"Minutes, months, millennia - how long is a life on earth?"

More than 450 entries feature many of the creatures children will encounter in their early years--from aardvarks to zebras. Color illustrations throughout.

Color pictures of animals and myriad facts about them.

Text and illustrations present information on a variety of animals from aardvarks and butterflies to whales and zebras.

A one-volume encylopedia for enquiring young naturalists, arranged into easy-to-use thematic chapters covering five core topics. A range of interactive features, including activities and fascinating facts, consolidate each reference section.

Illustrated throughout, this is an ideal fir st encyclopedia for children aged between 5-8. Covering area s of high interest such as dinosaurs, inventions and spiders, each topic is presented in an A-Z, simple cross-referenced format with fact boxes. '