Reference Works are a fantastic way of discovering information about almost any subject!
Although it is simple to search reference works online these days, there is nothing more satisfying for a child than thumbing through a reference book to find their topic, looking at the pictures and perhaps stopping to learn about something else on the way!
Reference skills are important ones for children as knowing how to use a glossary, index, linked resources and to search for keywords will be something they use all their lives.