Picturepedia, Second Edition: An Encyclopedia on Every Page

Children are our most important resource. How they develop into humane citizens is the responsibility of a global society. In this age of the internet books are considered too slow for much of their life. Enter the Picturepedia.Many people respond to visual stimuli. Images make a lasting impression on the human brain, and children especially are conducive to this kind of learning. This book is filled with knowledge of this learning experience for children and adults alike. It is a masterpiece of art and information compiled into a format understandable to the brain.My library needed updated so this book caught my attention for its graphic content. And a prize indeed it turned out to be! Every home should have a copy for educating not only a bright child, but to increase the learning skills of the average child in the 8-12 year old group. My Britannica set, Random House Colorpedia (of which this is a descendant), and Oxford world encyclopedia are now joined by this excellent guide to the universe we exist in. This is also a help to those learning English. With a generally positive view to human existence and our environment, I can strongly urge parents to get this, if they care for their children, for expanding their horizons and reducing limitations that hamper a better quality of learning for all. [note: This is the review for the 2nd edition; 2020][Add. note: I donated my pristine copy to an African family with three children ages 5-10 (?) who moved in.]

As I was flipping through this Encyclopedia, there were a few things that immediately peeved me off ( !!! )But — if you can get your 9 year old to read a few pages of this volume every day, or every few days, & they should retain 60% of its content by The time they’re 16, they should have a solid understanding towards Cultural Literacy, which many College Graduates seem to lack. !There’s a lot missing from this book that’s important, Media sources & such, but inflaming a desire to find knowledge ‘fun’ is The Objective — And creating a vocabulary to form reasonable questions & objections to The Items where this volume may have slipped up !

Five stars, but I'd give it more if possible. Such amazing pictures! Could look at this book for hours!

Grabbed this for my son who is into learning about literally everything right now. The pictures and writing has been great for answering questions and learning.

Informative, kids love it!

Toddlers and adults alike in our house love this book! So much information. A lot of different topics. Beautiful, detailed photos!

I bought this for my nine year old niece, who apparently upon receiving it, flipped to the page with information about snakes. After she read the article, she promptly reported that she didn't like how the book made snakes sound evil and bad. Otherwise, she likes the book. So, if you are getting the book for snakes, I would advise against it! Other then that, it has a nine year old's stamp of approval!

My 7 year old LOVES this book. He takes it everywhere with him.