The Children's KNOWLEDGE Encyclopedia reveals facts, figures and explanations about our world in an easy-to-read question and answer format.Discover the answers to questions such as:What is a galaxy?When does my brain sleep?How fast could dinosaurs run?Who were the real pirates of the Caribbean?... and many, many more.
The Children'sKNOWLEDGE Encyclopediaincludes the following topics:Earth and space;Dinosaurs and prehistoric life;Plants and animals;The human body;World history;People and places;Science and technology;... and many more.
EARTH AND SPACE
The Big Bang
The Sun
The Solar System
The rocky planets
The gas planets
Asteroids, comets ond meteors
The Moon
Discovering space
Our Earth
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Mountains and valleys
Shaping the Earth
The Earth's atmosphere
Weather and climate
DINOSAURS AND
PREHISTORIC LIFE
Record in the rocks
The beginnin9 of life
Underwater life
Prehistoric fish
Giant forests and insects
The first four-legged animals
Rise of the reptiles
Dawn of the dinosaurs
Dinosaur rule
The last dinosaurs
Early birds
The rise of mammals
Giant grazers
From apes to humans
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Sorting livin9 things
Feedin9 and livin9
Habitats of the world
Grassland homes
Surviving in a desert
In the rainforest
Woodland life
Mountain life
Life in the freezer
Wetlands and lakes
Living in rivers
Coasts and coral reefs
Ocean life
Animals under threat
THE HUMAN BODY
Skin, nails and hair
The skeleton
Muscles and movement
The brain
Eyes and si9ht
Ears, hearing and balance
Breathing, talking
and smellin9
Heart and blood
Getting ill
Taste and eating
Vital organs
A new life
Growing up
Keeping healthy
WORLD HISTORY
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Romans
The Vikings
Aztecs, Incas and Maya
Chinese rulers
The spread of Islam
The Middle Ages
African kingdoms
Indian emperors
Age of exploration
Discovering America
Industrial Revolution
Modern times
PEOPLE AND PLACES
Around the world
Where people live
Governments
The world of work
Rich and poor
Getting around
Keeping in touch
Religions of the world
Festivals and special days
Art and music
Children around
the world
Clothes that people wear
The food we eat
Country connections
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The world around us
Forces and movement
Forces in action
Light and dark
Colours
Sound
Heat and temperature
Freezing and melting
Materia Is
Rocks and soils
Fuels of the earth
Electricity
Making machines work
Digital technology
GLOSSARY
INDEX