See science as you’ve never seen it before.
This extraordinary encyclopedia fuels your imagination with its truly ground-breaking visual approach to the world around us. Jaw-dropping 3D computer-generated images burst from the pages, detailing the tiny atoms that make up our Universe and the incredible forces that keep it all together. From mixtures and metamorphosis to friction and flying, the wonders of biology, chemistry, and physics are brought to together in one must-have volume. Travel to the tropics to see feeding flamingoes, dive deep underwater to swim with a blue whale, and rush to the racetrack to lift the top on a Formula 1 car.
Knowledge Encyclopedia: Science! covers all the key core subjects in glorious technicolour detail alongside easy explanations and fun facts to spark young minds to the science that surrounds us.
Part of DK’s hugely successful Knowledge Encyclopedia series, this is the perfect accompaniment to the school syllabus and an essential addition to every family library.
Journey back in time to take part in a mammoth hunt, march with a Roman soldier, and fly with the Wright brothers.
Explore what history looked like through spectacular computer-generated images of the key people, places, and events. This new book in the Knowledge Encyclopedia series will inspire young readers with its vivid depictions of history and its comprehensive and authoritative information on a huge range of topics.
Bringing subjects to life, this groundbreaking children’s reference allows readers to peer inside ancient buildings, marvel at elaborate outfits, and get close to the battles of history. You will discover what everyday life was like in medieval cultures, how inventions such as the printing press changed the world, and so much more. From the lives of ferocious samurai warriors to World War II and contemporary eco-friendly innovations, every historical event is visualized in incredible detail, providing a fascinating introduction to the world through time.
Find yourself transported to the past, from our earliest ancestors right up to the world we live in today.
What happens when a cooler-than-a-superhero grandmother comes to visit?
Eight-year-old Kittu’s life takes a crazy turn one Dasara holiday with the arrival of a Japanese-speaking, headstand-doing aunt of his father’s. From the moment he sees her, Kittu is awed and mesmerized by his father’s uber-cool, super-stylish Shobha Attai, whom Kittu calls Sneaker Paati.
With her help, Kittu and his best friend, Bunty, take on the neighbourhood bully, forge unexpected new friendships and learn a lesson or two on being brave and kind.
Get ready to ROFL with Sneaker Paati and the gang!
How can they escape the horror their house has become?
As Sammy and Simmy go to fetch a glass of water from the kitchen, their house glitches . . . Corridors elongate, rooms transform and familiar people become terrifying beings.
Trapped in a world where nothing is normal, can the siblings find their way out?
Meet three mighty monarchs of India—Akbar, Raja Raja Chola and Tughlaq—in mysteries you’ll never find in history books
Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Dihli, is outraged. Someone has stolen his favourite dessert, the sugared melons from Khurasim! What’s worse, people are questioning his plans of torture and punishment. Who can help the Sultan solve this mystery?
Raja Raja Chola, the King of Kings, is upset. Someone is swapping the precious pepper being shipped to China with goat droppings. What’s worse, the Chinese are now threatening to stop all trade. Who can help the emperor crack this case?
The mighty Mughal Emperor Akbar is angry. Someone is leaking secrets of his court to his enemies. What’s worse, they’re now laughing at him! Who can help the emperor uncover the truth?
A complete children’s transport encyclopedia, explaining how road, rail, air, and water vehicles get us from A to B.
Knowledge Encyclopedia: Transport! uses incredibly detailed 3D illustrations to show you everything you need to know about how vehicles work. Peer inside a car engine, feel the roar of a jet, watch a helicopter’s rotor create lift, and explore below the decks of an ocean liner.
Meet hundreds of vehicles that float, fly, or speed across the land, including the record breakers – the fastest, largest, longest, and strangest modes of transportation ever to zoom, sail, or soar. And check out current and future craft that use green energy to transport people and goods around the world.
Part of DK’s hugely successful Knowledge Encyclopedia series, this is the perfect gift for young transport enthusiasts, who are curious about motors and machines.
Between your first breath and your last lies the journey of your soul.
You’ve got apps for meditation, dating, productivity, sleep, but do you still feel stuck in overthinking, people-pleasing, and chasing goals you’re not even sure you set?
In the middle of city lights, traffic jams, and silent midnight scrolling, your heart still whispers—is there more to life than this?
Gita for the Young and the Urban is that soft voice turned into words. A gentle fire. A call back home. Through stories, reflections, and soul-stirring truths, discover how Karma unfolds, how the mind can be mastered, how a Guru uplifts, and how surrender is strength in disguise.
This isn’t just a book. It’s your spiritual soundtrack. A bridge between what you’re chasing and what truly fulfils.
An illustrated, imaginative exploration of future technology and science for children that carries a message of hope and optimism.
This narrative non-fiction book offers an inclusive and hopeful vision of the future for children aged 7-9, taking inspiration from the latest scientific research.
This highly illustrated book makes complex ideas more accessible and shows the exciting futures that could be ahead. There are eighteen stories that each take inspiration from current research and present engaging, optimistic futures that could result from real-world science, with insets delving into how that science works.
This science book for children offers:
– A combination of sci-fi and science using short fictional descriptions combined with real-world scientific explanations to make the future come alive.
– An optimistic vision of the future with inclusive and diverse content for the generations that will not only live in it but shape it.
– A variety of different topics covered, including a train ride on Mars, life on a Dyson Sphere, a birthday on planet Venus, a trip to the bottom of the sea, and a chat with the extinct animals of the past!
The Children’s Book of the Future provides a diverse and multicultural approach that will appeal to children of all backgrounds. The exploration of future technology and some of the diverse visions explored include a plane ride on one of Saturn’s moons, a journey to a faraway star that is lightyears from Earth, life on a floating city, and living amongst robots. Inspire young changemakers with this book that sets out to reclaim the future for current and future generations of children.
Dive into our planet’s largest and least explored world in this stunning encyclopedia of whales, waves, wrecks, wind farms, and everything oceanic!
Using 3D illustrations and a level of detail you can’t find in other books, this children’s ocean encyclopedia is perfect for home learning and study support. It takes you on a world tour of the waters that cover 70 percent of our planet, taking in marine biology, geography, geology, and ecology. See the sharks, jellyfish, turtles, dolphins, octopuses, penguins, seahorses, and other animals that call the ocean home and learn how their anatomy and behaviour is adapted to deal with a watery habitat.
Discover what lies beneath the waves – from the dramatic landscapes of the deepest trench and the longest mountain range on Earth, to coral reefs and kelp forests teeming with life. Find out, too, about the science behind the seas. How do islands form? What are tsunamis? How can you help with marine conservation?
Beautifully illustrated and packed full of facts, Knowledge Encyclopedia: Ocean! is the ultimate reference book for children curious about our planet’s watery world.
‘True happiness comes not from comparison, but from accepting who we are.’
The young Princess of the Sea wants to be like her friends—strong like a mountain, sweet like a river, or full of life and colour like a tree. But with each change, she faces new surprises.
With the turn of seasons and shifting forms, she learns a gentle lesson: you shine brightest as yourself.
A magical, thoughtful tale about nature, change and self-acceptance, this charming chapter book is the ideal introduction to the imaginative world of Sudha Murty.
