Basic Research Package 2009--Classic

The Basic Research Package includes two of our most popular reference titles--the 2009 World Book Encyclopedia Classic Binding and the World Book Dictionary.

The 2009 World Book Encyclopedia:

• More than 27,500 rich-photographs and illustrations are combined with comprehensive, highly readable text to appeal to a broad range of readers.


• More than 3,800 contributors, all experts in their field, collaborate with our editors and researchers to ensure that articles are accurate and reflect current scholarship.


• The articles are written in a clear, direct style, starting with relatively basic information, advancing in depth as they progress.


• World Book revision rates make it the most current and up-to-date encyclopedia available.


• Highlighting the 2009 edition are new and expanded articles on global warming, Darfur, Kosovo, blog, Sudoku, organic food, Bono, Jay-Z, Johnny Depp, Tony Hawk, among many other topics, as well as results of the U.S. presidential election and the 2008 Olympic Games.

The World Book Dictionary:

• The World Book Dictionary was developed by experts to be clear, informative, and easy to understand. It features more than 225,000 entries, 3,000 illustrations, notes on how to use prefixes, suffixes, capitalization and punctuation, pronunciation guides, and more.