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The Visual Encyclopedia

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Format:Hardback

Publisher:Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published:1st Oct '20

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An elegant new take on the classic family encyclopedia, filled with beautiful images and clear, accessible text.

Packed with facts and illustrations, this landmark book offers a reliable, visually stunning, and family-friendly alternative to online information sources.

This fully illustrated encyclopedia is the antidote to the internet. It's expertly written and beautifully presented reference for a world overloaded with unreliable information. From quantum physics to the square of the hypotenuse, Ancient Rome to the depths of the oceans, this is your one-stop knowledge shop for the digital age - clear, simple, accurate and unbiased.

This book is a comprehensive guide to a huge range of human knowledge, and includes over 4,000 images to bring information vividly to life. Its format is accessible to a wide range of readers, so it's ideal for a variety of ages, for home study - or simply for browsing for fun. Parents and teachers can be confident that children won't see any unwanted content.

The Visual Encyclopedia is the ultimate easy-to-read family guide to science, nature, space, history, art, technology, leisure, culture, and more. The information is organized thematically for simple navigation, and clear signposting makes it easy to follow connections between subjects. For family, for study, for the simple pleasure of discovery, here is a trustworthy source of knowledge and enjoyment.

Carefully curated and beautifully illustrated, this book is both visually stunning and packed full of interesting facts [...] Along with space, the book covers a wide range of topics, including science, nature, history, the arts, technology, leisure and more. It's a family-friendly trustworthy source of knowledge right at your fingertips. * The People's Friend *

ISBN: 9780241340691

Dimensions: 290mm x 240mm x 35mm

Weight: 2400g

528 pages