Best Encyclopedia Reviews 2021

Kingfisher is a brand dedicated to the provision of educational resources for all and sundry. With books published in more than twenty languages, it certainly has a wide coverage and produces its books as series and stand alone titles too. It is not just interested in making you learn but in making your learning as fun as possible and it does this through imaginative writing and beautiful out of the box designs. Its books cover a wide range of interests from the sciences to history, geography, philosophy and the art. Whatever you’re into, Kingfisher has you covered.

The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia is one brilliant piece of information resource. It covers a wide range of scientific interests including everybody’s favorites like mother earth, the human system and other necessary information on our environment. Topics are arranged in such a way that transition from one topic to another is fluid, aiding not just understanding but the reading itself. Thankfully, this resource has not left out some of the seemingly minor topics but has given them 27 entries. This book is properly rounded, giving you an insight into what you deem important and what the publishers feel you should know too.

The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia is written with engaging texts and peppered or rather splattered with equally engaging photographs, diagrams and cutouts that are sure to keep your eyes glued to it. At the end of each chapter is a ‘facts and figures’ section that outlines some rather interesting notes related to that chapter.

As time progresses, changes occur in our environment and beyond and the Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia is not blind to them. It is recently updated, reflecting some of the changes that have occurred so far in our ecosystem, planet and beyond. It also reflects changes that have occurred in inventions and discoveries, especially embracing those of the 21st century.

If you’re interested in digging even deeper than the depth that has been provided, references have been unselfishly provided allowing you the liberty to do some exploration and digging on your own.

The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia is recommended for 10-year-old kids and older.

With a formidable team of brilliant scientists, awesome photographers, detailed journalists and creative filmmakers, National Geographic has been able to, over the years, bring to us the very best of stories in a way that can only be described as captivating. It pushes out its info-laden stories in many different forms, such as TV, books, magazines, maps and social media platforms, never compromising the potency of the stories. National Geographic, through its National Geographic Society, invests some of its annual proceeds into research geared towards protecting mother earth.

Animals are almost as interesting a topic as humans and what better way to study this kingdom of beings than with the National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia. Featuring 2,500 animals, this encyclopedia is sure to cover all the animals you love to love, the ones you want to know more about and even those shrouded in mystery. From information on lifecycle, eating habits and diets to information on habitats, migration and adaptation, everything you need to know about that animal is contained in here.

Information is also given on endangered species; why they are so tagged, how many of them we have left, what has been done to preserve them and what more can be done to preserve them. The endangerment of these species is rated in this book to show the dire circumstances of some of these animals.

Scattered all over the book is a section called ‘Animal Profiles’ where special attention and in-depth analysis is given to/on a particular animal. Another section like this one is called ‘Animal Records’. This one contains some very cool records and statistics concerning the animals like smartest, tallest, fastest, longest living etc.

To help students understand what they’ve been taught in school, the animals are divided according to their taxonomy then added to this are their scientific names and some interesting facts like lifespan and gestation period.

Interestingly, you can brush up on your geography with this material, seeing as it uses the knowledge geography to expound on some related concepts like habitat, migration and the likes.

The back matter includes color coded entries of all featured species allowing for ease of navigation.

Marvel Comics is a subsidiary of the quite famous Marvel Worldwide Inc. Famous for its very intriguing comic series on Marvel characters, Marvel Comics is still in the business of creating a virtual reality and helping you enjoy it. It creates a world where things are possible and where everyone is safe because there are superheroes at the ready. All this, it does with the scribble of a pen or more currently the tap of a keyboard. Marvel Comics also produces encyclopedias that contain everything you need to know about your favorite super heroes, down to their pet peeves.

The Marvel Encyclopedia is a compendium of every Marvel character, known and unknown. It explains and sheds light on more than 1,200 Marvel superheroes and super leagues including some of your favorites like Spiderman, The Avengers and Thor. This is a necessary handbook for every new Marvel fan as it gets you up-to-date with everything you’ve missed out on in your years of Marvel ignorance.

Of course, old fans are not left out of the fun either. You get insight into new and exciting storylines and alliances that have been formed between and among your favorite superheroes. You also get the scoop on what’s new, who is new and what makes that superhero so awesome. Everything that happens in that special Marvel Universe is bared in this book, including some special events like Fear Itself, drawing you into a world where things are good and superheroes always save the day.

This encyclopedia is not your everyday encyclopedia. It’s designed like a comic book, allowing you read pages and pages on end without getting bored. The A to Z style in which it’s organized allows for ease of navigation within the book and among the characters.

Get the scoop on what’s going on in the kingdom of Wakanda with King Black Panther and his queen Storm. There’s the gist about the guardians of the galaxy; is there a new guardian? How did Iron Man come to be wearing his armor? What’s up with SHIELD? And, of course, you want to know what the Mad Titan is up to again. You’ll get all these and more in The Marvel Encyclopedia.

The innovative DK is a competitive force in the business of providing information. With publications in more than eighty-seven different countries and sixty-two different languages, DK has earned itself an edge as a global phenomenon. Originally born in London, it has spread its tentacles to other parts of the globe including Delhi, Munich, Melbourne, Toronto and New York. To inform, enrich and entertain DK’s goals every time it begins the creative process that is information provision. DK produces content for adults and children alike in an awesome blend of words and vivid pictures.

DK brings a fresh new approach to information resources with its usage of images that are rendered in 3 Dimensions. With the use of Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI), The DK Knowledge Encyclopedia represents information in vivid images that are sure to catch the eye of anybody remotely interested.

It covers a wide range of topics from Space to the human body and even history and culture. The book is peppered with a lot of learning aids like maps, charts, graphics, timelines and some little awesome facts. Whether you just want to read out of curiosity or you need assistance with that assignment, the DK Knowledge Encyclopedia will be of great help to you.

It’s divided into six sections: Space, Earth, Nature, Human Body, Science and History. Every section investigates details to expand your knowledge of yourself and the world around you with novel attention to details.

There are eye catching headings and compelling questions sure to keep your attention, making you want to read the book for as long as possible. It’s recommended for children in middle school and higher.

The DK Knowledge Encyclopedia supports the Common Core State Standards supplying students with all the information they need in the areas mentioned.

Using latest technology, The Walt Disney Company is not shy of branching out into new and unexplored markets. Disney is involved in practically everything; TV programs, filmmaking and animations, books and comics, and even clothing items and a very popular fun center. One thing remains constant, though – Disney’s unflinching dedication to excellence, creativity and innovation. Disney has become a household name and one of the foremost providers of information and technology as it doesn’t fail to create characters that are dear to people’s hearts. Its current home is in Burbank, California in what is known as the Walt Disney Studios.

Disney is a whole world, conjured from movies and TV shows, parks and restaurants, clothes and toys and so many other things. What better way to go through this impressive portfolio of achievement than with The Disney A to Z. With thousands of entries and hundreds of images, it itemizes and expounds on everything Disney; customized characters, movies (old and new), television series (run on both Disney and the American Broadcasting Company) and what have you, giving all great fans of Disney their most treasured information at their fingertips.

The Disney A to Z also takes you through the history of The Walt Disney Company as a parent body and the history of its children bodies; the roles they are saddled with and how they came to be saddled with such roles because you really just have to know every tiny detail. Of course, Disney’s fun centers and restaurants are not left out of this; a rundown of all they offer and where they can be located have been added to this book so that you always know where to catch some fun Disney style.

The Disney A to Z is arranged in alphabetical order making it easy for you to explore.