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