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It's hard to believe that you have the power to save the world, but it's true! We'll show you how to harness your inner hero with loads of awesome ways to make a positive impact on the planet.In 101 Ways to be an Eco Hero, the follow up to 101 Small Ways to Save the World and The Plastic Problem, you'll find practical tips and projects that will help you, along with your friends and family, to protect our Earth for future generations. You'll also find out how you can use your voice to encourage businesses and governments to make the right decisions for our environment.Tips for kids include:- reusing, recycling, and upcycling- avoiding food waste- protecting the local environment through activities such as litter collectionsProjects for kids include:- building an insect hotel- making a herb garden- creating a tote bag for shoppingAdvice for families includes:- collecting rainwater for watering the gardengetting solar panels- using low-energy appliances
A crate has arrived and it's packed with scientific objects from all around the world! Can you assemble them in time for the museum's big opening? In Lonely Planet Kids' Build Your Own Science Museum, budding scientists can discover incredible facts and build spectacular pop-ups that range from a Mars rover to a robotic arm and a human skeleton.
The third in Lonely Planet Kids' award-winning Atlas series, this book takes a tour of the magical miniature world of creepy crawlies. We travel around the globe to uncover all sorts of fascinating bugs: from zombie ants and giant millipedes to beautiful butterflies. Full-page gatefolds and small flaps reveal extra wonders and fascinating facts.
Take a journey through every country in the world. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture. This new edition of Lonely Planet's bestselling The Travel Book is better than ever. With all-new images, updated text and a fresh new design, it will continue to delight, inspire and inform travellers of all ages.
Blast off into the cosmos as we explore the ultimate vehicles: spaceships. Featuring illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock, this book shows how rockets launch, how we got to the Moon (and back), how rovers explore the surface of Mars, how probes reach the outer Solar System and more. Gatefolds and flaps will reveal spaceships' inner workings.
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, from playing in Central Park to exploring the Amazon Jungle.
This fun and colourful lift-the-flap book gives a unique insight into how cities looked in the past, compared to how they look now. With ancient cities and ruins including Pompeii, Great Zimbabwe and Babylon, discover how history has shaped our planetâEUR(TM)s urban areas and changed them over time.
Introduce children to the wonderful ways love is expressed in different cultures and countries across the globe. From gifting lunch boxes in Japan, to adorning brides with beautiful henna designs in India, to lighting a lantern on the Chinese New Year, Love Around The World shows the ways family and friendship are celebrated around the world.
Finally, Lonely Planet has made the Atlas kids have been waiting for! With 160 pages of illustrated maps, engaging infographics, mind-blowing photography and a large dose of humour, this is the atlas that shows kids aged 8 and up what the world is really like.
An adrenaline-fuelled guide to extreme sports for kids, including surfing, skydiving, rock climbing and much more. As well as a general introduction to each sport, discover star athletes, a list of essential slang, a timeline of the sportâEUR(TM)s development and a rundown of global hotspots - all accompanied by rad street-art graphics and epic photos.
To infinity and beyond! This out-of-the-world adventure takes young explorers on a voyage of discovery across the universe. From the first satellites to the Moon landings, and from Mars rovers to the possible colonisation of other planets, this handy reference provides an overview of space exploration past, present and future.
The latest in our How... series takes to the waves to reveal the wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of how they do what they do, what they're used for and how they have changed over time. Featuring fantastic illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock and loads of flaps to lift, this is the ultimate guide to ships for kids!
Dive into the unexplored depths of the deep blue sea and discover its secrets with this beautifully-illustrated book. Meet the amazing animals, birds and plants that live in our oceans, the habitats in which they live, then learn about the harmful effects climate change, oil spills and plastic waste can have on them - plus, how you can help!
From the otherworldly landscapes of the Atacama Desert to the thundering Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, journey to jaw-dropping habitats around the world and learn about how the people and creatures have adapted to living in such extreme environments. Full of mind-blowing facts, this book is a fantastic and entertaining read for children.
This interactive and colourful atlas takes young readers on a hands-on journey all around the world. Each page turned brings a new continent to life with a total of more than 100 flaps to lift, beautifully detailed illustrations, and fun facts about different cultures, species of wildlife and places to visit along the way.
Full steam ahead! From underground trains, luxury safari trains and speedy Japanese Shinkansen trains, explore EVERY different type of train available in this colourful book for very young children. With eye-catching illustrations and easy-to-read text, this is an engaging introduction for little train-lovers.
Take a sneak peek inside homes from all around the world with this charming lift-the-flap book. From cosy wooden houses in snow-blanketed Greenland to traditional Maasai mud huts in East Africa, young children will discover different ways of living across the globe and get a unique glimpse into diverse cultures and communities.
A crate has arrived 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, alongside incredible facts about the civilizations that built them.
Plastic is everywhere - it's almost impossible to get through one day without using it, and it's creating major problems for our planet, wildlife and ourselves. In this guide, you'll discover 60 easy ways to cut plastic out of your life. Become a 'plastic patroller' instead of a plastic polluter and help protect our world.
Take a walk on the weird side as Lonely Planet Kids reveals 100 of the world's strangest animals. From frilled dragons and mole lizards to umbrella birds, bearded pigs and fishing spiders, discover crazy creatures and rare species you've never heard of before from all corners of the globe!
Discover the secret lives of the extraordinary creatures that share our cities. From red foxes sneaking rides on London buses to leopards prowling the backstreets of Mumbai, this book explores the clever ways animals have adapted to the urban environment and gives tips on how you can help protect our wild neighbours.
Take a journey into the unknown and discover the planet's wildest and most wonderful sights. Paddle through the eerie glowworm caves of New Zealand, ride with the wild horses of the Namib desert, and swing off the end of the world in Ecuador. Packed with incredible facts, photos and illustrations.
Introducing over 70 authentic and charming real-life accounts of children from around the world, this title celebrates the diverse lives of kids today. Accompanied by family photographs, these kids provide snapshots into where they live and the things that mean the most to them. From favourite hobbies to friendships, to what's for breakfast or the local landscape, we bring to life the intricacies of growing up. Insightful and illuminating, this beautiful hardback also highlights the common themes that all children share, no matter where they're from.
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