From the Beatles to Web sites, this bestselling sourcebook on culture contains 3,000 up-to-date definitions, 250 new definitions, an easy alphabetical arrangement and comprehensive index, 250 black-and-white illustrations, and a new Introduction.Fully updated for the twenty-first century, The New Fi...

From the Beatles to Web sites, this bestselling sourcebook on culture contains 3,000 up-to-date definitions, 250 new definitions, an easy alphabetical arrangement and comprehensive index, 250 black-and-white illustrations, and a new Introduction.Fully updated for the twenty-first century, The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy * lists essential facts in twenty-one subject areas to promote successful learning in kids.* Child education expert E. D. Hirsch Jr. cuts through the wealth of information available today to highlight terms that a child should be familiar with by the end of sixth grade. With nearly 3,000 concise definitions and including 250 new entries (like Harry Potter, centaurs, northern lights, and World Series), this popular sourcebook makes it easy for children to become literate in mythology, literature, U.S. history, science and technology, and more.