Table of Contents

• 1: Very important things about my planet
• • 1: Our place in space
  • 2: Our Earth
  • 3: Which way is space?
  • 4: The sky at night
  • 5: Under the waves
  • 6: Mountains
  • 7: Very fiery volcanoes
  • 8: Shake and quake
  • 9: Dry as a desert
  • 10: Rainforests
  • 11: Wonderful water
  • 12: How does it grow?
  • 13: The changing seasons
  • 14: Extreme weather
  • 15: The Wind and the Sun
• 2: Very important things about places
• • 1: I can count 7 continents
  • 2: Postcards from North America
  • 3: Postcards from South America
  • 4: Postcards from Africa
  • 5: Postcards from Europe
  • 6: Postcards from Asia
  • 7: Postcards from Australia
  • 8: Postcards from Antarctica
• 3: Very important things about animals
• • 1: What are animals?
  • 2: Dinosaurs once ruled the Earth
  • 3: Mighty mammals
  • 4: Fabulous fish
  • 5: Beautiful birds
  • 6: Scaly reptiles
  • 7: Awesome amphibians
  • 8: Brilliant bugs
  • 9: Caterpillar to butterfly
  • 10: Animal habitats
  • 11: Pole to pole
  • 12: I spy… on the farm
  • 13: I spy… in the mountains
  • 14: Desert animals
  • 15: I spy… on the African plains
  • 16: The very big blue whale
  • 17: Super sharks
  • 18: Primate party
  • 19: Speedy species
  • 20: Big cats
  • 21: Animals after dark
  • 22: The tortoise and the hare
• 4: Very important things about people
• • 1: Very early humans
  • 2: Early discoveries
  • 3: The time of the pharaohs
  • 4: Ancient China
  • 5: Aborigines
  • 6: Really modern Romans
  • 7: Viking raiders
  • 8: Ancient Americans
  • 9: Native Americans
  • 10: Festivals and celebrations
  • 11: Eager explorers
  • 12: Important inventors
  • 13: Super scientists
  • 14: Travel by land
  • 15: Travel by water
  • 16: Travel by air
  • 17: Totally tall towers
  • 18: I want to be an astronaut!
  • 19: Flying to the Moon
• 5: Very important things about me
• • 1: The human body
  • 2: My blood
  • 3: Sense-ational
  • 4: My brain
  • 5: Sleep time
  • 6: Good food
  • 7: Let’s communicate
  • 8: Marvellous music
  • 9: Amazing art
  • 10: Getting better
  • 11: Purr-fect pets
  • 12: Fun numbers
  • 13: What’s the time?
  • 14: The ant and the grasshopper
• 6: Here are some other very important things
• • 1: Saying hello and goodbye
  • 2: Glorious colours
  • 3: Super shapes
  • 4: Fantastic fruit
  • 5: Vibrant veggies
  • 6: Let’s count
  • 7: Let’s multiply
  • 8: Measurements
  • 9: Star signs
  • 10: Chinese horoscopes
  • 11: Precious gems
  • 12: Cool clouds
  • 13: Musical instruments
  • 14: Working vehicles
  • 15: Beetle box
  • 16: Discover dinosaurs
  • 17: Extraordinary eggs
  • 18: Animal babies
  • 19: Fantastic flags
  • 20: Top 10 Countries
  • 21: Top 10 World
  • 22: Top 10 Animals
• 7: Index
• 8: Acknowledgements

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Reviews

Packed full of colourful illustrations and interesting facts to delight young minds. This is for very important people only!
*Smallish Magazine*

Colourful style and simple, but effective, facts makes this a very attractive book for a junior with an active mind.
*The Bookbag*

A simply superb first encyclopedia that will set children on the pathway to learning and discovery.
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