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Pears Cyclopaedia
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5 out of 5
Based on 19 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
What is "Pears"? First published in 1897, "Pears Shilling Cyclopaedia" contained topics ranging from questions of etiquette to 'curious and useful information everyone ought to know in commerce, history, science, religion and literature'. Now 111 years later, "Pears" is still informing, intriguing and surprising new generations of readers with its mixture of up-to-the-minute facts and figures and ... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingHardcover (31 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages1056
ISBN-101846141362
ISBN-13978-1846141362
Publication Date08/07/2008
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About Chris Cook (Author) : Chris Cook is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Chris Cook include Pears Cyclopaedia, The Routledge Companion to European History sin... more
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