Notes: Uses fun facts, trivia quizzes, activities, and more to survey what we know about dinosaurs and how we have learned this information. For dinosaur fans grades 2 and up.

Notes: Describes mathematics from zero to infinity with stops along the way for ancient puzzles, awesome math tricks, tantalizing math trivia, incredible shortcuts, and mysterious number magic. For grades 3 and up.

Notes: A brief description of planets, including what they are, where they are, and how they orbit around the sun. For grades 3 and up.

Notes: They're in the air, on the ground, and even in our backyards and Houses--birds, snakes, lizards, and turtles. These two fun and fact-packed books provide interesting and useful information about the history, characteristics, and behavior of these animals. For Kindergarten and up.

Notes: The book that fascinates all ages!New content areas include: * FORENSIC SCIENCE: An insight into the real-life superlatives of the crime-scene investigators... A must for CSI fans! * THE ENVIRONMENT: How real is the threat of global warming? A look at some of the recent environmental records... * HEALTH OF THE NATION: We take a snapshot of human health today and ask: who's the fittest and who's the fattest? * GAMES & PUZZLES: An interactive spread that allows you to test your smarts: from the first ever crossword question to the fastest sudoku, how will you fare? * EPIC ENDEAVOURS: Our largest-ever celebration of the superheroes who head for the poles, scale the heights, cross the globe and probe the depths... * TERRORISM & CONFLICT: Hard-hitting records and reportage on the deadliest threats to our modern society * BRANDS & ADVERTISING: The biggest names and even bigger budgets behind the brands and adverts we're exposed to every day * HOME ENTERTAINMENT and CONSUMER TECH: The gadgets and media that we simply can't live without - from the best-selling DVDs to the most powerful computer games consoles. For grades 3 and up.

Notes: It Can't Be . . . Can It? Turn the pages --- if you dare. But watch out for... ... gruesome ghosts that haunt your favorite hangouts! ... creepy spiders that can crawl all over you! ... a troll so huge, it can crush a car with one hand! ... and more mummies, crazy collections, and peculiar people than ever! It's all weird, and it's all inside --- Believe It or Not! For grades 3 and up.

Notes: New this year are fun collections of Spanish/English translations and a CSI twist on the Science Chapter. Enjoyed with its companion volume, World Almanac for Kids Brain-building Quizzes, kids will get a head start in school and life! The World Almanac for Kids 2008 is 352 pages of entertaining and engaging answers to thousands of questions and things to do after school and during the Summer Slump. This library builder and homework helper is written especially for kids and is reviewed by Kid Advisors from around the country! For grades 3 and up.