Joyce, C. Alan

Shares little-known facts about the literary world, including authors, books, characters, and inspirations.

Provides information on topics of particular interest to kids, such as United States history, art, weather, music, and sports, and features fun facts, puzzles, games, activities, jokes, maps, flags, source Web sites, and photographs. Includes special coverage of 2008 Olympic athletes and crime scene investigation techniques.

Contains thousands of facts and statistics on a variety of subjects, such as science, economics, sports, arts, and media; and includes information on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and presidential election.

This book includes a month-by-month report of major national and international news stories, in-depth coverage of sports, facts behind the news, expanded Internet information, expanded information on states and countries, and much more.