An atlas is a collection of maps, of various countries on the globe. So if you wanted to find where China is, you would look in an atlas. An almanac is a collection of events that happened over one year. A dictionary is a book where you'd look for definitions of words. An encyclopedia is a book where you could find information about various subjects, depending on your interests.
<span>The town has basically given up on the Ewells. They let Bob collect wefare and hunt out of season because the town does not want Ewell's kids to starve.</span>