First Science Encyclopedia

by D.K. Publishing, Carrie Love, Caroline Stamps

Bringing young readers into the world of science with gorgeous photography, accessible information, quizzes, fun facts, and more, First Science Encyclopedia is the latest addition to DK's First Reference series, a collection of reference books for children to use at school or home. With spectacular close-up photography and full-color illustrations, children can set out on a journey of discovery and take a truly comprehensive look at the forces and elements that make up our amazing world.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Reference

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

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

[Nico · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to read with your elementary school age child!

[Vivaan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goo for facts

[Rachel Vessels · Rating 4 out of 5]

DK first science encyclopedia. (2008). New York: DK Publishing.

Citation by: Rachel Vessels

Type of Reference: Encyclopedia

Call Number: 505 Fir

Content/Scope: An encyclopedia for students 7-12 years old. Full of bright photos, accessible information, and quizzes. This book is part of a reference series geared towards young children with lots of short, fun facts.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: DK Publishing founded in London in 1974. Prides itself on publishing highly visual, photographic non-fiction books for adults and children.

Relation to Other Works: There are many children’s encyclopedias out there, but his one is specifically focused of science for children in a simple text.

Accessibility/Diversity: This encyclopedia is very diverse in its photographs and nondiscriminatory vocabulary.

Cost: $16.99

Professional Review: Duffy, Cathy. (2009). DK first science encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://cathyduffyreviews.com/science/...

[Laurent · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember getting this when i was 11 years old at a school fair, This was my introduction to science! Its really easy to follow for younger audience due to none cmplex wording and not being to specific. For example it talks about atoms and that it got protons , electrons and neutrons but dosent get deeper than that. So nothing about quarks

[Vannessa Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Science is the search for truth and knowledge.

First Science Encyclopedia is one of my favorite 2017 reads! First Science Encyclopedia belongs in every child’s library.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely well-done, and good first-stop context-builder for scientists of all ages.

[Harish Suren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good 📖. My 🧔🏻(dad)got this book for me in the,umm,the library near the Barrington mall. I go to drum classes on fridays in the Barrington mall. Anyway,this book is awesome. Lots of cool facts.