My parents bought me a concise Encyclopedia for teenagers, I forgot the name (it was made overseas). Not Britannica, but still had some 12 volumes. I loved it and was my bathroom reading in my pre-teen and early teen years, alongside the occasional computer books. It was not very different from Wikipedia but the language was a lot more accessible.
Kids these days rarely have patience for this sort of thing, at least my kid doesn't. There is just too much overstimulating information everywhere - how can an Encyclopedia compete with TikTok and Youtube algorithms that leave the child laughing nonstop?
Kids these days rarely have patience for this sort of thing, at least my kid doesn't. There is just too much overstimulating information everywhere - how can an Encyclopedia compete with TikTok and Youtube algorithms that leave the child laughing nonstop?