Science: A Children's Encyclopedia

Smithsonian Visual Encyclopedia

by D.K. Publishing

An essential, encylopedic introduction to physics, chemistry, and biology.

You'll be firing on all cylinders with this science spectacular!

The exciting exploration of biology, chemistry, and physics is vital reading for curious minds. Science becomes simple and straightforward, so you never get your wires crossed again. What makes a firework go bang? How do plants make food from sunlight? What makes a robot clever? Find the answers to all these questions and much, much more.

Biology is all about you, living things, and the rest of the natural world. Learn all about your amazing body and more than 1,000 parts that keep it going. Chemistry presents an explosive look at the tiny atoms that build together to create all the brilliant things in the world today. Physics introduces the full force of everything, from electricity and energy to magnetism and machines.

All three subjects are examined in extraordinary detail, making A Children's Encyclopedia an absolutely essential addition to each and every family.

PLEASE This title has an accompanying PDF.

© 2018 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Education

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First published July 21, 2014

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Trisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I began reading this in March picking it off the shelf whenever I felt like learning or reading about science.
There are dozens of facts and explaintions of all things science in this book. The accompany images also help explain more complex things.

[Vijay Marolia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for kids young and old!