Overview
The World Book Encyclopedia 2012 for PC and Mac presents information in an accessible, usable form that promotes learning. The World Book is designed to meet the reference needs of students from elementary school through high school. This encyclopedia can be used by college students for review and reinforcement and also serves as a family reference source. The World Book Encyclopedia 2012 includes data from the 2010 United States census. More than 1,000 population figures in approximately 380 articles were updated with the results of the 2010 United States census. In addition, the World Book Encyclopedia 2012 includes thousands of new, expanded, and revised articles. Among the new and expanded topics are articles on Beyonce, carbon footprint, DNA fingerprinting, Facebook, hoarding, improvised explosive device (IED), text messaging, and zombie. The World Book Encyclopedia presents information in a clear, direct style that makes it easy to use as a reference source. More than 25,000 rich photographs and illustrations combine with the text to deliver additional information and promote visual learning.
Minimum System Requirements:
Mac: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later Mac OS, including 10.8 Mountain Lion
Win: Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7.
2012 World Book includes:
- Every article in the 22-volume World Book print edition
- Thousands of editor-selected website links
- Online Article Updates (1 year free subscription*)
- Hundreds of editor approved web-cams
- World Book Dictionary
- World Book Atlas with translucent 3D Globe
- World Book Trivia Challenge
- World Book Media Showcase
- This Day In History Widget
- Thousands of photos, illustrations, video clips, sound clips, poetry readings and speeches *After one year of free online updates an optional update subscription is available.