If you have kids I highly recommend the Childcraft "How and Why" encyclopedia sets, the older the better. I grew up with both a regular encyclopedia and the 1964 Childcraft set. Some of the science will be out of date but the history will be pre-woke and uncucked. And the "make and do" projects, like how to make a periscope, were really fun. They're not a replacement for a regular encyclopedia but they are a great addition if you can find and afford them.
If you have kids I highly recommend the Childcraft "How and Why" encyclopedia sets, the older the better. I grew up with both a regular encyclopedia and the 1964 Childcraft set. Some of the science will be out of date but the history will be pre-woke and uncucked. And the "make and do" projects, like how to make a periscope, were really fun. They're not a replacement for a regular encyclopedia but they are a great addition if you can find and afford them.