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Knowledge Encyclopedia Planet Earth!: Our Exciting World as You've Never Seen It Before

by DK

A visual guide to Earth’s systems and habitats

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A visual guide to Earth’s systems and habitats

This illustrated encyclopedia brings together Earth science, natural environments and the planet’s history in a reference format built for browsing in short stretches. Its charts, timelines, photographs and 3D CGI cutaways cover subjects ranging from the planet’s interior and volcanoes to glaciers, forests and ocean habitats. Clear explanations and facts connect physical features with questions about how Earth formed, how ecosystems work and how the planet is changing, including climate change. The broad scope makes it a book to dip into by topic, with visuals helping explain processes and structures that are difficult to see directly.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children aged 9–12 curious about Earth science and natural environments
  • Young learners who enjoy illustrated reference books and browsing facts by topic
  • Families exploring questions about habitats, landforms and the changing planet together

Themes

Earth’s structure and geological processesHabitats and ecosystemsPlanetary history and formationClimate change and environmental change

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Book overview

Explore planet Earth like you've never known before with this perfect children's encyclopedia for a young explorer.

Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant kid's encyclopedia uses ground-breaking CGI imagery to reveal the world as you've never seen it before. Informative, diverse in subject matter, easy-to-read and brimming with beautiful graphics, young learners can explore the incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways that reveal the inner workings of the world around them, featuring floods, hurricanes, volcanoes, deserts and more.

This charming children's encyclopedia opens the world in new ways, with:

- Packed with facts, charts, timelines, and illustrations that cover a vast range of topics.
- Encompassing a visual approach with illustrations, photographs and extremely detailed 3D CGI images.
- Crystal clear text distills the key information.
- DK's encyclopedias are fact-checked by subject experts to offer accuracy beyond online sources of information.

SI Knowledge Encyclopedia: Planet Earth! covers everything you need to know about Earth in glorious technicolor detail alongside easy explanations and fun facts to spark young minds to find out about our planet and how it works. The perfect encyclopedia for children aged 9-12, ideal for inquisitive minds, young learners can discover an array of fascinating facts, such as what's inside Earth, and why is it so hot under the surface? How did our planet come about, and what did it look like in the beginning? How are mountains formed and why are forests important? What happens when glaciers melt and how can we stop climate change?

Encourage youngsters to explore habitats and ecosystems - inside caves, among enormous redwoods, on the savannahs, or deep down under the oceans. This extraordinary encyclopedia fuels your imagination using its jaw-dropping visual approach to explain everything from what keeps Earth in its place to the great diversity of plants, animals, and people who live on it, why it is unique and how it is changing.

Explore, Discover And Learn!

DK's SI Knowledge Encyclopedia: Planet Earth uncovers the marvels of our world in unprecedented detail and with stunning realism. Encompassing engaging facts about Earth, including a closer look at nature, diving into the human body, the amazing world of science and our world's history, you can spend quality time exploring the our universe with your children, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses.

A must-have volume for curious kids with a thirst for knowledge, this enthralling encyclopedia is structured in such a way that your child can read a bit at a time, and feel comfortable to pause and ask questions. Doubling up as the perfect gift for young readers, who are always asking questions about our planet!

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.


This thrilling kid's encyclopedia is part of the SI Knowledge Encyclopedia educational series. Celebrate your child's curiosity as they complete the collection and discover diverse facts about the world around them. Dive into the deep blue with SI Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth with Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! And hone your knowledge on how the human body works with SI Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body! Whatever topic takes their fancy, there's an encyclopaedia for everyone!
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