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$ This book belongs to: £ US_001_Bookplate.indd 1 03/04/2019 10:55 Senior Editor James Mitchem US Editor Jane Perlmutter US Senior Editor Shannon Beatty Senior Art Editor Rachael Parfitt Edited by Hélène Hilton, Clare Lloyd, Seeta Parmar, Becky Walsh Designed and illustrated by Karen Hood, Hannah Moore, Sadie Thomas Additional illustrations Kitty Glavin, Rachael Hare Design Assistance Eleanor Bates, Charlotte Milner, Rhys Thomas Fact Checker Sally Beets Producer, Pre-Production Heather Blagden Producer John Casey Jacket Designers Charlotte Bull, Charlotte Milner Jacket Co-ordinator Issy Walsh Creative Technical Support Sonia Charbonnier Managing Editor Penny Smith Managing Art Editor Mabel Chan Publishing Director Sarah Larter Creative Director Helen Senior DK DELHI Editor Shalini Agrawal Art Editor Seepiya Sahni Managing Editor Alka Thakur Hazarika Managing Art Editor Romi Chakraborty DTP Designer Syed Md Farhan Project Picture Researcher Sakshi Saluja Delhi Team Head Malavika Talukder First American Edition, 2019 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 1450 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, New York 10018 Copyright © 2019 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 19 20 21 22 23 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–313910–Sept/2019 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-4654-8537-3 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 1450 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, New York 10018 [email protected] Printed and bound in China All images © Dorling Kindersley Limited For further information see: www.dkimages.com A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com US_002-003_Imprint_Title.indd 2 26/04/2019 13:32 My Very I MPORTANT WORLD US_002-003_Imprint_Title.indd 3 03/04/2019 10:55 Contents My world The world around me 10 Our home 34 Telling time 12 Who am I? 36 The calendar 14 What makes me, me? 38 Going to school 16 My body 40 Schools of the world 18 My brain 42 The world of work 20 Healthy me 44 Emergency services 22 What am I feeling? 46 Staying safe 24 Facing your fears 48 Bullying is… 26 Family and friends 50 Food 28 Homes 52 Food around the world 30 Perfect pets US_004-007_Contents.indd 4 03/04/2019 10:55 People and culture 54 On the farm 76 Language 56 Help the planet 78 World religions 58 Technology 80 Celebrations 60 Money 82 Let’s celebrate some more! 62 Energy 84 My clothes 64 Getting around 86 Shopping 66 Incredible Internet 88 Hobbies 68 Social media 90 The world of art 70 Going on vacation 92 Playing games 72 At the beach 94 Sports 96 Sports events 98 Libraries 100 Museums US_004-007_Contents.indd 5 03/04/2019 10:55 The big wide world The natural world 104 Continents 134 Oceans and seas 106 The equator 136 Geysers and hot springs 108 North America 138 Forests 110 South America 140 Deserts 112 Africa 142 Mountains and Volcanoes 114 Europe 144 Caves 116 Asia 146 Lakes 118 Oceania 148 Rivers 120 The Poles 150 Waterfalls 122 Islands 152 Plains 124 Populations 154 Perfect plants 126 Country size 156 Wildlife 128 Capitals 130 Flags US_004-007_Contents.indd 6 03/04/2019 10:55 Exploring the world 160 Huacachina 192 Christmas Island 162 Tulip fields 194 Burj Khalifa 164 Neuschwanstein castle 196 Rainbow Mountains 166 The Eden Project 198 Auroras 168 Victoria Falls 200 Cave of the Crystals 170 Uluru 202 Statue of Liberty 172 The Taj Mahal 204 The Grand Canyon 174 Darvaza gas crater 206 Amundsen-Scott Station 176 The lost city of Petra 208 Easter Island 178 Socotra 210 The Uyuni Salt Flats 180 Hitachi Seaside Park 212 St. Basil’s Cathedral 182 Giant’s Causeway 214 Eiffel Tower 184 Mount Everest 216 Sea of Stars 186 The Great Wall of China 188 Pompeii 218 The world of the future 190 The Great Barrier Reef 220 Index 224 Acknowledgments US_004-007_Contents.indd 7 03/04/2019 10:55 world My 8 US_008-009_Opener_1.indd 8 03/04/2019 10:56