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Britannica Student Encyclopedia.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Inc., Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Series:
Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Britannica Student Encyclopedia ; v.16
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
English language--Encyclopedias.
English language -- Encyclopedias.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (2927 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Chicago : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated, 2014.
Summary:
Entertaining and informative, the new 2015 Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps elementary and middle school children gain a better understanding of their world. More than 2,250 captivating articles are the perfect resource for homework help, assignments, and satisfying the curiosity of young learners. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe.
Contents:
Intro
Table of Contents
Volume 1 A
Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Volume 1
How to Use the Britannica Student Encyclopedia
A
Aardvark
Aaron, Hank
Abacus
Abbreviation
Abernathy, Ralph
Abidjan
Abnaki
Abolitionist Movement
Aboriginal Peoples
Abraham
Absaroka
Abu Bakr
Abu Dhabi
Abuja
Accra
Acid and Base
Acid Rain
Acne
Acropolis
Acupuncture
Adams, Abigail
Adams, Ansel
Adams, John
Adams, John Quincy
Adams, Samuel
Adaptation
Addams, Jane
Addis Ababa
Adena Culture
Adobe
Adolescence
Adriatic Sea
Advertising
Aegean Civilization
Aegean Sea
Aesop
Afghanistan
Africa
African Americans
African National Congress
African Union
Aging
Agriculture
AIDS
Ailey, Alvin
Air
Air Force
Airplane
Airship
Akimel O'odham
Akmola, Kazakhstan
Aksum
Alabama
Alamo
Alaska
Albania
Albany
Albany Congress
Albatross
Alberta
Alchemy
Alcott, Louisa May
Aleut
Alexander the Great
Alexander, Lloyd
Alexandria
Alfred the Great
Algae
Algeria
Algiers
Algonquian
Algonquin
Ali, Muhammad
Allegheny Mountains
Allen, Ethan
Allergy
Alligator
Allosaurus
Alloy
Almond
Alphabet
Alps, The
Alzheimer's Disease
Amazon River
Amber
Ambulance
Amendment
American Civil War
American Indians
American Revolution
American Sign Language
Americas, Exploration and Settlement of the
Amman
Amoeba
Amphibian
Amsterdam
Amundsen, Roald
Anaconda
Anasazi
Anatomy
Andersen, Hans Christian
Anderson, Marian
Andes
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Angkor Wat
Anglo-Saxon
Angola
Animal
Animal Disease
Animal Migration
Animals, Extinct
Animals, Legendary
Animation
Ankara
Annapolis
Ant.
Antananarivo
Antarctica
Anteater
Antelope
Anthem, National
Anthony, Susan B.
Anthropology
Antibiotic
Antigua and Barbuda
Apache
Apartheid
Apatosaurus
Ape
Aphrodite
Apia
Apollo
Appalachian Mountains
Appendix
Apple
Apricot
Aquarium
Aqueduct
Arabian Peninsula
Arab-Israeli Wars
Arabs
Aral Sea
Arapaho
Arawak
Arbor Day
Archaeology
Archaeopteryx
Archery
Architecture
Arctic Ocean
Ares
Argentina
Arikara
Arithmetic
Arizona
Arkansas
Arm
Armada, Spanish
Armadillo
Armenia
Armor
Armstrong, Lance
Armstrong, Louis
Armstrong, Neil
Army
Artemis
Arthritis
Arthur, Chester
Arthur, King
Articles of Confederation
Artificial Intelligence
Arts
Arts, Decorative
Asante
Ash
Ashanti
Ashe, Arthur
Ashgabat
Asia
Asia Minor
Asian Americans
Asmara
Asparagus
Aspen
Assassination
Assiniboin
Astana
Asteroid
Asthma
Astronomy
Asunción
Athapaskan
Athena
Athens
Athletics
Atlanta
Atlantic Ocean
Atlas
Atmosphere
Atom
Atsina
Attucks, Crispus
Augusta
Augustus
Aurora
Austin
Australia
Austria
Automobile
Avalanche
Avocado
Axum
Azerbaijan
Aztec
Volume 2 B
Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Volume 2
B
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bacteria
Badger
Baghdad
Baha'i Faith
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bairiki
Baku
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de
Balkan Peninsula
Ballet
Balloon
Baltic Sea
Bamako
Bamboo
Banana
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bangkok
Bangladesh
Bangui
Banjul
Bank and Banking
Banneker, Benjamin
Barbados
Bark
Barley
Barracuda
Barton, Clara
Base
Baseball
Basho
Basketball
Basque
Bass
Basseterre
Bastille Day
Bat.
