Kingfisher Extreme Nature Encyclopedia
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
Product details
- ISBN 9781035088775
- Weight: 100g
- Dimensions: 215 x 275mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Journey through the powerful science of our world with The Kingfisher Extreme Nature Encyclopedia! This book explains the realities of climate and weather in its many forms.
As young readers turn the pages of this book, they can explore mega forces of nature, from moving plates to warming seas. The fact-packed content explains a range of natural disasters and how they occur, including: tsunamis, wildfires, droughts, blizzards, avalanches, tornadoes, floods and more. With hundreds of vivid photographs, and fascinating text written by expert authors, topics will be covered in a way that's clear and insightful.
The chapters will answer questions such as: Why does it rain? How does the Sun work? Why does the ground shake during an earthquake? Readers will look down to the ground then up to the sky to learn about key topics in Earth sciences.
This book is an essential resource to a world of knowledge, and explores important and ever-relevant topics such as climate change, preparing for the future and caring for our world.
Anna Claybourne is a science writer who has a passion for nature and wildlife. She has written more than 300 books on many different subjects. An avid sea swimmer, camper and wildlife-watcher, she also loves mythology and folklore, and writes about mermaids and sea monsters as well as countless real-life creatures.
Richard Mead is a writer and editor who specialises in factual titles for children, as well as film and TV-themed publications. He is the author of books on subjects as diverse as piracy, sport, prehistory and art, and has worked on projects featuring iconic licences such as James Bond, Harry Potter, Batman and Transformers. Richard feels privileged to have a job which combines utilising his knowledge whilst researching additional astonishing information.
From the late 80s to the early 90s William Potter played bass in Leeds-based indie band CUD while writing and drawing comics. He moved on to work as an author, editor and artist for numerous licensed-character magazines and has written over 50 non-fiction books for all ages on subjects including the natural world, science and history. He is also a fully qualified scuba diver with over 100 dives logged.
With 25 years’ experience as an author, Cath Senker has written over 170 children’s books, ranging from history, biography, global and social issues to world religions, geography, science, business and environmental topics. Her geography titles include a series about climates around the world: Desert, Tropical, Polar, and Temperate Climates.
Together, they worked on The Kingfisher Extreme Nature Encyclopedia.
