Some books have facts you can use. An encyclopedia is a

set of books. It has facts about many things.

In an encyclopedia you can find information about

famous people …

Abraham Lincoln

Hank Aaron

Hillary Clinton

places in the world …

Washington, D.C.

China

Easter Island

or subjects like …

The topics in the encyclopedia are in order from A to Z. The books are

also in order from A to Z.

To find a subject you look for the letter it begins with and choose that

volume. The subjects on each page are usually

printed with large, dark letters.

Example: pirates

To find a person, look for the person’s last name.

Example: Martin Luther King, Jr.

In which volume of an encyclopedia would you find

the answers to these questions?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you find out about

tornadoes?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you find out about

horses?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you

find out about Valentine’s Day?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you

find out about elephants?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you find out about

trains?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you find out about

stars?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you find out about

baseball?

In which book of an encyclopedia would you find out about

mummies?

King Tut

Let’s go explore in the encyclopedia!