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A fact-packed introduction to a wide variety of topics, including History, Nature, How People Live and How Things Work.
- Full of extraordinary photographs, detailed diagrams and plenty of illustrations. - Engaging text and clear explanations of what can be complex subjects. - Also includes amazing facts about animals, Earth and space, and detailed maps and flags of the world. - An ideal reference book for home learning and homework projects. - Includes a comprehensive index and 150 QR links to carefully selected websites to support further learning.
Felicity has worked for Usborne for over 30 years and has written and edited hundreds of titles, from books on tractors to genetics, from Shakespeare to mental health, and plenty of sparkly unicorns. Felicity is an expert in making tricky topics friendly and accessible to young children and recently has been writing books that celebrate feelings, friendship, empathy, families, and diversity. When she's not writing or researching very specific details on dinosaurs, Felicity can be found tramping through fields and forests foraging for food or just curled up with a bag of Twiglets, a couple of cats and a crossword.
Visit Usborne Quicklinks for links to websites with fact-filled guides to life, the universe and everything in it, with quizzes, games and pictures to download.
