First Encyclopedia of our World

Usborne Encyclopedias

by Felicity Brooks

An ideal book for children with lots of questions about the world we live in, such as 'Why is the night dark?' 'What is snow?' and 'What is under the sea?' This charming encyclopedia is full of simple, easy-to-read text and lively, detailed illustrations, introducing young readers to the basic concepts of geography.

Genres: Science, Geography, Childrens, Nonfiction, Spanish Literature, Kids, Reference

64 pages, Hardcover

First published August 27, 1999

About the author

Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer (someone who compiles dictionaries) before starting work in children’s publishing in the late 1980s.

She has written and edited hundreds of children’s books, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts.

Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.

Reviews

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one of my favorites that I read because it's such a great, informative piece for children. It's a picture book that goes through informing about parts of our world. It starts with Earth's core and atmosphere, and then also explains space facts. There's information on our weather and seasons, and how fossils and rocks appear. It ends with our oceans and the biomes around the world. Such a good informational story that I would recommend to any teacher or parent.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

childhood fave