







Packed with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children’s book takes you on an exciting round-the-globe tour, with a stopover in every nation on every continent!
Did you know that Cuba’s national sport is baseball, one of the most popular sports in the US? And that kids in both Japan and Chile have earthquake drills on their school schedule? Find out about
anything from the spookily vibrant Day of the Dead parade in Mexico and the beautiful springtime cherry blossom displays of Japan, to blueberry-picking in Sweden and India’s space program. Discover the countries of the world – explore their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts, in this picture-packed children’s book.
Every country’s profile is full of photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world they are, in this engaging encyclopedia for children aged 9-12.
Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they explore:
– Striking and detailed diagrams, drawings and illustrations on every page
– A highly visual approach to learning
– An ideal combination of colorful diagrams with infographic text boxes
– In association with The Smithsonian Institution
This captivating kids encyclopedia tackles our weird and wonderful world continent by content, with informative profiles for each of the 196 nations of the world and striking illustrations, photographs and diagrams featured throughout provide an optimum visual learning experience for both children and adults alike, accompanied by an array of fun facts from around the globe!
This world encyclopedia includes at-a-glance panels that provide a quick reference to all the stats, making this engaging encyclopedia for kids an ideal combination of colorful diagrams and infographic text boxes with easy-to-read accessible text for readers aged 9-12, yet can be enjoyed by the entire family, making this enthralling children’s encyclopedia a beautiful and educational gift that can be passed down generations.
Learn all about the world one picture at a time!
If you like Countries of the World, then why not complete the collection? Part of the highly visual Our World In Pictures series, avid readers can dive into the world of dinosaurs with The Dinosaur Book, become a vehicle virtuoso with Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes and explore the incredible animal kingdom with Animal Book.
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Publisher : DK Children
Publication date : November 24, 2020
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1465491503
ISBN-13 : 978-1465491503
Item Weight : 2.34 pounds
Reading age : 6+ years, from customers
Dimensions : 8.81 x 0.75 x 11.13 inches
Part of series : DK Our World in Pictures
Grade level : 4 – 7
Best Sellers Rank: #3,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7 in Children’s Earth Sciences Books (Books) #8 in Encyclopedias for Children #9 in Children’s Encyclopedias (Books)
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Brittanie Lack –
Explore the world!
Bought for my daughter who loves learning about countries around the world. Great for when she wants to pick up a book and read by herself, and great for reading together. Se really likes all the different facts and interesting pictures.
justin younes –
Beautiful book
This book is absolutely gorgeous!! I got it on Prime Day for $6.50 and was amazed by the value. The pictures are vivid and gorgeous and the book is full of interesting facts. My 9 year old snatched it right out of my hands and sat on the couch reading it and spouting off facts and showing me the pages of different flags. I know this will be something he looks at every night after I tuck him in and I love that.
A R –
Beautiful and Informative
Super awesome book for homeschool or just for fun. I love it as much as my kids. Each full page spread is beautiful and informative. It has real life pictures which help my kids see what kids their own age look like and do around the world.
Nicole –
Great for learning cultures and geography
Excellent book to read too your children. All of the books by DK have been great so far
A customer –
This book is great!
I bought this and another book and thoroughly enjoy them both. DK books are full of good descriptions and colorful pictures. And these are no exception. I definitely recommend these to anyone who’s curious about the world. They’re worth it.
J Explorer –
Great atlas for all ages and interests levels!
Very educational, great for all ages and interests levels, what kind I say, it is a a DK book! You will find yourself learning about countries you did not know even existed and jumping into the internet to find out more! Easy to read without being too academic or compromising depth.
K sen –
Amazing book to keep for kids
I don’t think I have found any book that mentions every country of the world and some tidbits that you can read with your kids. So many facts squeezed into one book.Quick facts informative, very good for a quick view of all countries for kids.Wish more details were devoted for each country or there were a more comprehensive version of this book.One definite drawback, some pictures on the cover are not mentioned inside. Eg. The St Basil’s Cathedral isn’t mentioned in the Russia pages, even though it’s in Moscow!
Courtney –
Beautiful hard covered book
I really liked this book. It has a lot of great information about so many different countries. The pictures are wonderful and very colorful. I highly recommend this book. The book has a nice protective hard cover.
Cliente Amazon –
Un libro precioso. A los niños les entra por los ojos y les entretiene mucho porque recurren a él con frecuencia. Hay que ver si toda la información que tiene sirve de algo o solo es un libro muy atractivo.
Poetkitty –
Big, sturdy, beautiful book. Exactly as you’d expect with gorgeous illustrations and lots of facts about each country. A great addition to any library and great for kids and adults alike.