Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7
A comprehensive collection of more than 10,000 photographs that explains everything under the sun and beyond.
An elaborate photographic guide exploring a mindblowing spectrum of topics in a fun and accessible display.
Did you know that more than half of the human body’s weight is water and that a Koi Carp can live for more than 200 years?
First published in 2015, Picturepedia has been revamped into a more thrilling edition that will take you on a visual odyssey. From incredible insects and musical instruments to spacecraft and prehistoric life, Picturepedia gives you a world of information on every page. Jam-packed with thousands of pictures and fascinating facts about science, nature, culture, sports and history, Picturepedia is the ultimate visual encyclopedia.
This brilliant book is crammed with stunning photographs, gripping information and explanatory diagrams that allows for fascinating discoveries.
About the Author
DK Publishing was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world’s leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children, and produces content for consumers in more than 87 countries and 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto.
DK’s aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. It has a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.
DK’s adult range spans travel—including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides—history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO books.
DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot’s Guides series.
