World Book Kids
The Shrew
A mammal who lives in marshes, woods, fields, and gardens. They are very small and weigh about as much as a penny.World Book Student
The information in the student edition contains more details than that found in the kids edition. There are also more entries with the word "shrew" to choose from in the student edition. The picture of the shrew is the same in both editions.
BrazilIn the left and right side bars are additional selections that are more specific regarding the country. Our patrons would find the right sidebar the most helpful. It would allow them to find magazine articles, special reports, and websites for the topic they are researching. The left side is an outline of the article in World Book and this would be very useful because it would cut down on the time spent researching.
World Book Discover will assist those patrons who are not fluent readers of English understand the article with two options. One option is for the patrons to choose to have the article translated to the language of his/her choice. The other option is to choose to have the article read aloud. When the article is read aloud , the patron can choose to have the reader slow down or read faster.
World Book Advanced
Brazil
World Book Discovery
World Book Discover will assist those patrons who are not fluent readers of English understand the article with two options. One option is for the patrons to choose to have the article translated to the language of his/her choice. The other option is to choose to have the article read aloud. When the article is read aloud , the patron can choose to have the reader slow down or read faster.
Welcome & thanks for your observations, Sooo Much! You've done a good job assessing this resource and how your patrons will benefit. I agree that in Advanced, they will like the "extras" linked from the right sidebar.
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