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With over eight decades of experience and a global reputation for unsurpassed excellence, World Book is firmly established as the premier general reference source. Now the world's favorite encyclopedia continues its legacy with World Book 2003 Deluxe Edition.

As our world changes, World Book changes with it, while remaining true to its goal of providing students, parents, teachers, and librarians with the most useful, up-to-date information. Regarded as the #1 most-trusted name in reliability and accuracy, World Book continues to provide comprehensive, factual detail in an easy-to-access format.

With more than 85 years of specialized experience in the fields of education and communication, World Book employs the expertise of over 3,700 scholars, authenticators, and reviewers to create its World Book 2003 Deluxe Edition - newest in the tradition of this multi-award-winning family reference source.


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Of all the subjects World book knows, we understand students best. When research must be done, nothing is more frustrating than searching through useless information. Rather than crowding our  encyclopedia with thousands of unnecessary articles, World Book has cut through the clutter to provide more than 22,300 of the most concise, timely, informative pieces any student could need. In addition, understanding the necessity to have current information, we offer FREE online encyclopedia updates so you will always have the latest resources*.  Presented in an extremely user-friendly format, World Book 2003 Deluxe Edition supplies the most effective, interactive multimedia materials and tools to access a wealth of knowledge-Guaranteed!

Easy to use - 22,300+ Articles

• Simply use the topics or word search options to locate your desired information.
• Sticky notes mark the information that you want to find again, and it is easy to highlight the content you want to see.
• Just double-click any word to find the meaning.

1,400+ Maps

• Detailed interactive maps, reflecting the highest cartographic standards, broaden your perspective on the world.
• Maps present information such as climate, economy, population distribution, and historical development.

117 Videos and 781 Audio Clips

• Just click on the appropriate buttons for hundreds of exciting videos and sounds that bring your favorite topics to life!

129 Breathtaking Panoramas

• Get 360-degree panoramic views of fascinating places!
• You'll feel like you're there!

Fully Interactive Computer World Book Dictionary/More than 1,500 Reading Lists

• Over 245,000 definitions
• Search the Dictionary separately, or double-click any word in the Encyclopedia to retrieve its definition.

More than 13,900 Online Articles from World Book Annuals

• Annuals are yearly, independent publications that include special feature articles.

Online Encyclopedia Updates!*

Keep current with access to the latest information.

• Link directly to World Book-reviewed Web sites.

More than 9,600 Illustrations and 42 Animations

• animations bring topics to life!
• Interactive Computer simulations help you understand how things work.

More than 1,850 Tables and 323 Time Lines

• Enhance reports with charts created from your research information.

More than 30,000 Measurements

• Measurements in non-metric and metric units.
• 14 scientific and Math Program and math learning Pc Games ematical simulations.

5 Homework Wizards

• Wizards help to prepare reports, charts, time lines, quizzes, and Web pages.

*Updates may not be accessible by all browsers. Update service may be suspended without notice to you.

Surf The Ages!**Another game function of an encyclopedia is to stimulate curiosity and spark interest in learning . World Book's exclusive Surf the Ages feature fulfills this concept by providing simulated Web sites as they might have been if the World Wide Web had existed throughout history. From an exclusive interview with a survivor of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79 to a Plague World Book Encyclopedia 2003 Deluxe Edition Description Site in the 1300s, Surf the Ages takes you back in time to rediscover important historical events, people, and ideas. Based on historical facts and documentation, each Web entry journeys through the main events of Ancient Times, the Middle Ages, and Game Mode rn Times. And with the "View from Today" option, you can reveal what we now know or believe about a featured event or figure.

** Active Internet access is NOT needed to use Surf the Ages. However, the feature does contain links to actual Web sites that do require active Internet access.

** Active Internet access is NOT needed to use Surf the Ages. However, the feature does contain links to actual Web sites that do require active Internet access.

A World Book Exclusive!
Back In Time
With Internet access, travel back through 80 years of World Book articles, Reading and reading (learn to read) lesson about events as they were described at the time. For example, study articles on WWII written in 1945.

• With this Childrens Educational learning game Children's Software Review 2002
• Media & Methods Magazine Awards Portfolio Winner 2002
• 2002 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner

World Book Encyclopedia 2003 Deluxe Edition cd software or game Requirements for PC use

• Microsoft windows 95, 98, ME, 2K*, NT 4.0, XP**
• Pentium or higher IBM or 100% PC
• 16 MB RAM (32MB recommended)
•  40MB free HD space***, 16-bit Computer Sound Card
• 16-bit high color
• 2X Computer cd disc drive
• Internet Explorer 4 or higher (to use Surf the Ages)
• Printer (optional)

For Online Access

8MB deluxe free hard drive space, Game Mode m, Internet Connection

   * Microsoft windows 2000 requires 133 MHz or higher Pentium-based or PC and 64 MB RAM.

  ** Microsoft windows XP requires 300MHz or higher Pentium-based or PC and 128 MB RAM.

*** Additional free hard drive space may be required to install software that will be loaded by the World Book program if the software is not already loaded on your computer.