How do waves form? Where is the deepest part of the ocean? What is a black smoker? What would the ocean floor look like without water? What lives in a coral reef? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these questions, then this may be the book for you!

Introducing The Oceans Atlas – a beautifully illustrated guide to Earth’s oceans for children aged 9-12. Explore key features of the oceans from seafloor to surf, including tides and trenches, currents and coastline, volcanoes and vents. Discover the variety of marine life from the biggest sharks and whales to the tiniest invertebrates and polyps. Find out the human impact on our seas and how we can create a healthier and cleaner future.

Dive straight into this ocean book for kids, offering:

– An illustrated guide to the innermost depths of our oceans that shows details not visible in photographs.
– A variety of maps from seafloor topography and cross-sections to shipping routes and ocean resources.
– Original and retro-feel illustration style combined with modern fonts which creates a different approach compared to photographic or CGI-based books.

From coral reefs to hazardous seas, The Oceans Atlas is an engaging, fact-packed guide for children aged 9-12, especially those interested in natural science, geography, or ecology. So whether you’re a budding young geographer, or a teacher looking for an engaging resource to use in your classroom, this oceans encyclopedia is full of fascinating facts to impress young readers time and time again.

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

So why stop there?

If you like The Oceans Atlas, then why not complete the collection? Take a peek inside the beautiful and absorbing world of birds with The Bird Atlas, explore the complex animal kingdom with The Animal Atlas, reveal the inner workings of the human body with The Body Atlas and take a trip around the globe with The Earth Atlas.

This ultimate children’s atlas brings Earth to life through more than 60 striking, specially commissioned 3D maps that will take you on a fact-filled tour of the world. This awesome educational book for kids allows you to go back in time to see how the continents have evolved, marvel at incredible geographical features, and travel the world’s cities and landmarks.

Children aged 9+ can explore a whole range of topics, from climate change, pandemics, and endangered animals, to the internet, tourism, and world populations. On this adventure you’ll climb the tallest buildings, swim the longest rivers, and travel back in time to see ancient wonders in all their glory. You’ll come face to face with the deadliest creatures, and dive down to underwater shipwrecks.

This earth atlas for children offers:

– More than 60 specially commissioned 3D maps that delve into a range of topics, from the animal kingdom to shipwrecks.
– An instant understanding of both the subject and its spatial distribution through each map.
– A fully updated edition with new content on topics including pandemics, climate change, the internet, world populations, poverty, television, and statues.

This impressive visual guide is so much more than just a world map book filled with facts about the world, it’s also a vital source of learning, ideal for fact-hungry children to dip into for school projects, and a fantastic addition to any family library. This fully revised edition of What’s Where on Earth? is up to date to reflect the world we live in today, putting the latest geographical features, wildlife, cities and landmarks, and historical artefacts on the map.

Divided by continent, and with a handy map opener, you can explore some of the wildest, weirdest and cutest animals that call Earth home. Each animal profile includes the Latin name, type, diet, size, weight, conservation status, curious facts about the species, and the collective noun or baby name for that animal.

Meet a slug that resembles a banana and a fuzzball mammal with 90 strands of hair per follicle. Marvel at an ant that burns like fire, a pig-beaver-hippo-cow-camel hybrid that eats its own poop, and a creature with the shortest lifespan on Earth (five minutes!). Discover that a  group of bears is called a sloth and a baby lizard is called a hatchling.
 
Wildlife Compendium of the World also features sections on animal types and environments,  animal rights, a word glossary and the conservation status of each animal. With a lustrous textured cover, this book is a wonderful resource and the perfect gift for children and adults alike.

Paddington unveils his adopted home as only Paddington can. From the station itself (the start of it all) and on through all the major London destinations (with some surprising detours en route) this is a guide certain to entertain and enlighten the whole family.

With plenty of anecdotes and stops for refreshments along the way, Paddington’s London will guide visitors and London dwellers alike, young and old, families, couples, friends and solitary explorers to a London that is rich, exciting, fascinating and fun.

So climb on board and travel across six continents, 34 countries and numerous cities via twelve of the world’s most awe-inspiring railways. Bestselling author Sam Sedgman brings to life these astonishing feats of railway engineering, including the Eurostar (London to Amsterdam), Orient Express (Paris to Istanbul), the first Transcontinental Railroad (Chicago to San Francisco) and the Rejuvenation Express (Beijing to Hong Kong). Each locomotive adventure reveals some of the rich history, culture, landscape and wildlife of the countries travelled. Take in the safari sights of Southern Africa, wrap up warm in the Arctic Circle, cross scorching deserts on the California Zephyr, and taste tea in India whilst on a toy train – there’s a whole world to discover when travelling by train!

