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My First Britannica is aimed at children ages six to 12, and the Britannica Discovery Library is for children aged three to six (issued 1974 to 1991). [51] Compton's by Britannica , first published in 2007, incorporating the former Compton's Encyclopedia , is aimed at 10- to 17-year-olds and consists of 26 volumes and 11,000 pages.
The Children's Encyclopædia was an encyclopaedia originated by Arthur Mee, and published by the Educational Book Company, a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, London. It was published from 1908 to 1964. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier acquired the rights to publish it in the U.S. under the name The Book of Knowledge (1910).
The Book of Knowledge was an encyclopedia aimed at juveniles first published in 1912, by the Grolier Society.. Originally largely a reprint of the British Children's Encyclopaedia with revisions related to the United States by Holland Thompson, over time the encyclopedia evolved into a new entity entirely.
In 2020, Encyclopædia Britannica released the Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia: What We Know and What We Don't, an encyclopedia aimed primarily at younger readers, covering major topics. The encyclopedia was widely praised for bringing back the print format. It was Britannica's first encyclopedia for children since 1984.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. initially owned Compton's Encyclopedia from 1961 to 1993, and later reacquired it in 2002. Britannica had sold its Compton's interests to the Tribune Company in 1993, and for a time Compton's Encyclopedia was a product of The Learning Company, which purchased Broderbund in 1998.
Children's Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1960–. [67] The Children's Encyclopedia. A.S. Barnes. 1959. [64] The Child's World. Standard Education Corp. 1974. [64] Collier's Encyclopedia with Bibliography and Index, 1950. [68] Collins Gem Encyclopedia. William Collins Sons & Company. 1979. [69] The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
Weedon's Modern Encyclopedia (1931) a non-Britannica publication that was bought out and repackaged by Britannica as Britannica Junior (1934) Great Books of the Western World (1952) Children's Britannica (1960) aimed at ages seven to 14. Gateway to the Great Books (1963) Young Children's Encyclopaedia (1970) for children just learning to read
Pages in category "Children's encyclopedias" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.