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A superbly illustrated general encyclopedia for children includes links to a dedicated website which offers more information about each subject, along with streaming audio and video. 75,000 first printing.
448 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2003
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D.K. Publishing
9,025 books2,094 followersDorling 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.
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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.
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September 23, 2014
i enjoyed this book because it went over the basic fundamentals of the main topics of everything. This included:
.History
.cosmology(Earth, Nature and space)
.Humans(rights, Pop.)
.animals
.Science
.and art
This was important because it set you up for other books you were interested like if you found from this book you liked Humans then you would get a book out on humans. What stopped me from giving this a 5 star was it's BREIF descriptions which were not complex enough for me. Other than that I would recommend this book to any interested in History or why interested we are alive.
What I really enjoyed was it's overview on the world we live in. This includes issues which are relevant to today's world like climate change which are important to know for our generation. It was also interesting enough to make you ask questions like 'what are the affects of climate change?', which to me is only beneficial to students in intermediate yars and in there first year of high school. So sure, you should read this book for a basic idea of science but do not expect to be given complex equations and real understanding on the whole topic itself.
.History
.cosmology(Earth, Nature and space)
.Humans(rights, Pop.)
.animals
.Science
.and art
This was important because it set you up for other books you were interested like if you found from this book you liked Humans then you would get a book out on humans. What stopped me from giving this a 5 star was it's BREIF descriptions which were not complex enough for me. Other than that I would recommend this book to any interested in History or why interested we are alive.
What I really enjoyed was it's overview on the world we live in. This includes issues which are relevant to today's world like climate change which are important to know for our generation. It was also interesting enough to make you ask questions like 'what are the affects of climate change?', which to me is only beneficial to students in intermediate yars and in there first year of high school. So sure, you should read this book for a basic idea of science but do not expect to be given complex equations and real understanding on the whole topic itself.
August 28, 2009
this would make a really good gift
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