Books in the Lonely Planet Kids series

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.

Where does luggage go after check in? What happens in the control tower? How do planes actually fly? This interactive, lift-the-flap book takes you behind-the-scenes to uncover the hidden secrets of the airport- from a peek inside the cockpit to the hustle and bustle of departures.

Bring the Japanese language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Explore America's 60 amazing national parks! From Acadia's seaside cliffs and coves to Zion's enchanting red valleys, you'll discover wolf-howling, water-rushing, lava-exploding, heart-racing destinations. Find out each park's secrets and surprises, plus their best sights, activities and animals to spot.

New York will come alive with this beautiful, colourful pop-up book from Lonely Planet Kids. The perfect introduction to the magic of New York for any age, this beautifully illustrated, stylish look at the city's iconic landmarks will kickstart the travel bug in young explorers! Includes pop-ups of Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and more.

Here's a book about Paris that's seriously streetwise. Discover secrets and stories guaranteed to blow your mind that are definitely off the tourist trail. Find out where you can ride a dodo, how to paint the Eiffel Tower, where Paris keeps its historic underpants and lots more! For readers aged 8 and up.

Bring the Italian language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Get talking with this fun and accessible guide to French, perfect for any young learner. Topics include greetings, discussing school, hobbies, pets, favourite foods, and many more. With a simple introduction to the language and easy-to-follow pronunciation guides, this book makes French as easy as un, deux, trois!

Get talking with this fun and accessible guide to Spanish, perfect for any young learner. Topics include greetings, discussing school, hobbies, pets, favourite foods, and many more. With a simple introduction to the language and easy-to-follow pronunciation guides, this book makes Spanish as easy as uno, dos, tres!

Bring the French language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while travelling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Bring the Spanish language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while travelling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

From creating Japanese origami and Native American dreamcatchers, to Chinese lanterns and Maasai necklaces, children can discover and copy local crafts from around the world. Each project can be made from easy-to-source materials, and includes illustrated step-by-step instructions.¿ Projects include: origami cranes, Chinese dragon, Diwali diya, Santa Lucia crown, Maori pendant ¿ Encourages imaginative play while teaching children about other cultures¿ Sits alongside Around the World Colouring Book and Around the World Fashion Sketchbook

Everything young explorers needs to know to travel in space, covering what life in zero gravity is like, how to find your way around the solar system, and the all-important question of how to pee in a spacesuit!

Never forget an adventure with this bright journal from Lonely Planet Kids. With fun illustrations, space to write, draw, collage and colour - the finished journal will be a wonderful scrapbook to treasure forever. It's a must-have item for any trip.

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

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.

Ever wondered what life will be like 100 years from now? Based on the latest in scientific thinking, Future Worlds explores everything from the forms of transport we will use, the jobs we will do to how and what we will eat. Open the gatefolds and lift-the-flaps of this interactive book to discover beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts.

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.

Take a trip through 86 of the world's greatest cities. A mix of photography, beautiful illustrations and hand drawn maps take readers on an incredible world tour. Each page is packed with facts on city living - from food and festivals to architecture and history. This stunning compendium of cities is the perfect gift for curious kids everywhere.

Who‿s the biggest smarty pants in your family? Find out with Brain Teasers On The Go, a selection of puzzles, challenges and games suitable for all members of the family. With 40 reusable wipe-clean cards and an erasable pen, this fun set of activities is suitable for long car journeys, quick trips to the shops and everything in between.

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.

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!