Explore the wonders of science and nature in this ultimate hardback reference guide for curious young readers, featuring lavish full-colour artwork throughout.

From the human body to the Solar System, this is the definitive guide to nature, our planet, the cosmos and beyond. Readers can learn new concepts, explore the latest discoveries, and read profiles of the scientists who paved new ground - all illuminated with eye-catching illustrations and diagrams.

Discover living things from microscopic bacteria to the world's largest animal, the blue whale. Find out about atoms, which are the building blocks of everything from hissing snakes to super-hot stars more than 2 billion km wide. Learn out how seeds grow and black holes destroy, why balls bounce and ice melts, in this wide-ranging treasury of knowledge.

Chapters include:

• Matter

• Forces and Energy

• The Solar System

• Earth and the Moon

• Stars and Galaxies

• Life

• The Human Body

• Animals

• Dinosaurs

Based on the latest understanding of the natural sciences, from physics to chemistry, biology to geology, medicine to ecology, this is the ultimate companion for children aged 8+ to explore our incredible world.