volume edition illustrated with maps, pictograms, and photographs in color and black and white. Entries written on a range of reading levels.
Arrangement/Presentation: Alphabetical
Relation to other works: Children Reference and Study Aide
Accessibility/Diversity: Easy vocabulary for upper elementary children
Cost: $50.00
Professional Review:
From School Library Journal
Grade 5–8—One of the few multivolume frogs left in the elementary school print-reference pond, this latest annual edition offers full measures of quantity—more than 9000 articles, 25,000 color illustrations, in excess of 1300 maps, nearly a million index entries, a full suite of cross-references and other access tools, plus special features such as passages from classic books or documents and an entire article of science experiments. The set also offers relevance, in that it pays close attention to curriculum needs. Though current enough to include mention of Benazir Bhutto's December 2007 assassination and the Newbery and Caldecott winners from that year, the overall pace of revision is rather slow; the most recent title mentioned in the "Contemporary Film" section of "Motion Pictures," for instance, is Disney's The Lion King (1994), and at least two of the five generic photos that open the "Baseball" article are more than 15 years old. Still, as the layout will be more inviting to less practiced readers than that of The World Book Encyclopedia (2007), and most of the illustrations are not available through the online version, this will be a good choice for smaller collections with an edition more than five years old, or for classrooms with limited Internet access.—John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The encyclopedia has approximately 9,243 entries. Each volume contains its own index on blue paper that is cross-referenced to the entire contents of the encyclopedia. The individual indexes are cumulated in an index of approximately 85,000 entries in volume 21. Among the 43 new contributors and reviewers to the NBK this year are Stephen Ambrose, author of Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (Lewis and Clark expedition), and Virginia Gobeli, National 4-H Program Leader (Four-H). Approximately one-third of NBK is occupied by illustrations, of which 90 percent are in full color.
NBK notes world events of 1997--the revision deadline extended into November of 1997 so that off-year election results, the 1997 Nobel Prize winners, and the results of the 1997 World Series could be included. Also included is information on the election of Tony Blair as British prime minister in May, the Pathfinder probe to Mars, and the deaths of Princess Diana and Mobuto Sese Seko. Motion pictures has a note on the death of James Stewart. The article on Hong Kong includes the information about its reversion to Chinese rule, and there is information about Madeleine Albright becoming secretary of state. Some postdeadline events that made it into the 1998 edition included the death of Sonny Bono and the outcome of Superbowl XXXII. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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April 23, 2016The New book of knowledge. (2005). Danbury, CT: Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc.
Citation by: Wendy Arnhart
Type of Reference: Encyclopedia
Call Number: j 031N632
Content/Scope: An encyclopedia published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. Targeted to elementary and middle school students. Twenty-one volume set includes an index of all subjects in each volume. Many illustrations, maps, and charts are included. Includes projects, experiments, selections from stories and classic literature.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Scholastic is a well known and highly respected publisher. Every article is checked by skilled researchers. Articles are written by experts in a way that young people will find interesting and informative.
Arrangement/Presentation: Arrangement is alphabetical. Each volume includes an index. Many "See Also" references following articles. Blue paper is used for the Index pages so that they can be easily identified. Information is presented in concise forms, with charts, graphs, and lists. More than 25,000 illustrations in the set, visually appealing.
Relation to other works: World Book Encyclopedia was the other encyclopedia reviewed; this encyclopedia is similar in many respects and would be a fine source for elementary and middle school students.
Accessibility/Diversity: Illustrations show diversity. The language is not sexist. Many visuals for visual learners, but informative for good readers.
Cost: $750.00
Professional Review: Yusko, S. (2008). The New Book of Knowledge. Retrieved from Booklistonline.com/The-New-Book-of-Kn....
Citation by: Wendy Arnhart
Type of Reference: Encyclopedia
Call Number: j 031N632
Content/Scope: An encyclopedia published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. Targeted to elementary and middle school students. Twenty-one volume set includes an index of all subjects in each volume. Many illustrations, maps, and charts are included. Includes projects, experiments, selections from stories and classic literature.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Scholastic is a well known and highly respected publisher. Every article is checked by skilled researchers. Articles are written by experts in a way that young people will find interesting and informative.
Arrangement/Presentation: Arrangement is alphabetical. Each volume includes an index. Many "See Also" references following articles. Blue paper is used for the Index pages so that they can be easily identified. Information is presented in concise forms, with charts, graphs, and lists. More than 25,000 illustrations in the set, visually appealing.
Relation to other works: World Book Encyclopedia was the other encyclopedia reviewed; this encyclopedia is similar in many respects and would be a fine source for elementary and middle school students.
