General Reference Books

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General Reference Books Atlas Almanac Dictionary Encyclopedia Biographical Dictionary Thesaurus Geographical Dictionary Reader’s Guide

Atlas A book of maps and charts

Almanac Published yearly. Gives facts on many subjects. Contains information that happened the year before. Contains an index.

Dictionary Definition Spelling Pronunciation Abridged- contains only the most common English words and their definitions. Unabridged – contains all the words in the English language.

Encyclopedia Encyclopedia is a set of books (or a one-volume book) that gives general information on many topics.

Biographical Dictionary

Geographical Dictionary Westminster Abbey A dictionary of cities and countries of the world. Mt. Kilimanjaro

Thesaurus HAPPY FORTUNATE LOVE AFFECTION STOP HALT HATE DETESTATION A dictionary of words that have similar meanings.

Reader’s Guide Book of magazine topics Listed in alphabetical order by subject

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