How-to
World Book editors break down the news in the Behind the Headlines feature to allow for a deeper understanding of the complex events that shape our world today.
The Behind the Headlines tool is prominently featured on the home page of Student. From here, you can click directly into the latest current events. Or you can click See More to enter the full Behind the Headlines feature.
You can also access the Behind the Headlines feature from the main menu, indicated by the 3 horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the Student home page.
World Book Behind the Headlines articles summarize the news and are written for the middle-school reader.
Throughout the article, students will see links to related Student encyclopedia articles that they can click on to easily learn more about the topic.
All Behind the Headlines articles will have the same read-aloud and tools menu that are found in Student encyclopedia articles. Click here to learn more about the different tools available.
