DK Children's Encyclopedia: The Book That Explains Everything

by D.K. Publishing

The ultimate book of knowledge for kids aged 7 to 9, this all-encompassing children's encyclopedia contains all the information your child needs, explained clearly and checked by experts. This revised edition includes 16 brand-new pages, plus updates to existing content.

DK Children's Encyclopedia is an engaging, traditional-style general reference book for kids covering all the key subjects including Arts, People, History, Earth, Nature, Science, Technology, Space, and the Human Body. This book for children is a must-have resource for every child's shelf, with age-appropriate, jargon-free text accompanied by stunning, detailed images covering over 250 topics all in one place - it's an essential encyclopedia for any child who wants to discover as much as possible about the world around them.

Packed with information, each single-page entry in this fabulous children's encyclopedia features a key topic explained in concise text accompanied by gorgeous visuals, fun facts, and extensive cross-references revealing the links between subject areas. Kids can learn about ancient Rome, chemistry, evolution, microscopic life, robots, Vikings, and so much more.

Written, edited, and designed by a team of experts, vetted by educational consultants, and properly levelled to the reading age, this is the ultimate knowledge book for children.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Childrens, Science, Animals

320 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2022

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

[Jason Pym · Rating 2 out of 5]

Usually DK books are the best, quality pictures and writing. But not this one. It feels very lackluster, each entry is uninspired, the selection often seems random, and there's some needless repetition (the Taj Mahal, text and picture, repeated within a few pages).

For Africa, there are only a dozen things mentioned, but they include things like the tamarisk tree (why? What's special about it?) and the Temple of Zeus (how is that different to the one in Greece?).

It says Antarctica is 'the biggest desert,' but kids will think of deserts as hot, arid places. Why not give the technical definition of a desert? That's interesting.

The difference between additive (colours made of light) and subtractive (absorbed, reflected colours) was not clear.

And so on.

There are many better children's encyclopedias than this one, and a fair few are published by DK.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Nice Reference Book for

I love reference books, especially those with good illustrations. This book cannot cover everything, of course, but I would have read it repeatedly as a child. It explains differences between types of the same item, like castles. I had a children’s encyclopedia set growing up, which I adored. For a single-volume encyclopedia for children, it is excellent, but it isn’t perfect. I also wish it could have been larger and covered more.

[Samantha Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to give this 5 stars because my daughter and I loved it so much but there were some mistakes that made it past editing that shouldn't have. One example is the element nitrogen was labeled as Ni. There were a couple mistakes like that in the book which was a bit disappointing. Overall all though, there is a ton of good information that is explained in easy to understand ways.

[MK · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a perfect encyclopedia for children as young as 6 years old.
All topics are listed in A-Z order, from chemistry to things around us, to places and cultures around the world. I think it's good to use it as a dictionary.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very accessible encyclopedia for children with good index and excellent illustrations.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was vast in its scope and nearly perfect in its selections BUT the illustrations were lacking. Photos were exceptional but illustrations were not great. Recommended nevertheless.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good balance of information and pictures.

[Chad de Lisle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this one entry by entry with Geddy over the last few months - really cool.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

705 - 2019

[cọng rơm · Rating 2 out of 5]

thử nghĩ coi mình thích trang nào, không nghĩ ra trang nào mình thích =)))
chịu cực chịu khổ, cực khổ quá bị đơ luôn hihi

[✿Leila Blair✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very educational and fun!!! =]

[Ling Cheng · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is so much fun to read this together with my child. I was getting tired of reading the same old kid stories, and this has hundreds of new pages - enough diversity to even keep me having fun too. They simplify the concepts well and with relevant photos and illustrations

[Anthony Vaz]

Let it be nice for kids