Facts are relatively easy to come by.
But packaging them in a form that's kid-friendly and interesting is a different story. There's certainly no shortage of children's reference books. In the most successful volumes, the text and pictures work together to convey knowledge. The volume has several special features, including language note boxes, word history boxes and spelling tips. It would be difficult to crib a report from the short nuggets of information presented in this alphabetically arranged volume, but there are 24 special feature sections designed to help with school projects.