OXFORD CHILDREN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA (Rev. ed)

This is a definitive reference work for children of 8 years and over - a must for every home, classroom and library, now revised and updated.

The features include: Volumes 1-7 give comprehensive coverage of subjects from Aborigines to Zoos; "The Biography" volume includes the lives of 560 important people, both current and historical; and "The Index" volume includes an index of over 15,000 entries, a gazetteer of the countries of the world, and a timeline of world history.

Notable updates for 2004 include: the 'war against terrorism', including the Afghan and Iraq wars; the genetic revolution (cloning, GM foods, the Human Genome Project); technological developments, such as digital photography and DVDs; and the introduction of the euro and the expansion of the EU.

There are also a number of new biographical articles, including George W.

Bush, Saddam Hussein and J. K. Rowling.