One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia
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One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia
By Peter Chrisp
* Publisher: DK CHILDREN
* Number Of Pages: 304
* Publication Date: 2008-06-16
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0756638437
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780756638436
Product Description:
Inside is a stunning, comprehensive visual encyclopedia featuring gorgeous photography that not only illustrates, but educates. This encyclopedia is driven by its striking imagery that brings more than one million things to light. It is a crucial addition to homes and classrooms alike.
Summary: I couldn't stop reading this!
Rating: 5
I bought this as a gift for an inquisitive 7-year old girl and spent over an hour flipping through and reading this before I gave it to her. Tons of great information and colorful illustrations make for fascinating and easy learning!
Summary: One of the Best Books for Kids I've Seen
Rating: 5
I picked this book up the other day at the bookstore and knew within a few minutes it was a keeper. It covers an amazing amount of subjects and information given that its one single book chock full of pictures.
The premise of the book is that it touches lightly on a wide variety of facts. Its not an authoritative source by any means. It tells you what something is and gives the highlights in a paragraph or less. Supplementing these brief descriptions are its amazing collection of pictures to illustrate the topic.
The pictures are not stock illustrations or photographs of the subject, they tend to be on the unique side and are referential to the written material. For example when talking about machines they have a picture of some needlessly complex strange multi-stage apple slicing machine like you might find on a cartoon (where one part moves another, then another and another..). Seems odd but the different parts are used to illustrate different mechanical concepts (cogs, pulleys, cables, levers etc). A lot of the photos take that route, kind of non-standard, requiring a little thinking and analysis (and humor) but getting the job done more than a standard picture.
The other thing that the photos do is they keep the attention of the audience. You find yourself not just glancing at the photo but studying the complexity and texture they put into it. With kids this is wonderful. The photo keeps their attention and focus on the subject long enough to get through the description and then move onto the next thing.
The layout and level of content of the book is good for a wide variety of ages. For younger children the photos keep their attention while you read about the item. Their sponge like memory absorbing some of the facts.
For reading age children there is a lot of information in digest sized bits. Kind of along the lines of memorizing trivia. The photos make them wonder "what is that".
For older kids it's a good starting point. You get enough info to have an idea about the subject to start looking elsewhere.
For adults looking to stuff their brain with interesting trivia it works too. Though you may need to dig a bit deeper. Reading this book to my kids has stimulated a lot of related questions from them. Some of which I didn't have answers for.
The book is fairly well organized and presented. It has around a dozen or so major topics (Science, History, The body, Arts etc). Each of these major topics had around a dozen or so entries. Each entry spans two pages with a dozen plus photos and topics.
For example the major top of the Body is broken down into the skeleton, the digestive system, muscles etc. For the skeletal system they have a collage of skeletal X-rays/MRI type shots that make up a full skeleton. They cover each of the major bone types (hip, femur, knee) with a few sentences about how it's constructed and is function. Then they have random facts attached to a few bones.
There is an index in the back for finding things more quickly. The quality of the printing and binding is great.
It has been one of the best "bedtime" books I've gotten. Depending on the questions you can go through one or two topics in a setting and they have high revisit value. I paid list price at the store and the book was well worth it. For the price Amazon charges I might get a few for gifts.
So to summarize
Pros
Great layout, pictures, information, everything..
Maintains interest and focus across several age levels.
Cons
None
Conclusion
Add this to your library and you will not be disappointed.
Summary: my boy loves it
Rating: 5
I love the way it explains the world. my boy (2.5yr) loves it pretty much and let me read for him before sleep almost every day!
Summary: One Million Things
Rating: 5
This is a FABULOUS book! I bought a copy for every student in my class. I think every child and adult should own a copy of this book. It is beautiful and interesting. Even children who hate reading won't be able to pull themselves away.
Summary: Amazing book
Rating: 5
I received this book as a donation to my middle school library. As soon as I looked at it, I knew I had to buy ALL of my grand children this book- it is a must have. All of the kids- ages 1-10 years and even their parents all pour over the beautiful color photos and information. A great find!!
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