2002 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe (2 CD edition)

Everyone can take advantage of the complete 2002 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, designed to include content appropriate for three reading levels. Enhance the learning experience with thousands of videos, illustrations, photos, and maps that can captivate minds. Whether it's help putting together ideas for a school research project or just a thirst for knowledge, find all the information needed, quickly and easily.

Search through more than 38,500 articles on CD-ROM, or go online and link to thousands more. Find in-depth explorations of topics through the Encyclopedia Americana Online, and get easy-to-read background information in the New Book of Knowledge Online. View 15,500 images and more than 200 videos and listen to 700 sound clips. Previews of all pictures, videos, panoramas, and fact boxes add new dimensions to research.

The Research Center guides students effortlessly through the research process, from choosing a topic to organizing search results and writing a paper. A built-in dictionary and thesaurus are one click away to look up any word without leaving the encyclopedia. Also included is a complete atlas with 1,200 maps.