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Supporting STEM-based learning, this fact-filled book for kids ages 6–9 is the ultimate guide to stars, black holes, and other mysteries of outer space. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of deep-space photography, cutaways and illustrations, quiz questions, and quirky trivia facts, it’s the perfect book for any kid looking to expand their universe. What is spaghettification? Which planet in our solar system has the most moons? What are NEOs, and why do scientists tr...

A charming children's encyclopedia that takes you back in time to discover the prehistoric world! The world is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn.  My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs is a vibrant encyclopedia for curious 5-9 year olds, who want to know everything there is to know about dinosaurs! Easily accessible to young readers through a balance of striking images and conversational, age-appropriate text, this dinosaur encyclopedia will tap...

National Geographic Kids First Big Book of the Ocean is an adorable animal reference that includes the sea's high-interest animals, such as dolphins, sharks, sea otters, and penguins, and introduces kids to some of its lesser-known creatures. More than 100 charming animal photos illustrate the profiles, with facts about the creatures' sizes, diets, homes, and more. This book will quickly become a favorite at storytime, bedtime, and any other time.

Come face to face with the most incredible insects on Earth, where you’ll experience the microscopic world of bugs in mind-blowing depth and detail. Super Bug Encyclopedia showcases a huge variety of these tiny creatures at close range, making them millions of times bigger than their true size to give you the complete picture. From ants to wasps and centipedes to spiders, experience amazing anatomy and athleticism and find out who comes out on top for strength and speed. You’ll meet the hawkmo...

Go on a journey of discovery in My First Book of Everything. From the solar system to the tiny mantis shrimp, everything in our universe is amazing! This beautiful non-fiction gift book introduces over 100 big concepts, words or ideas from the world (and universe!) around us and gives a bitesize explanation for each one that will spark preschoolers' imagination and inspire wonder and curiosity.Featuring content on the universe, the Earth, the human body, inventions, history and time and much mor...

Learn everything there is to know about the amazing human body with this fact-filled encyclopedia. Did you know that every part of your human body is made of tiny, microscopic cells? Did you know your body is organized into distinct systems that have different functions? Learn more about this and much more with the First Human Body Encyclopedia. Know what is inside your bones, find out about how joints move, and how muscles work. Peek into the control center of the body – the brain. Explore al...

The definitive guide to the most exceptional creatures on Earth, 'Animal Record Breakers' lists the achievers and the unique in the animal kingdom. These are not only records like fastest and largest. These are the truly unusual, like the most bizarre defense (three species of horned lizard can squirt blood from their eyes over a distance of four feet or 1.2 m); and the worst climber (western fence lizards fall out of their oak tree homes about 12,000 times a year). There are myth-busters (centi...

Presents more than 400 brief, alphabetically arranged entries on a variety of topics.

The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Everything by Sean Callery, Clive Gifford, and Dr. Mike Goldsmithamazing is a 320-page universe-in-a-book and is the perfect reference for home, school, or anywhere there is a question to be explored. Arranged thematically into ten core subjects Planet Earth, Space and the Stars, The Living World, Animal Life, Body Science, The Story of the Past, People and Society, Arts and Entertainment, Science and Technology, and Communications the concise text is clear, accura...

This seven-volume reference work, designed for children age 8 to 13, features an informal text, extensive cross-referencing, diagrams and captions which enhance the text, and separate biography and index volumes which contain much useful information, including articles on 500 famous people.