The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth (DK Our World in Pictures)

If you’re wild about animals, this visual encyclopedia for kids is the ultimate page-turner, bringing our planet’s creatures together in spectacular style.

This engaging encyclopedia welcomes children aged 9-12 to the animal kingdom where they can meet more than 1,500 species big and small, ranging from ants to zebras and everything in between.

Striking pictures bring kids face to face with giant predators they know and love, including polar bears and tigers, as well as mysterious microscopic life, including amoebas and bacteria. Our World in Pictures The Animal Book is the ideal guide for all budding zoologists, as well as those who simply want to brush up on their animal knowledge.

This animal encyclopedia for children offers:

– Striking and detailed diagrams, drawings, and illustrations on every page.
– A highly visual approach to learning.
– An ideal combination of colorful diagrams with informative snippets of text.
– Material made in collaboration with The Smithsonian Institution.

This in-depth look at the animal kingdom shows a variety of animal habitats in beautiful detail, while accessible information, additional fact boxes, and amazing galleries complete the stories. A jaw-dropping spectrum of animal types – from fish and birds to reptiles and mammals – provides a learning experience like no other in this thrilling animal guide for kids.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK Children
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2013
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1465414576
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1465414571
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.22 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 – 8 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.81 x 1.03 x 11.19 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 – 7