''El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud: Enciclopedia de conocimientos'' ('; ''tesoro'' could also mean "

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") is a general

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for children, published by Grolier International, Inc. in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

. While the ''Nuevo Tesoro'' covers general knowledge, it also offers a comprehensive narrative of the

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in the Spanish language, amongst other things. Various editions, containing 20 hardback volumes, were published between 1968 and 1984. Most chapters are titled ''El Libro de...'' ("The Book of...") or ''Historia de la...'' ("History of the..."). The ''Nuevo Tesoro'' is an updated and expanded version of its predecessor, the 20-volume ''El Tesoro de la Juventud'' ("The Treasure of the Youth"), first published in Argentina in the 1920s as a Spanish-language translation of Grolier founder

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's ''

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'' of 1915 (itself a U.S. adaptation of ''

The Children's Encyclopædia ''The Children's Encyclopædia'' was an encyclopaedia originated by Arthur Mee, and published by the Educational Book Company, a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, London. It was published from 1908 to 1964. Walter M. Jackson's c ...

'', originally published in London). The 1966 English edition of ''

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'' served as the direct source for the material of ''El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud''. It was intended for the Latin American market, but could also be purchased in the United States and Canada.

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