Knowledge Encyclopedia Science! (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)

✍ Scribed by DK

• Publisher: DK Children
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 210
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Explore science as you’ve never known it before with this children's encyclopedia perfect for budding scientists!

Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant kid's encyclopedia uses ground-breaking CGI imagery to reveal the world as you've never seen it before. Informative, diverse in subject matter, easy-to-read and brimming with beautiful graphics, young learners can explore the incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways that reveal the scientific inner workings of just about everything!

This charming children’s encyclopedia opens the world in new ways, with: 

- Packed with facts, charts, timelines, and infographics that cover a vast range of topics. 
- Encompassing a visual approach with illustrations, photographs and extremely detailed 3D images.
- Crystal clear text distills the key information.
- DK's encyclopedias are fact-checked by subject experts to offer accuracy beyond online sources of information.

This fully-updated edition of Knowledge Encyclopedia Science! is the perfect encyclopedia for children aged 9-12, ideal for inquisitive minds, providing young readers with an engaging introduction to core science topics, demonstrating how all the major scientific principles fit together and using awe-inspiring illustrations to reveal how biology, chemistry and physics is used every day in the world around us. Jam-packed with spectacular scientific facts, including graphics, facts, and data boxes, this science encyclopedia is sure to delight budding young scientists. 

Explore, Discover And Learn!

DK's Knowledge Encyclopedia Science! uncovers the marvels of our world in unprecedented detail and with stunning realism. Encompassing incredible computer-generated images to reveal and explain science as never before, you can spend quality time exploring the world of science with your children, whether it’s looking inside a cell, pulling apart a Formula 1 racing car, or examining the forces that hold the Universe together, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses. A must-have volume for curious kids with a thirst for knowledge, this enthralling encyclopedia is structured in such a way that your child can read a bit at a time, and feel comfortable to pause and ask questions. Doubling up as the perfect gift for young readers, who are always asking questions about the inner workings of our planet! 

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

This thrilling kid’s encyclopedia is part of the Knowledge Encyclopedia educational series. Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they complete the collection and discover diverse facts about the world around them. Dive into the deep blue with Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth with Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! And hone your knowledge on how the human body works with Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body! Whatever topic takes their fancy, there’s an encyclopedia for everyone!

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
MATTER
Discovering matter 8
WHAT IS MATTER? 10
Atoms 12
Molecules 14
Bonding 16
Solids, liquids, and gases 18
Mixtures 20
Rocks and minerals 22
Crystals 24
Crystal cave 26
THE ELEMENTS 28
Transition metals 30
More metals 32
Metalloids 34
Solid non-metals 36
Hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen 38
Halogens and noble gases 40
CHEMICAL REACTIONS 42
Compounds 44
Acids and bases 46
Crystal forest 48
Combustion 50
Electrochemistry 52
Hot metal 54
MATERIALS 56
Natural materials 58
Hook and loop 60
Alloys 62
Materials technology 64
ENERGY & FORCES
Discovering energy and forces 68
ENERGY 70
Heat 72
Nuclear energy 74
Sound 76
Artificial light 78
Electromagnetic radiation 80
Telecommunications 82
Light 84
Telescopes 86
Magnetism 88
Aurora borealis 90
Electricity 92
Electronics 94
FORCES 96
Laws of motion 98
Friction 100
Gravity 102
Pressure 104
Simple machines 106
Floating 108
Flight 110
SPACE AND EARTH 112
Galaxies 114
Star life cycle 116
Carina Nebula 118
The Solar System 120
Earth and Moon 122
Tectonic Earth 124
Storm clouds 126
Climate change 128
LIFE
Discovering life 132
WHAT IS LIFE? 134
The fossil record 136
Evolution 138
Miniature life 140
Cells 142
Body systems 144
Nutrition 146
Photosynthesis 148
Feeding strategies 150
Processing food 152
Plant transpiration 154
Circulation 156
Breathing 158
Getting air 160
Balancing the body 162
Nervous system 164
Senses 166
Vision 168
Movement 170
Getting around 172
Plant reproduction 174
Producing young 176
Metamorphosis 178
Genetics and DNA 180
A place to live 182
Habitats and biomes 184
Cycles of matter 186
Food chains 188
Threatened species 190
REFERENCE
Scale of the universe 194
Units of measurement 196
Classifying life 198
Timeline of life 200
Glossary 202
Index and Acknowledgments 204