Accessibility/Diversity: Illustrations show diversity. The language is not sexist. Many visuals for visual learners, but informative for good readers.
Cost: $750.00
Professional Review: Yusko, S. (2008). The New Book of Knowledge. Retrieved from Booklistonline.com/The-New-Book-of-Kn....
September 9, 2022
Alison and I have been slowly reading through encyclopedias for many years now. It takes us about a year to get through one. This was Volume 4, D. It is fun to learn about a random hodgepodge of different things. This is a 1989 edition so it is somewhat outdated in many things but still has a lot of very interesting historical information.
Alison and I finished Volume 5, E. Lots of interesting information and some not so interesting. We learned more about electricity and engineering than I wanted to know but we also learned about education and English literature and Europe which was interesting!
Alison and I just finished Volume 6, F and learned many things from farming to furs. I really enjoy learning about all the different subjects that an encyclopedia has to offer.
Alison and I finished Volume 5, E. Lots of interesting information and some not so interesting. We learned more about electricity and engineering than I wanted to know but we also learned about education and English literature and Europe which was interesting!
Alison and I just finished Volume 6, F and learned many things from farming to furs. I really enjoy learning about all the different subjects that an encyclopedia has to offer.
April 18, 2010
This was a part of a set of encyclopaedias peddled to aspirational parents in Trinidad in the early-mid 1970s. I loved them. I read every single page of every single volume, fiction, art, history, music, science, civics, you name it. They were wonderful, and although US-centric, really opened a window on the world. We passed them on to younger cousins later on, but I still have very fond memories. I'd love to see them again.
February 20, 2019
I like more reading
March 4, 2020
World War II Volume Only
October 19, 2021
What’s something more important than knowledge? From this book named The New Book Of Knowledge made by Grolier Knowledge, I would give it a 100/10 because I enjoyed this book to the max, it teaches a ton of history around the world, for example, the John F. Kennedy monument, called the Eternal Flame which is a flame on top of his grave that lasts forever in memory of JFK. In this book it is very difficult to find fault/mistakes in it, well in my opinion I say it’s impossible to find anything wrong.
Another example is Congress, everything about it was impressive, the first Congress ever made on August 24, 1814, as the war of 1812 raged on, invading British troops marched into Washington and set fire to the U.S. Capitol, the president’s mansion, and other local landmarks.
In my own words, this book will make you keep reading it anytime anywhere because it is very enjoyable to read.
Another example is Congress, everything about it was impressive, the first Congress ever made on August 24, 1814, as the war of 1812 raged on, invading British troops marched into Washington and set fire to the U.S. Capitol, the president’s mansion, and other local landmarks.
In my own words, this book will make you keep reading it anytime anywhere because it is very enjoyable to read.
April 9, 2020
Parliamentary procedures, pioneer life, pigeons and a whole lot more to learn about in volume P.
February 3, 2022
A ok book to look at some mad stuff
May 27, 2010
My parents got the set when they were newlyweds and my older sister was just born and we still have the whole entire set decades later. I still use the encyclopedia's when i have to research something!
April 25, 2015
Best and most reliable books to refer to when researching a topic and in need of historical backgrounds.
March 27, 2017
I also read the (1997) edition New Book Of Knowledge
Volume A and also 1966-1996 sets Grolier Encyclopedia (ISBN-10: 0-7172-0528-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-7172-0528-8)
The encyclopedia books ensure us the authenticity of the compilation of information found in this book which is stated at the beginning of set A, that everything in the book is actual documented facts, not opinion. In there, are bountiful amounts of life changing information depending on how you perceive what you have read. Originally I read the 1996 & 1997 encyclopedias of NBOK back in the exact years 1996 and 97. Back then these books were polarized as children books, because these books were available to children at the time...hence the millennial generation began to rise to prominence in development. However, questions remain whether or not present-day generation of kids will rise as they are deprived of encyclopedias and are instead replaced with games or tech-software.
Volumes A, B, and C are really great.
Volume A and also 1966-1996 sets Grolier Encyclopedia (ISBN-10: 0-7172-0528-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-7172-0528-8)
The encyclopedia books ensure us the authenticity of the compilation of information found in this book which is stated at the beginning of set A, that everything in the book is actual documented facts, not opinion. In there, are bountiful amounts of life changing information depending on how you perceive what you have read. Originally I read the 1996 & 1997 encyclopedias of NBOK back in the exact years 1996 and 97. Back then these books were polarized as children books, because these books were available to children at the time...hence the millennial generation began to rise to prominence in development. However, questions remain whether or not present-day generation of kids will rise as they are deprived of encyclopedias and are instead replaced with games or tech-software.
Volumes A, B, and C are really great.
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