title: Random House Children's Encyclopedia, Revised Edition
author: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
description: The first edition of this ready-reference encyclopedia for children ages 7-12 was reviewed here [<i>RBB</i> O 15 91]. It was originally compiled in Britain by Dorling Kindersley and has the lavish illustrations its books are known for. The revised edition has had more than 140 pages updated. For instance, there are maps and flags for the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. Population figures have been updated. Additionally, the "Fact Finder" section at the end of the book reflects the election of Bill Clinton as president of the U.S.
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  
  Text copyright © 2014 by Mark Frost  
  Jacket art copyright © 2014 by Hilts
  
  
  All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House Children’s
  Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New
  York.
  
  
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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  
  Frost, Mark, 1953–  
  Alliance/Mark Frost.—F