The info in the kids edition is shorter and easy to read. It gives a general overview of the otter. The info finder version has 3x more info about the otter in general. Regarding habitat, the kids edition tells only that the otters live on water sources, except sea otters which live in the water and rarely leave. The student version gives more detail of the homes on ledges or abandoned homes of other animals. I requested information about Zimbabwe in the reference center. I liked how the information is broken down on the left hand side showing the different types of materials I can see:maps, sounds, presidential papers etc. I think the info patrons need depends on what question the patron has about the country: Where is it located? What are our relations like with this country? What is the land like? (etc)
I like how they show you citations, pics and basic info.
Rhonda, thanks for your comments here. I hope you'll take a minute to look at the World of Animals feature in World Book Kids, which will give you a lot of interesting otter info, some of which may not be included in the actual encyclopedia article. I like your answer to the country question in Online Reference Center. You are thinking like a librarian, needing to do a reference interview before you can say what will be valuable to your patron. Good work!
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