Baton Rouge
Battery
Bean
Bear
Beatles, The
Beaver
Beckham, David
Bee
Beet
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Beetle
Beijing
Beirut
Belarus
Belau
Belfast
Belgium
Belgrade
Belize
Bell, Alexander Graham
Bell, Cool Papa
Belmopan
Benin
Bering Sea
Berlin
Bermuda
Bern
Berry
Bethlehem
Bethune, Mary McLeod
Bhutan
Bible
Bicycle
Big Tree
Bill of Rights
Bin Laden, Osama
Binoculars
Biology
Biome
Birch
Bird
Bird, Flightless
Bird of Prey
Bishkek
Bismarck
Bison
Bissau
Bivalve
Black Americans
Blackbird
Blackfoot
Black Hawk
Black Hills
Black Hole
Black Sea
Blackwell, Elizabeth
Blimp
Blindness
Bloemfontein
Blood
Blueberry
Bluebird
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blues
Blume, Judy
Boa Constrictor
Boat
Bog
Bogotá
Boise
Bolívar, Simón
Bolivia
Bomb
Bombay
Bonaparte, Napoleon
Bone
Bonn
Bonobo
Book and Bookmaking
Boomerang
Boone, Daniel
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boston
Botany
Botswana
Boxing
Boy Scouts
Brachiosaurus
Bradstreet, Anne
Braille
Brain
Brasília
Brass
Bratislava
Brazil
Brazzaville
Brick and Tile
Bridge
Bridgetown
British Columbia
Bronze
Bronze Age
Brooks, Gwendolyn
Brown, John
Brunei
Brussels
Buchanan, James
Bucharest
Budapest
Buddha
Buddhism
Buenos Aires
Buffalo
Buffalo Bill
Bujumbura
Bulgaria
Bunche, Ralph
Bunyan, Paul
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burn and Scald
Burundi
Bush, George
Bush, George W.
Butterfly and Moth
Byzantine Empire
Volume 3 C
Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Volume 3
C
Cabbage
Cabot, John
Cactus
Caddo
Caesar, Julius
Cairo
Calendar
California
Caliphate
Calligraphy.
Calvin, John
Cambodia
Camel
Camera
Cameroon
Canada
Canada Day
Canal
Canary
Canberra
Cancer
Canyon
Cape Town
Cape Verde
Capitalism
Capital Punishment
Car
Caracas
Cardiff
Cardinal
Cardiovascular System
Carib
Caribbean Sea
Caribou
Carnation
Carp
Carroll, Lewis
Carrot
Carson, Kit
Carson City
Carter, Jimmy
Carthage
Cartier, Jacques
Cartoon
Carver, George Washington
Caspian Sea
Caste
Castle
Castries
Castro, Fidel
Cat
Catacomb
Catapult
Caterpillar
Catfish
Cathedral
Catholicism
Cattle
Cave
Cayuga
Cedar
Cell
Celt
Cement
Censorship
Census
Centipede and Millipede
Central African Republic
Central America
Ceramics
Cereal
Cerebral Palsy
Ceres
Chad
Chalk
Chameleon
Champlain, Samuel de
Charlemagne
Charles, Ray
Charleston
Chavez, Cesar
Cheetah
Chemical Element
Chemistry
Cherokee
Cherry
Chestnut
Cheyenne
Chiang Kai-shek
Chicago
Chickasaw
Chicken
Chicken Pox
Child Development
Chile
Chimpanzee
China
Chinese New Year
Chipewyan
Chipmunk
Chippewa
Chisinau
Chocolate
Choctaw
Cholera
Cholesterol
Christianity
Christmas
Chromosome
Chumash
Church
Churchill, Winston
Cinco de Mayo
Circulatory System
Circus
Citizenship
Citrus Fruit
City
City-State
Civilization
Civil Rights
Civil Rights Movement
Civil War, American
Civil War, Spanish
Clam
Classical Music
Claw
Clay
Cleary, Beverly
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne
Cleopatra
Cleveland, Grover
Cliff Dwellers
Climate
Clinton, Bill
Clock
Clothing
Cloud
Coal
Cobra
Cochise
Cockroach
Cod
Cody, William Frederick
Coeur d'Alene
Cold, Common.
Cold War
Colombia
Colombo
Colony
Color
Colorado
Colorado River
Columbia
Columbia River
Columbus
Columbus, Christopher
Comanche
Combustion
Comet
Communication
Communism
Comoros
Compact Disc
Compass
Computer
Conakry
Concord
Concrete
Condensation
Confederate States of America
Confucius
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Congress of the United States
Conifer
Connecticut
Conquistador
Conservation
Constellation
Constitution
Continent
Continental Congress
Continental Drift
Cook, James
Coolidge, Calvin
Copenhagen
Copernicus, Nicolaus
Coral
Coral Snake
Cork
Corn
Coronado, Francisco
Cortés, Hernán
Cosmetics
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cotonou
Cotton
Cough
Country
Country Music
Cowbird
Coyote
Crab
Crafts
Cranberry
Crazy Horse
Cree
Creek
Cricket
Crime
Crimea
Croatia
Crockett, Davy
Crocodile
Crow
Crusades
Crustacean
Crystal
Cuba
Cuckoo
Cucumber
Culture
Cumberland Gap
Curie Family
Cush
Custer, George Armstrong
Cycling
Cypress
Cyprus
Czar
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Volume 4 D, E
Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Volume 4
D
Daedalus
Dahl, Roald
Dahomey
Daisy
Dakar
Dakota
Dalai Lama
Dallas
Dam
Damascus
Dance
Dandelion
Daoism
Dardanelles
Dar es Salaam
Darwin, Charles
Date
Davis, Jefferson
Dead Sea
Dead Sea Scrolls
Deafness
Death
Death Valley
Declaration of Independence
Decorative Arts
Deer
Deere, John
De Gaulle, Charles
Delaware
Delhi
Delphi
Delta
Demeter
Democracy
Denmark
Dentistry
Denver
Desert
Des Moines
De Soto, Hernando
Dew.
Dhaka.
Notes:
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Other Format:
Print version: Inc., Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica Student Encyclopedia
ISBN:
9781625131720
OCLC:
880059637

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