Explore the curiosities of planet Earth and marvel at the beauty of the natural world in a new way.

From opals to orchids and tapirs to toadstools, this beautiful collection brings more than 100 incredible items from the natural world to life. Perfect for all the nature-loving readers on the planet we call home.

Every page of this reference book reveals fascinating animals, plants, rocks and minerals, and microorganisms that will wow children and adults alike. Fantastic photography and illustrations showcase the wonders of planet Earth beautifully. Children will love exploring the detailed close-up images of different plants, animals and rocks.

Throughout the pages of this utterly charming guide to the natural world, you'll discover the myths and legends of living creatures and minerals. Storybook descriptions and surprising facts about their natural history will capture your child's attention and keep them coming back for more!

Curious kids can pour over the reference pages packed with new information. Find out how the dragon blood tree got its name, why a sundew means big trouble for insects, and what on earth a radiolarian is? From orchids to opals and lichens to lizards, this beautiful book lets you find the things that interest you and uncover new favourites along the way.

Discover the Wonderful World of Nature

This educational book is perfect for kids to read by themselves or together with their parents as a bedtime story. With its beautiful gilded edges, decorative gold foil element and embossed cover The Wonders of Nature is a fantastic gift for children who have a growing interest in the natural world.

Inside the pages of this stunning book, you'll find:
- More than 100 remarkable items from the natural world.
- Fantastic close-up photography and gorgeous illustrations.
- Surprising facts and stories about the most incredible rocks and minerals, microscopic life, plants, and animals on Earth.

Explore the Series:

Once you've discovered The Wonders of Nature, dive into the companion fact book from DK Books, An Anthology of Intriguing Animals. See how more than 100 incredible animals of the world come to life through stunning photography and beautiful illustrations.

The wonderful and mysterious natural world is yours to explore!

From a fragile and beautiful bird egg to a glittering meteorite from space, discover more than 100 intriguing natural objects with fascinating tales to tell in this beautifully illustrated wildlife book for children.

This unique nature reference book has a fun, new approach that teaches children about nature through objects. It includes:

- More than 100 amazing objects that you can find in nature, made by geological processes, or by plants and animals
- Follow the fascinating details of nature through our chapters: Animals; Plants, fungi, and algae; Minerals and rocks, and Made by nature
- Illustrated diagrams that support understanding
- Large, detailed photographs of truly fascinating objects

A lump of coal, a cacao pod, a mermaid's purse, a fossil, a pine cone, an owl pellet, and a chrysalis - all tell a story. Learn how bristly mouths help huge whales capture tiny animals, marvel at rocks and minerals forged through time, and discover how studying a leaf skeleton can tell us how it transports food.

Nature's Treasures takes you on a tour of our planet through incredible objects made by nature itself. Objects are shown with truly stunning photography and colourful illustrations to help explain the science behind them. The lively descriptions explore the remarkable tales of each item and all are packed with fascinating information.

It's the perfect first book about nature for inquisitive children aged 7 and up who love to spot things when exploring outside and want to know more about nature.

Whether you love lions and butterflies to sharks or spiders, this animal encyclopedia with a twist has something for everyone!

With stunning photography and gorgeous illustrations, this animal encyclopedia explores the wildlife of the world, from the largest whales to the smallest insects. Which one is your new favourite?

This animal book for children will delight and inspire kids who love animals. They will discover incredible facts and fascinating stories about their favourite animals and some they have never heard of! Find out why the slow-motion sloth is so sluggish and how the plodding pangolin protects itself from predators, and more!

Throughout the book, each specially chosen animal is revealed in stunning photos and gorgeous illustrations. Children will be intrigued by all the small, interesting details. The animal fact book also explores some of the stories and mysterious myths surrounding their favourite beasts.

Curious kids can pour over the index, which is packed with reference information, including the size and location of each species, and a tree of life shows how the animal groups are connected.Find the animals that interest you and uncover new favourites along the way.

