You may think I'm nuts, but I do have print World Book, albeit not terribly up to date. I bought both it and Britannica about 10 years ago, and another World Book maybe 3 years ago, probably during a sale. I think students (we go up to grade 4) need to know how to use an alphabetized print resource. Electricity goes out, computers fail, wifi signals can be poor, etc. I do some lessons in keyword searching with the print encyclopedias; kids have to answer random questions, and first they have to identify the keyword so they know what volume to choose. Maybe this will help them not type the entire question into the search box in online resources. . .
Also, the younger (K-1) students are fascinated by the encyclopedia set, the picture it makes when they are all in order, and recently I saw some kids reading from them.
Elaine Shapiro
Broad Brook School