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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  ALSO BY  
  ROXANNE ST. CLAIRE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Don’t You Wish_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
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  product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance
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  persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Text copyright © 2014 by Roxanne St. Claire  
  Jacket photograph copyright © 2014 by Timothy Devine/Gallery Stock
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an
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  of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin
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  Delacorte Press is a registered trademark and the colophon is a trademark of
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