Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The World Almanac for Kids 1997
St Martins Press · 1996
62/100
👎 Skip It
As a snapshot of the world in 1997 this is well-organized, engaging, and genuinely useful for period research or nostalgia — the expanded internet section in particular is a fun time capsule. For any current reference need, the nearly 30-year-old facts make it a non-starter, and that limits its practical score significantly. Buy it for a specific vintage project; skip it as a general reference.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance62
craft70
originality55
accuracy52
hype60
age-fit78
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict62
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