New World Encyclopedia Author. 9th ed a british publication marks webster s new world s entry into the select field of one volume encyclopedias. This revised edition of the hutchinson encyclopedia 1990.
The new world encyclopedia is an ever expanding body of knowledge that currently contains. A book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of paper parchment or other material usually fastened together to hinge at one side and within protective covers. The new world encyclopedia organizes human knowledge in a way that allow a reader to learn information not just for its own sake but for its value to the world as a whole.
In 1915 they enlisted the help of michael vincent o shea a professor of education at the university of wisconsin.
World book was founded by chicago publishers j. The first edition of the world book encyclopedia was published as simply the world book in 1917 by the hanson roach fowler. Funk wagnalls was an american publisher known for its reference works including a standard dictionary of the english language 1st ed. Hansen and john bellow who realized that existing encyclopedias were off putting to young readers.
