Rebecca Tseng

This stunning encyclopedia is the pinnacle of 35 years of collaboration and innovation from researchers, editors, photographers, and artists working on the \nDK Eyewitness series\n, which has covered just about every subject under the sun (including astronomy!) With the publication of \nEyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything\n, all of kids’ favorite topics from the series will be packed into one awe-inspiring book for the first time.\nIn celebration of this landmark publication, we’re stepping back in time to explore the history of this beloved series. Get the inside scoop on the creation of this series and how DK Eyewitness redefined nonfiction literature for a generation of children. Let’s dive in!\n\nThe Modernization of a Classic Series\n\nDid you know scientists have found fossils of more than 800 species of dinosaurs? Or that a cat’s purr is made when a set of bones at the base of its tongue vibrates? \nWhether you're into raptors or rocks, planets or \nNational Parks\n, \nAncient Greece\n or \nAncient Egypt\n, DK Eyewitness books keep curious minds learning and growing, both inside and outside the classroom. Since the publication of \nEyewitness Guides: Bird\n in 1988, more than 41.4 million copies of DK Eyewitness books have been sold in 50 countries, publishing in 40+ languages and covering 150+ topics. \nIn 2021, DK Eyewitness books were relaunched. Though refreshed with a new look, more facts, and more fun for today’s kids, these books still maintain the same well-loved, immersive approach. \nPerfect for kids ages 9 to 12 and packed with detailed images and bite-size facts, Eyewitness books immerse young readers in their favorite curriculum-aligned topics, from \ndinosaurs\n to \ntrains\n to the \nhuman body\n. \nThe relaunched series includes:\nNew, bold jacket designs\nModernized fonts and formatting for a better flow\nUp to 20% new photography and updated diagrams\nAll information updated by expert consultants\nNew “eyewitness” feature boxes that provide expanded information from experts\nA glossary at the back to reinforce key concepts \n\nExtraordinary Research Makes Extraordinary Books\n\nWhen readers flip through an Eyewitness book, they become beneficiaries of years of authority, expertise, and research. A team of specialists will have worked on this one book for many months—even years! \nDK’s editors and designers scour the globe for the very finest examples, work with major institutions and organizations such as national museums, private collections, and research centers around the world, and consult the most distinguished authors in the field. The DK team has even nurtured flowers for timelapse sequences, investigated mummy storage vaults, and trained fish to get the perfect close-up image of an archerfish capturing its prey. \nWhatever the subject covered, no effort or expense is spared to make the Eyewitness titles the most outstanding range of information books for kids out there! \n\nWhether to discover their latest passion or to help teachers deliver an engaging lesson, the DK Eyewitness series captures the imagination of inquisitive minds on topics from the unseen creatures of the deep sea to the strange intricacies of the human body, and so much more.\nPublishing this fall, \nEyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything\n \nwill be the ultimate guide to our extraordinary universe for long-time Eyewitness lovers and new readers alike. With DK Eyewitness, the whole world of knowledge is only a page away.

Packed with striking photography and the topics kids love most, this is the fundamental guide to the world around you. The world’s greatest record-breakers, most remarkable animals, inspiring history-makers, and cutting-edge technology are all here, in one utterly unputdownable kid’s encyclopedia.  Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything includes all the topics children want to read about. Each page is illustrated with vivid photography and filled with facts ideal for children aged 9+.  This fact-packed encyclopedia for children offers:  - Content across the core subjects of nature, science, technology, history, and culture, tackling each topic in an engaging, attention-grabbing way. - Exciting photography,  over 1,500 images and a clear design, familiar from the refreshed Eyewitness series.  - Facts and stats, quizzes, and interviews with experts – from astronauts to zoologists – who answer kid’s questions about what they do and why they love it. Become an eyewitness to the world’s most incredible nature, science, and historical events, all in one tremendous picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of everything.  Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything introduces the essential guide to the world’s most deadly creatures and natural wonders, history’s heroes and villains, and science’s most incredible breakthroughs and inventions, all as you’ve never seen them before. This all-encompassing encyclopedia for kids is packed with the topics kids love the most and is a must-have for children who want to know more.

Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything

Interested in learning more? \n\nVisit the Eyewitness homepage\n to explore the full DK Eyewitness collection and download free educational resources for the series.

\n\nBrand new this fall, \nEyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything\n—yes, everything!—is the ultimate compendium to discovering our extraordinary world. This next-generation, all-encompassing encyclopedia\n \nfor kids ages 9+\n \nbursts with breathtaking photography and is packed with the topics young readers love most (we know because we asked them!): the mysteries of space and beyond, the world’s strangest plants and unusual animals, surprising facts on the human body, history’s heroes and villains, science’s most incredible breakthroughs, and so much more! \nWith 400 pages filled with facts and stats, jaw-dropping photography, quizzes, interviews with experts from astronauts to zoologists, and more than 1,500 images,\n Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything \nopens the door to a universe of incredible knowledge. 

Behind the Scenes With DK Eyewitness: 35 Years and One Brand New Encyclopedia of Everything

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