Lonely Planet Kids

"First Words Japanese" features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather.

First Words - Japanese

Warning: you may want to cuddle this book! We’ve found the planet’s cutest animals and squeezed them inside this adorable title. From fluffy pandas and penguin chicks to pygmy possums and inquisitive quokkas, discover a mix of family favourites and lesser-known critters, all accompanied with fun facts and big, beautiful photos! Starting from North America, you’ll travel through all the continents of the world to meet 100 outrageously cute creatures. Say a big "hello" to the fennec fox from the deserts of Africa, the northern pygmy owl from the western United States, the European hedgehog, Siberian chipmunk, the New Zealand fur seal and the bearded emperor tamarin from South America. You’ll also meet endangered and nearly endangered species and learn how to get involved with different conservation efforts to help protect them. About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids – an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet – published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore! Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

The World's Cutest Animals

Lonely Planet

Malcolm Croft

This brand new edition of the bestselling kid's Travel Book covers every country in the world, with thousands of amazing facts on wildlife, sports, food, festivals and a wide range of other quirky insights on every page. A mix of wow photography and beautiful illustrations brings each land to life. For readers aged 8 years and up.

The Lonely Planet Kids Travel Book: Mind-Blowing Stuff on Every Country in the World

Hidden Wonders

Enter the weird and wonderful world of creepy-crawlies. Our animal experts have unearthed 40 of the planet's most bizarre species and ranked them in order of their oddness! With jaw-dropping facts and amazing photos, we reveal each creature's seriously strange characteristics and the unusual ways they hunt, eat or defend themselves.

World's Strangest Creepy-Crawlies

There?s no going back, Agent. Once you enter this book, your training will begin as you join the secret world of spies. You'll rise through the ranks from recruit to secret agent, learning a host of skills to put into covert operation immediately. For aspiring spies aged 8 years and up. Great for on-the-road entertainment.

Your Training Manual, Should You Choose to Accept it

How to be an International Spy

Marzia Accatino

From monster-slewing heroes to ancient accounts of gods and goddesses from all around the world, such as Thor and Odin, the beautifully illustrated follow-up to Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts is a fun and fascinating journey through the realms of mythology, enthralling with tales of creation, legendary fables, gods and beasts.

Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes

Nicola Baxter

The best adventures start at home! Explore your surroundings in a whole new way with this brilliant fill-in journal from Lonely Planet Kids. Go cloud-spotting, make a skyline collage, design your dream house, create your very own time capsule and lots more.

Backyard Explorer

From designing medieval costumes and adding ghosts to your spooky dungeons, it's time to create the best castle ever. Design a coat of arms, entertain friends with enormous banquets and put on a jousting competition. Just add stickers, doodles and lots of colour to bring it all to life.

Sticker World - Castle

Want to know which nation is ruled by a dentist-turned-dictator? Where to find taxis shaped like coconuts? And who watches competitive cockroach racing? From countries, food and folklore to sports, flags, animals and more, these weird and wonderful facts from around the world will boggle your mind.

The Big World of Fun Facts

Come on a round-the-world adventure as we explore 60 amazing places from across the globe! Packed with fascinating facts, this fully illustrated book introduces kids to some of the best places to visit on our planet. Continent by continent, they'll find out the top things to see and do: playing in Central Park, getting lost in the Amazon Jungle, climbing the Eiffel Tower, exploring the Great Wall of China, touring Sydney Harbour and much more. Fun, accessible text and lively artwork by Pippa Curnick, David Shepard and Mike Love bring each place vividly to life. Contents include: Playing in Central Park, New York (North America) Touring Mexico City during the Day of the Dead (North America) Exploring the Amazon Jungle in Brazil (South America) Climbing Machu Picchu in Peru's Andes (South America) Taking a boat trip down the Seine in Paris (Europe) Joining the crowds at Venice's carnival on a gondola cruise (Europe) Cruising the Nile to see the wonders of ancient Egypt (Africa) Going on Safari to see lions and elephants in Tanzania's Serengeti Plains (Africa) Negotiating the world's busiest road crossing in Tokyo, Japan (Asia) Wandering along the Great Wall of China (Asia) Touring Sydney Harbour (Australasia) Climbing the mountains of New Zealand's South Island (Australasia) And lots more About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

World Tour

Claudia Martin

Calling all archaeologists! A crate has arrived for you and it’s packed with treasures from the ancient world! Can you assemble them and assign each to the right room in time for the museum’s big opening? Among the treasures to display are an Egyptian sarcophagus, a Greek temple and a Chinese Terracotta Army. Fun, interactive and with lots of facts to discover, Lonely Planet Kids’ Build Your Own History Museum is a hands-on way to learn about ancient people, cultures and traditions. It’s packed with amazing facts and awesome illustrations that reveal how people all over the world once lived and worked. Perfect for history fans of all ages, this follow-up to Build Your Own Dinosaur Museum features the ancient civilizations Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt, Greece, China, Rome, the Maya, and the Vikings. About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids—an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet—published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Build Your Own History Museum

Sue McMillan

Can you take on the world? Challenge your friends and family to the ultimate quiz. This book is packed with more than 500 questions about our amazing planet to boggle your brain and blow your mind! With different difficulty levels to get readers of all ages thinking, and tons of points up for grabs, things are guaranteed to get competitive!

The Round the World Quiz Book

Take a world tour through 200 countries with this brand new edition of the bestselling kids? version of Lonely Planet?s popular The Travel Book, loaded with thousands of amazing facts on wildlife, how people live, sports, hideous and mouthwatering food, festivals and a wide range of other quirky insights on every page.

A journey through every country in the world

The Lonely Planet Kids Travel Book

Did you know that flags are actually pictures that send a message to everyone who sees them? In The Flag Book you'll uncover the hidden meanings of flags- from country and state colours to flags used in sports, on ships and aeroplanes, and by the most dastardly of Caribbean pirates.

The Flag Book

Join famous monster hunter Van Helsing on a trip around the globe to find haunted castles, restless spirits, terrifying dragons, wicked witches, and more. Learn the defining characteristics of each beast, where it can be found and--most importantly--how to defeat it.

Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts

Stewart Ross

Provides a description of the physical geography and animals seen on a journey following the Amazon River through six South American countries.

Unfolding Journeys Amazon Adventure

Lonely Planet Kids' Amazing Night Sky Atlas looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mix of photography and illustration, this book covers topics that range from the science of stargazing to the practicalities of how to use a telescope and the stories that different cultures tell about the night sky.

The Amazing Night Sky Atlas

Never forget an adventure with this bright and bold journal. Packed with tons of fill-in fun, from lists and logs to doodles and collages. Draw the view from your hotel window, create the ultimate holiday playlist, make a city skyline from your ticket stubs and lots more. Backpack sized, with an elastic closer to keep souvenirs safe. It's a must-pack item for any trip.

My Travel Journal

Dan Smith

Set off from London and travel across the globe. Then try to make it back! In this adventure, kids choose their route and transportation, from tuk-tuks and sleds, to steamboats and hot-air balloons. They'll visit famous cities and exotic, far-flung places - and learn amazing facts along the way.

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