DK Children's encyclopedia : the book that explains everything.

Contents 5
How this book works 10
Africa 12
Aircraft 13
American West 14
Amphibians 15
Ancient China 16
Ancient Egypt 17
Ancient Greece 18
Ancient India 19
Ancient Rome 20
Animal families 21
Animal groups 22
Animal homes 23
Antarctica 24
Arctic 25
The story of colour 26
Art 28
Asia 29
Asteroids 30
Astronauts 31
Astronomy 32
Atmosphere 33
Atoms 34
Aztecs 35
Bicycles 36
Big Bang 37
Biology 38
Birds 39
Black holes 40
Body cells 41
The story of storytelling 42
Books 44
Brain 45
Bridges 46
Bronze Age 47
Buildings 48
Carbon cycle 49
The story of the changing world 50
Cars 52
Castles 53
Cats 54
Caves 55
Cells 56
Changing states 57
Chemistry 58
Circuits 59
Climate change 60
Clocks 61
The story of clothing 62
Clouds 64
Coding 65
The story of codes 66
Comets 68
Communication 69
Compass 70
Computers 71
Conservation 72
Constellations 73
Coral reefs 74
Crafts 75
Dance 76
Day and night 77
Deserts 78
Digestion 79
Dinosaurs 80
Dogs 81
Early humans 82
Earth 83
Earth’s surface 84
Earthquakes 85
Eggs 86
Electricity 87
The story of energy 88
Elements 90
Engineering 91
Engines 92
Erosion 93
Europe 94
Evolution 95
Explorers 96
Factories 97
Farming 98
Feelings 99
Film 100
Fish 101
Flags 102
Flowers 103
The story of eating 104
Food 106
Food chains 107
Forces 108
Forests 109
Fossil fuels 110
Fossils 111
Fractions 112
French Revolution 113
Friction 114
Fruit and seeds 115
Galaxies 116
Gases 117
Gems 118
Genes 119
The story of water 120
Glaciers 122
Governments 123
Grasslands 124
Gravity 125
Habitats 126
Hearing 127
Heart 128
Hibernation 129
Human body 130
Imperial Japan 131
Incas 132
Industrial Revolution 133
Insects 134
Inside Earth 135
The story of inventions 136
Internet 138
Invertebrates 139
Iron Age 140
Jupiter 141
Knights 142
Lakes 143
Language 144
Law 145
Life cycle 146
Light 147
Liquids 148
Lungs 149
Machines 150
Magnets 151
The story of pets 152
Mammals 154
Maps 155
Mars 156
Materials 157
Maya 158
Measuring 159
Medicine 160
Mercury 161
Metals 162
Metamorphosis 163
Meteorites 164
Microscopic life 165
Migration 166
Milky Way 167
Mixtures 168
Money 169
Monkeys and apes 170
Moon 171
Mountains 172
Muscles 173
Mushrooms 174
Musical instruments 175
The story of music 176
Myths and legends 178
Native Americans 179
The story of exploration 180
Navigation 182
Neptune 183
North America 184
Numbers 185
Oceania 186
Oceans and seas 187
Orchestra 188
Philosophy 189
Photography 190
Photosynthesis 191
Physics 192
Pirates 193
Plants 194
Plastic 195
Pluto 196
Polar habitats 197
Pollution 198
Precious metals 199
The story of gold 200
Prehistoric life 202
Radio 203
Rainforests 204
Recycling 205
The story of festivals 206
Religion 208
Renaissance 209
Reptiles 210
Rivers 211
Robots 212
Rock cycle 213
Rocks and minerals 214
Satellites 215
Saturn 216
Science 217
The story of the sciences 218
Seashore 220
Seasons 221
Shapes 222
Sharks 223
Ships 224
Sickness 225
Sight 226
Sinking and floating 227
Skeleton 228
Skin 229
Slavery 230
Sleep 231
Smell 232
Solar System 233
Solids 234
Sound 235
South America 236
Space travel 237
Spiders 238
Sport 239
The story of games 240
Stars 242
Stone Age 243
The story of homes 244
Storms 246
Sun 247
Symmetry 248
Taste 249
Telephone 250
Television 251
Temperature 252
Theatre 253
Tides 254
Time zones 255
Touch 256
Trade 257
The story of transport 258
Trains 260
Trees 261
Turkish Empire 262
Universe 263
Uranus 264
Venus 265
Vertebrates 266
Vikings 267
Volcanoes 268
Volume 269
Water cycle 270
Weather 271
The story of school 272
Work 274
World 275
World War I 276
World War II 277
The story of war 278
Writing 280
Zoo 281
Reference 282
Glossary 294
Index 298
Acknowledgements 304