Explore the incredible world of animals with this beautifully illustrated full-colour encyclopedia for curious young readers. Inside you'll find a wide-ranging overview of animal life, alongside fascinating facts that are sure to surprise and delight.Based on the latest understanding of natural history, this is a definitive guide to the habitats of the world and the animals that live in them. You will discover why wolves live in a pack, what noise a meerkat makes, how an alligator hunts, and many other intriguing animal facts.Includes:• Profiles of fascinating animals, including polar bears, penguins, red pandas, and sea turtles.• Habitat breakdowns and the animals that live there• Fact boxes, pulling out interesting facts and stats• Beautiful, full-colour illustrations by Marc PattendenThis book supports the key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. Ideal for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedia series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

This beautifully illustrated full-colour hardback brings the prehistoric world to life, showcasing over 150 dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and early mammals in a book that's sure to surprise and delight young readers. Based on the latest understanding of dinosaur life, this definitive guide tackles the questions kids really want answered. Discover which dinosaur could run the fastest, why some dinosaurs lived in herds, and what made T. rex a formidable predator. This is prehistory for kids who really want to know.Includes• A dinosaur timeline showing the stages of evolution• Profiles of dinosaurs, including stats, hunting techniques and their adaptations• A quiz to test children's new knowledge• A glossary of key termsCovering topics from biology, ecology and geography, this book is a great resource for home learning, ideal for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedia series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

Set off on a cosmic odyssey with this lavishly illustrated hardback encyclopedia, packed with out-of-this-world facts and full-colour illustrations that will delight and surprise young readers.From the birth of a star to the mystery of dark matter, and from the power of black holes to the search for extra-terrestrial life, this definitive guide unravels the mysteries of our incredible universe. Written in easy-to-follow language but reflecting the latest astronomical research, this enchanting encyclopedia will ignite childrens' passion for the space science and its incredible discoveries.Includes:• In-depth profiles of the planet in our solar system• Beyond our solar system: galaxies, exoplanets, distant stars and astronomy• The history and latest developments in space exploration• A timelines of exploration• A glossary of key terms• A Q&A quizSpectacularly illustrated by Marc Pattenden, this beautiful and accessible encyclopedia is ideal for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedias series brings together beautiful hardback reference guides for children, brought to life by eye-catching illustrations by Marc Pattenden. Entertaining and accessible, these encyclopedias are perfect for any home library.

Step into the scintillating world of science with this eye-opening hardback encyclopedia, brimming with full-colour illustrations that bring subjects to life! From brain cells and birds to energy and elements, this ultimate guide brings together cutting-edge knowledge, awe-inspiring ideas, and intriguing imagery. Inside readers will uncover key ideas about physics, chemistry and biology - including answers to questions that young readers most want answered. Topics include: • Matter, Atoms and Elements • Life, Evolution and Habitats • The Human Body • Forces and Energy • Earth and Space Featuring a quiz section and a useful glossary, this memorable book is your complete guide to understanding the key concepts in science for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedia series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

Explore the wonders of science and nature in this ultimate hardback reference guide for curious young readers, featuring lavish full-colour artwork throughout.From the human body to the Solar System, this is the definitive guide to nature, our planet, the cosmos and beyond. Readers can learn new concepts, explore the latest discoveries, and read profiles of the scientists who paved new ground - all illuminated with eye-catching illustrations and diagrams. Discover living things from microscopic bacteria to the world's largest animal, the blue whale. Find out about atoms, which are the building blocks of everything from hissing snakes to super-hot stars more than 2 billion km wide. Learn out how seeds grow and black holes destroy, why balls bounce and ice melts, in this wide-ranging treasury of knowledge.Chapters include:• Matter • Forces and Energy • The Solar System • Earth and the Moon • Stars and Galaxies • Life • The Human Body • Animals • Dinosaurs Based on the latest understanding of the natural sciences, from physics to chemistry, biology to geology, medicine to ecology, this is the ultimate companion for children aged 8+ to explore our incredible world.

Dive into an amazing underwater world with this extraordinary visual encyclopedia. It's packed with deep-sea facts that are sure to delight young readers.From the fiercest sharks to the strangest jellyfish, and from the tiniest plankton to mightiest whales, this guide is perfect for children who want to know more about the seas that cover our blue planet - and the ocean-dwelling creatures that call them home.Written in easy-to-follow language and reflecting the latest research, this volume is precision engineered to engage the minds and fire the imaginations of bright young things.Spectacular full-colour illustrations by Marc Pattenden bring the text to life while fact boxes and diagrams present in-depth information in a way that is engaging and accessible to young readers.A perfect in-depth guide to the oceans for all children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Reference Library series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

Explore the fantastic world of mythology with this lavishly illustrated compendium.From legendary creatures to gods, goddesses, and elemental forces, this carefully crafted tome reveals the way that our ancestors understood nature, morality, the origins of the Universe, and the promise of the afterlife.Encompassing tales from Greek, Norse, and other mythologies, this authoritative manual shows you the world through the eyes of the ancients. Learn how fire was gifted to humanity; why storms rage at sea; and how legendary figures challenged monsters - and even the gods themselves.This compendium is the quintessential guide to the myths of the world. Supports the key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning.Ideal for children aged 8+.

This wonderfully illustrated full-colour maze book will take young readers on a tour of our planet's prehistory, revealing weird and wonderful facts as they go. What's more, every maze in this book has real educational value - so whichever route junior puzzlers choose, they'll be on the right track to learn about nature's most extraordinary giants. Perfect for dino fans aged 6+.

