This A-Z encyclopaedia offers information on a wide range of subjects and contains cross-references in the text and a comprehensive index to help the reader trace further information about any topic. Many areas of knowledge are covered, from plants, science, travel, the human body and politics to food, language, religion, sports, history, machines, and myths and space. Throughout the encyclopaedia important topics, such a communication, dinosaurs or the Internet, are presented through double-page spreads. there are also country panels that provide maps, flags and checklists of information about the countries of the world.