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elegantlion Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I like the Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, if you have done that one. We also have: Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia smithsonian Earth A few of these DK Definitive Guides. I own the History one and checked out a few more from the library. The pictures are stunning. The text is more dense, but they are simply beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 My older son (13) does the same thing. It used to bother me that he preferred non-fiction to fiction until I heard MCT's talk at convention this spring. (MCT said that kiddos need to read lots and lots of non-fiction to help with "academic, formal writing"). Now I realize what such reading is doing for him. My son's favorite set to read (and one that I highly recommend) is the National Audubon Society's field guide set. He has read most of these umpteen times. I tend to buy him a new one each year, but I think we now own most of them and have run out of choices. They are (of course) full of pictures at the front, but then they have very dense, informative text at the back. Does your son have a hobby? My son loves baseball so he has read gargantuan baseball encyclopedias umpteen times. He just got a new one yesterday to celebrate the end of school! Plus he loves astronomy and meteorology so we have purchased many large, meaty books on these subjects. These are just a couple of ideas beyond the textbooks, Eyewitness, Kingfisher, Usborne route (which ds has read, too). HTH! Jetta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Hoagland's Exploring the Way We Work Macaulay's The Way We Work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stacy in NJ Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Muse and Learning Through History are interesting. http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/Store/CategoryBundles.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 My 8 yr olds love reading Take Me Back by DK Publishing. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756640903/ref=ox_ya_os_product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 My older son (13) does the same thing. It used to bother me that he preferred non-fiction to fiction until I heard MCT's talk at convention this spring. (MCT said that kiddos need to read lots and lots of non-fiction to help with "academic, formal writing"). Now I realize what such reading is doing for him.That is so good to hear! My son has never picked up a fiction book to read, but he reads non-fiction with a passion. (He does read fiction aloud at bedtime to his dad.)Right now he is reading a golf book and the dictionary. Last week he was into reading first aid books. If he is interested in science, I picked up a set of "Encyclopedia of Technology and Applied Sciences" at a library's used book sale. I don't know how easy/hard they are to come by, but my son enjoys our set. (Bought for $1. Paid $15 to have them shipped home since I bought them on vacation.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I used to do the same growing up, and my two oldest do it as well. My oldest loves, loves, loves Archaeology: Unearthing the Mysteries of the Past by Kate Santon and Lost Cities by Paul G. Bahn. Bahn has a bunch of other archaeology books that look interesting, but I have no personal experience with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 My youngest son was an encyclopedia reader as a child and I still am. He liked Comptons and New Book of Knowledge even better than World Book. NBK was his favorite. It is colorful and easy to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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