- Revised series is more accessible and reader-friendly for today's kids
- Profiles of influential figures and newsmakers from different walks of life
- Revised with fact boxes, sidebars, and pull quotes
- A time line of career and personal milestones--new feature
- Fact Files highlight fun, lesser-known information
- New 6 1/2 x 9 trim size
- Full-color photographs that closely match the text
- Glossary, Index