Explore the incredible world of animals with this beautifully illustrated full-colour encyclopedia for curious young readers. Inside you'll find a wide-ranging overview of animal life, alongside fascinating facts that are sure to surprise and delight.Based on the latest understanding of natural history, this is a definitive guide to the habitats of the world and the animals that live in them. You will discover why wolves live in a pack, what noise a meerkat makes, how an alligator hunts, and many other intriguing animal facts.Includes:• Profiles of fascinating animals, including polar bears, penguins, red pandas, and sea turtles.• Habitat breakdowns and the animals that live there• Fact boxes, pulling out interesting facts and stats• Beautiful, full-colour illustrations by Marc PattendenThis book supports the key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. Ideal for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedia series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

This beautifully illustrated full-colour hardback brings the prehistoric world to life, showcasing over 150 dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and early mammals in a book that's sure to surprise and delight young readers. Based on the latest understanding of dinosaur life, this definitive guide tackles the questions kids really want answered. Discover which dinosaur could run the fastest, why some dinosaurs lived in herds, and what made T. rex a formidable predator. This is prehistory for kids who really want to know.Includes• A dinosaur timeline showing the stages of evolution• Profiles of dinosaurs, including stats, hunting techniques and their adaptations• A quiz to test children's new knowledge• A glossary of key termsCovering topics from biology, ecology and geography, this book is a great resource for home learning, ideal for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedia series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

Set off on a cosmic odyssey with this lavishly illustrated hardback encyclopedia, packed with out-of-this-world facts and full-colour illustrations that will delight and surprise young readers.From the birth of a star to the mystery of dark matter, and from the power of black holes to the search for extra-terrestrial life, this definitive guide unravels the mysteries of our incredible universe. Written in easy-to-follow language but reflecting the latest astronomical research, this enchanting encyclopedia will ignite childrens' passion for the space science and its incredible discoveries.Includes:• In-depth profiles of the planet in our solar system• Beyond our solar system: galaxies, exoplanets, distant stars and astronomy• The history and latest developments in space exploration• A timelines of exploration• A glossary of key terms• A Q&A quizSpectacularly illustrated by Marc Pattenden, this beautiful and accessible encyclopedia is ideal for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedias series brings together beautiful hardback reference guides for children, brought to life by eye-catching illustrations by Marc Pattenden. Entertaining and accessible, these encyclopedias are perfect for any home library.

Step into the scintillating world of science with this eye-opening hardback encyclopedia, brimming with full-colour illustrations that bring subjects to life! From brain cells and birds to energy and elements, this ultimate guide brings together cutting-edge knowledge, awe-inspiring ideas, and intriguing imagery. Inside readers will uncover key ideas about physics, chemistry and biology - including answers to questions that young readers most want answered. Topics include: • Matter, Atoms and Elements • Life, Evolution and Habitats • The Human Body • Forces and Energy • Earth and Space Featuring a quiz section and a useful glossary, this memorable book is your complete guide to understanding the key concepts in science for children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Encyclopedia series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

Explore the wonders of science and nature in this ultimate hardback reference guide for curious young readers, featuring lavish full-colour artwork throughout.From the human body to the Solar System, this is the definitive guide to nature, our planet, the cosmos and beyond. Readers can learn new concepts, explore the latest discoveries, and read profiles of the scientists who paved new ground - all illuminated with eye-catching illustrations and diagrams. Discover living things from microscopic bacteria to the world's largest animal, the blue whale. Find out about atoms, which are the building blocks of everything from hissing snakes to super-hot stars more than 2 billion km wide. Learn out how seeds grow and black holes destroy, why balls bounce and ice melts, in this wide-ranging treasury of knowledge.Chapters include:• Matter • Forces and Energy • The Solar System • Earth and the Moon • Stars and Galaxies • Life • The Human Body • Animals • Dinosaurs Based on the latest understanding of the natural sciences, from physics to chemistry, biology to geology, medicine to ecology, this is the ultimate companion for children aged 8+ to explore our incredible world.

Dive into an amazing underwater world with this extraordinary visual encyclopedia. It's packed with deep-sea facts that are sure to delight young readers.From the fiercest sharks to the strangest jellyfish, and from the tiniest plankton to mightiest whales, this guide is perfect for children who want to know more about the seas that cover our blue planet - and the ocean-dwelling creatures that call them home.Written in easy-to-follow language and reflecting the latest research, this volume is precision engineered to engage the minds and fire the imaginations of bright young things.Spectacular full-colour illustrations by Marc Pattenden bring the text to life while fact boxes and diagrams present in-depth information in a way that is engaging and accessible to young readers.A perfect in-depth guide to the oceans for all children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Reference Library series brings together beautifully illustrated, fact-packed encyclopedias for children. Entertaining, visually appealing and accessible, these hardback guides are perfect for any child's bookshelf.

Explore the fantastic world of mythology with this lavishly illustrated compendium.From legendary creatures to gods, goddesses, and elemental forces, this carefully crafted tome reveals the way that our ancestors understood nature, morality, the origins of the Universe, and the promise of the afterlife.Encompassing tales from Greek, Norse, and other mythologies, this authoritative manual shows you the world through the eyes of the ancients. Learn how fire was gifted to humanity; why storms rage at sea; and how legendary figures challenged monsters - and even the gods themselves.This compendium is the quintessential guide to the myths of the world. Supports the key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning.Ideal for children aged 8+.

This wonderfully illustrated full-colour maze book will take young readers on a tour of our planet's prehistory, revealing weird and wonderful facts as they go. What's more, every maze in this book has real educational value - so whichever route junior puzzlers choose, they'll be on the right track to learn about nature's most extraordinary giants. Perfect for dino fans aged 6+.