Detailed, colourful illustrations by Sam Brewster bring the facts and journeys to life. Epic Adventures will appeal to culture-, travel-, locomotive-fans of all ages.

Matt Sewell is back with a sumptuous celebration of our planet’s most extreme journeys. This is his own personal selection of the most amazing mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects and even plants that battle through the Earth’s toughest conditions in order to survive.

Follow flocks of arctic terns on their annual 40,000-kilometre journey between the Earth’s poles. Join the monarch butterflies on their famous pilgrimage from Canada to Mexico. Awe at wildebeest, humpback whales, salmon, dragonflies and more. Find out how they navigate themselves on their impressive journeys – chemicals, the Sun and/or the Earth’s magnetic field.

Gloriously illustrated in Matt’s signature watercolours, and described with his usual wit and charm, this is one book for any animal lover to treasure.

Geography,  history and  culture  spill from the pages in this  luxuriously illustrated  activity book. Bite-size information and awesome facts about the regions accompany each activity, with stickers to get creative with at the back of the book.

Spanning the world from Chile to China and New Zealand to the Netherlands, take on super-fun activities and puzzles as you discover more about  the most awesome places on Earth.

This activity-packed round-the-world trip includes:

• Search-and-find challenges
• Spot-the-difference games
• Code-breaker challenges
• Word searches
• Matching games
• Crosswords
• Trivia quizzes
• 50+ stickers

Perfect for globetrotters and armchair travellers alike, Our Wonderful World  Activity Book  is an essential addition to the bookshelf of any  travel lover,  map maestro or  geography genius.

From record-breaking goals to famous football mascots – learn about the funny and extraordinary moments that make football fantastic.

This fully illustrated book of trivia takes footie fans on a breathtaking round-the-world tour, visiting every continent to discover incredible football stories, from record-breaking goals, amazing players, and stunning stadiums to weird and wonderful football mascots.

The perfect gift for any young fans aged 7+ inspired by the 2022 World Cup. Kick off your footballing journey and see the world in a whole new light!

WITH FABULOUSLY SHINY FOILED COVER

Clive Gifford started writing books at the age of 16 and hasn’t stopped since! He has had over 150 books published, most of which are for children. His books have been nominated for, or won, Royal Society, School Library Association, Blue Peter, Smithsonian and TES awards. Clive lives in Manchester.

Tracy Worrall creates her artwork using both digital and traditional media. She produced animations for an award-winning educational television series for the Discovery Channel. Tracy lives in Liverpool.

From the Amazon Rainforest to the Arctic, this fully-fledged bird guide will take you on a guided tour, continent by continent, to meet some of the most spectacular birds in the world!

Inside the pages of this children’s atlas, you’ll discover:

– A visual guide to the birds around the world, their habitats, geography, and climate with exquisite, hand-drawn illustrations and maps from Richard Orr.
– The different countries and continents of the world and the birds that live there
– Why some species are endangered and what can be done to protect them.
– Fascinating facts about birds including: why flamingos are pink, which bird can sprint faster than a horse, and how the booby got its name.

Get ready to journey through different biomes, like rivers and desserts, to discover fun facts about birds that will fascinate and inspire every budding ornithologist.

Packed with hundreds of life-like illustrations, this educational book is a pictorial guide to the birds of the world. It showcases birds from every continent as you’ve never seen before with detailed maps pinpointing where different species of birds can be found. See magnificent snowy owls in the Arctic, tiny three-wattled bellbirds in the Caribbean, and towering ostriches in Africa.

A Truly Breathtaking Celebration of Birdlife

The Bird Atlas is arranged in order of continent – Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North America, South America, and Antarctica. Every continent is introduced with an overview of the ecology, climate, and landscape, and the typical and incredible birds that live there. This children’s bird book is the perfect introduction to our feathered friends and makes a great gift for the new generation of birdwatchers.

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Don’t miss out on more fascinating atlases! After exploring the world of birds in The Bird Atlas, your child can move on to The Body Atlas to discover the inner workings of the human body. Next up is The Animal Atlas that takes children on a tour to meet the animals of the world.