DK's e.encyclopedia really is The Ultimate Online Learning Resource. This unique informational book puts a seemingly endless series of information bytes on your classroom shelf and provides a perfect link to technology.
The book provides a general encycopedic treatment of many academic areas, but manages to remain well organized. The text is accurate and easy to read, and the photographs and diagrams are eye-catching. Cross-references on each page send the reader to other areas of the book to broaden the depth and scope of study.
However, this resource goes beyond its own pages. DK Publishing has developed a website in conjunction with Google.com that provides supplementall links via the Internet to various other “learning opportunities” on each of the topics it lists. This resource-within-a-resource is easy to navigate and use.
Students will enjoy these new and unusual approaches to gathering information--becoming a virtual astronaut or taking an interactive quiz about plant parts. The web resources include animations, videos, timelines, and real-time reports, and they link students to other related websites. This book and its companion website can eliminate wasted time surfing the web for specific information by providing the appropriate links directly from one website.