I found the Abominable Snowman and then followed links to Bigfoot and Mount Everest. I liked the capability to pick out a bunch of items, see captions on the screen, then look at the details in any order. Another nice feature is the ability to drag words from the text and drop them into the search engine. The monthly Spotlight presents interesting material each month, for example Spain for August. I listened to Fandango music and then looked at a set of Spanish phrases and their meanings.
Spotlight also gives tips on use of the World Book.
In Around the World, click on an area in a world map or search for a specific place. Zoom in until the level of detail is right and read a related article on that place. Similarly Time Frame lets you start at a very high level, focus in on a specific century or decade, and then follow the links to information of interest. Search works on all the topic areas, maps, dictionary, time frame and online information. I also found their use cumbersome.