Offers facts and statistics on a range of topics including history, geography, animals, sports, and weather.

Offers facts and statistics on a range of topics including history, geography, animals, sports, and weather.

With a fresh new look and completely updated information about anything and everything, this essential reference is ideal for all students and trivia buffs.

With a fresh new look and completely updated information about anything and everything, this essential reference is perfect for all students and trivia buffs. Topics include: computers and technology, history, animals, pop culture, weights and measures, food, weather, calendars and holidays, sports, money, science, geography, and much, much more! Whether you need facts for a school assignment, want to keep boredom away on a rainy day, or just want to wow your friends, the Scholastic Almanac for Kids 2009 Edition is the book you'll reach for again and again.

Provides facts, figures, and statistics on a variety of topics, covering popular culture, technology, sports, and more.

An all-new edition with Canadian facts and figures! The Scholastic Canada Kid's Almanac features nearly 40 great topics, with more than a third of the information edited specifically for the Canadian market! It has all of the answers kids need for homework, and all of the trivia they need for fun! Young researchers will find Canadian information for statistics on pet ownership, newspaper and magazine circulation, education, population, weather, transportation, entertainment and employment, and more! The almanac also includes must-have information on geography, Canadian history and math that will help children handle their schoolwork with ease. The Scholastic Canada Kid's Almanac makes the usual boring statistics fun!

Full-color illustrations, graphs, and charts enhance this easy-to-read, fact-filled almanac for beginning readers which includes more than fifty important reference topics, from Aerospace to Zodiac. Simultaneous.