I previously worked for a number of big corporations but fortunately I decided to start my own business selling children’s books and it is absolutely the best job I have ever had.We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. I have 2 children who are bilingual aged 10 and 5. I am half English and half French, grew up in Spain and have lived in all these countries and Germany. * I own a pop-up book shop and I appear at schools, kindergartens, clubs and libraries throughout Europe, but especially Luxembourg. You can contact Ophelia by visiting her Facebook page or by clicking on the following website.
An additional 650 internet links via the Usborne Quicklinks website take children to websites with online activities, games and further informationĪrticle by: Ophelia Gartside* who is the founder of Little English Bookworm. * QR codes provide instant access via a mobile phone or tablet to 150 video clips of animals, space, places round the world and more, which enhance the information in the book. Knowledge Encyclopedia by DK (Dorling Kindersley)Ĭhildren’s Encyclopedia (with QR links*) by Usborne Booksīook of Knowledge (with QR links*) by Usborne Books Listed below (in no particular order) are some great ones to look out for: So next time you are book browsing for your children (or even yourself) please pick up a Children’s Encyclopedia and see if you and your children also have that Eureka! encyclopedia moment. There are some incredible eye-catching versions, even pocket size, and they are very affordable. Encyclopedias as I remembered them as hard back, dark and dusty volumes are not the norm anymore for children.
Some much prefer learning and absorbing facts. Now the Children’s encyclopedia we have is not a reference book that gathers dust on the shelf, it is our bedtime reading book, it is read by my 10 year old and my 5 year old loves to look through the beautiful pictures and illustrations on his own and remembers what we read or asks questions about new topics.Īdditionally, not all children love fiction. The beauty of an encyclopedia is how it will provide a child with information that he or she was not necessarily searching for and open up a brand new topic and fascination for them. But generally you or your child will go in search of a particular subject. The internet for research can be a wonderful thing. After being mesmerised for a while I realised why people bought encyclopedias for their children the way you can dip in and dip out, not looking for anything in particular but learning something new, unexpectedly, and of course the wonderful facts and illustrations that you absorb. I first read about looking at the night sky, then I read about Victorian times and then how the world was getting warmer. I sat there, opened the book at no place in particular and started reading. I understood why people were buying them. When the encyclopedias arrived I thought I would sneak a peek and that is when I had my encyclopedia Eureka! moment. I have to confess I was slightly bemused by this because I thought people just looked for information on the internet (I am very embarrassed to have made that confession now publicly). I run a little family run pop-up book shop and a few months ago people started ordering copies of Children’s encyclopedias from me. If you asked me this question a few months ago the answer would have been ‘yes’, but it is no longer. If I write the word ‘encyclopedia’ what is your first thought? Does the word evoke the image of a dust gathering leather bound collection of books that would make a good door stop? So, let me let you into a secret.
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