In the Kingfisher First Encyclopedia, children can easily study more than 100 popular topics using the alphabetically arranged entries. Information is presented in clearly written text with vocabulary appropriate for young readers. Cross-reference boxes link related entries, and children will enjoy using them to find their favorite topics throughout the book. Exciting color illustrations and photographs aid understanding and fill each page with interest.

This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher First References .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 159 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2011 by Pan Macmillan .

Professor Charles Taylor received the U. K. 's Bragg Medal and Prize of Institutional Physics, and the UK's Michael Faraday Award for contributions to the public understanding of science. He has presented lectures on BBC television and has written many science books for children.