Discover Incredible Facts And Fascinating Stories

This animal encyclopedia contains over 100 creatures. Beautiful illustrations with storybook elements will bring the animal kingdom to life. This educational book is perfect for kids to read by themselves or together with their parents as a bedtime story.

With gold foil elements on the cover, gilded edges, and a ribbon to keep your place, this beautiful modern bestiary is the perfect gift for children who love wildlife and nature.

Inside the pages of this anthology, you'll find:
- Storybook descriptions of intriguing animals such as a viscacha, quokka and a slow loris.
- Discover amazing facts like why the sloth is so slow.
- Stories and myths surrounding your favourite beasts.

Jaw-dropping, up-close photography shows the natural world and animals as you've never seen it before.

From fruit to flowers, from shells to sharks, from ants to elephants, this extraordinary new encyclopedia will keep animal and nature enthusiasts aged 9 and over, utterly absorbed by amazing, close-up images.

Explanatorium of Nature is the perfect way to find out how everything in nature works and why fungi, plants, animals, arthropods, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and ecosystems exist and what they mean for our world. Discover how spiders spin webs, how flying works, how snakes kill, and , much more.

Children will spend hours poring over the incredible details in nature, from the spines on a stinging nettle and lichen growing on a tree to the suckers on an iguana's feet. Using never-before-seen cross sections, macro, SEM, infrared and ultraviolet close-up pictures, this is your chance to truly get up close with our natural world.

Take an unforgettable tour around the world to meet the creatures that share our city spaces – from bears to bats, penguins to opossums – and learn about how they have adapted and thrived in this gorgeously illustrated gift book written by award-winning natural history journalist Ben Hoare.

Wild City travels the globe, exploring how animals have adapted to live alongside humans, in busy cities including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Stockholm, London, Alexandria, Singapore and Mumbai. Discover hawks by a world-famous shopping street, snakes slithering through city sewers, and penguins waiting patiently to cross the road. Feature spreads take a closer look at the animals, showing how some wander in plain sight while others hide away in our homes, and we meet wildlife heroes from around the world – ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make our wild neighbours feel welcome.

Lyrical and factual text written by the award-winning Ben Hoare is perfectly complemented by Lucy Rose's stunning illustrations. The beautiful cityscapes are full of detail with something new to discover with every look.

This children's ebook covers everything you need to know about birds, from eagles, owls, and parrots, to hummingbirds, penguins, and birds of paradise.

Find out how birds from around the world fly, feed, sense the world, communicate, build nests, protect their eggs, raise chicks, keep their feathers in top condition, defend themselves, and travel in search of food and nesting sites.

Includes information, photographs, and colourful illustrations, DKfindout! Birds is the ultimate kids bird book.

The DKfindout! series introduces children to a range of exciting topics in a fun, engaging way. Checked by specialist consultants and an educational expert this is not only a source of information you can trust, but one that is age-appropriate and supportive of schoolwork. Ranging from core topics, to more specialized subjects, the DKfindout! series will inspire and delight kids.

Experience the full force of nature with this stunning visual encyclopaedia celebrating the world's most wonderful wildlife.

With an inspiring foreword by leading naturalist and wildlife photographer Chris Packham, this epic adventure takes you across the continents to meet all creatures big and small. You'll visit the deserts of Australia, the grasslands of Africa, the rainforests of South America, the mountains of Asia, and the coral reefs of Australia on this mind-blowing tour to meet the incredibly diverse range of life on Earth.

Breathtaking photography, animal profiles, accessible maps, and facts and stats combine to create this standout reference title. Revealing a wealth of species across hundreds of spectacular pages, Wildlife of the World introduces you to animals that roam, swim, and fly in each and every part of our planet.

Calling all globe-trotters, nature enthusiasts, and biology students, this is your chance to experience the animal kingdom as never before and gain an absolutely essential addition to your home library.