Best Selling Books by Lonely Planet Kids

Join our two young explorers - Marco and Amelia - as they head for the bright lights of the greatest cities on the planet on a round-the-world adventure. Packed with pages to colour, puzzles to complete and stickers to add. A city adventure awaits... let''s explore!

Make your vacation memories last a lifetime with this awesome fill-in children''s travel journal that''s packed with brilliant activities and prompts to inspire kids to write and draw their adventures. Budding diarists can record precious moments from their trip in this pocket-sized book and create the ultimate holiday souvenir to cherish forever.

This fantastical guidebook to magical outdoor adventures will help kids track dragons, create fashions fit for a fairy, brew magic potions, build snow unicorns, discover trolls, go on night hunts to capture Moon magic, and more. Full color.

Bursting with creative and hilarious challenges to keep your whole family entertained on any journey.

"First Words Mandarin" features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather.

Lonely Planet Kids Explorer''s Nature Journal [AU/UK]

Explore the incredible world of bugs in this latest addition to Lonely Planet Kids'' The Fact Bookseries. From giant millipedes to deadly spiders; jewel-like beetles to jungle leaf-insects; come and take a mini safari across the continents to uncover the incredible array of insects, arachnids and myriapods that roam our planet. If it crawls, scuttles, flutters or stings, you''ll find it in The Bugs Book. Inside The Bugs Book: Travel across six bug-tastic continents- North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania - and learn about the few bugs found in Antarctica! Discover fact-packed bug profiles with fascinating size, habitat and diet stats to wow your friends Features stunning macro photography so you can see each of the insects up close Detailed illustrations by Daniel Limon bring these amazing minibeasts to life- Daniel has created artwork for numerous nature and animal books including Lonely Planet Kids'' The Ocean Bookand Ocean Animal Atlas Written by Nancy Dickmann, author of Lonely Planet Kids'' Amazing Night Sky Atlas, Amazing Ancient History Atlas, and The Rocks Book Contents include: North America - Hickory Horned Devil; Black Widow; Monarch Butterfly. South America - Goliath Birdeater Tarantula; Fire Ant; Giant Water Bug.Europe - Hummingbird Hawkmoth; Cuckoo Wasp; Western Honeybee. Africa- Deathstalker Scorpion; Rainbow Shield Bug; Desert Locust.Asia - Giant Stick Insect; Orchid Mantis; Atlas Moth.Oceania - Smurf Bug; Termite; Gumleaf Skelotonizer; and more Learn all about the minibeasts we share our planet with in this awesome study of creepy-crawlies. This is the perfect gift for curious kids who are fascinated by all things bugs!

"Get ready to discover how people dress around the world, and be inspired to design your own extraordinary and unique outfits."--Back cover

This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe. Discover bewitching retellings of ghost- and monster-filled myths regaled with ghoulish relish and journey continent-by-continent through this haunting book. With shocks and twists like you wouldn''t believe - are you brave enough to read them all? Packed with mind-boggling mysteries, real unexplained enigmas and traditional stories that are sure to send shivers down your spine, Spooky Stories of the Worldis the ultimate feast for Halloween-loving kids and readers in search of a fright. Meet vampires, werewolves and fearsome monsters that hide in the shadows in this one-of-a-kind round-the-world collection of hair-raising tales. Inside Spooky Stories of the World: - 20 fang-tastic stories from around the world featuring both traditional tales and unexplained mysteries from modern times - Arranged continent by continent with spooky illustrations, original artwork and simple locator maps throughout - Chilling tales include: The Girl and the Chenoo (Canada), The Curupira (Brazil), The Basilisk of Vilnius (Lithuania), The Talking Skull (Cameroon), The Cold Lady (Japan), Tawhaki and the Ponaturi (New Zealand) Spooky Stories of the World is the much-anticipated follow-up to Myths and Legends of the World. Written by British-Guyanese author and professional storyteller Wendy Shearer, and illustrated by Teo Georgiey, this is the perfect book for curious kids in search of a creepy kick to their reading list and is probably best read with the lights left on! About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world''s leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Want to know which nation a dentist-turned-dictator rules? Where to find taxis shaped like coconuts? And who watches competitive cockroach racing? From countries, food and folklore to sports, flags, animals and more, these weird and wonderful facts from around the world will boggle your mind.

LPK Guide to Rome 1 [AU/UK]

"First Words Japanese" features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather.

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 planet''''s urban areas and changed them over time. Featured cities include: Thebes in Egypt (c. 900 BCE) - Shows the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes compared to the modern city of Luxor. Featured elements include the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor and King Tutankahmun''''s Tomb in the Valley of the Kings Constantinople, Turkey (c. 550) - Highlights the capital of the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire as it looked at its peak in the 6th century, with its giant hippodrome compared with the modern city of Istanbul Aarhus, Denmark (c. 950) - Showcases the Viking city of Aarhus as it was in the 10th century, compared to the port city that has grown up in its place Tenochtitlan, Mexico (c. 1521) - Exhibits the vast capital of the Aztecs as it was at the moment of the Spanish invasion compared to the cosmopolitan Mexico City which was built on top of it Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (c. 1565) - Explores the Brazilian city as it looked at the moment of its foundation, still largely covered in tropical jungle, to how it looks now London, United Kingdom (c. 1666) - Delves into how London has changed since the time of the Great Fire of London to the present day And much, much more! About Lonely Planet Kids:Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world''''s leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Hop aboard our special mini-bus for an unforgettable tour around the most fascinating destination in the entire Universe - you! Shrink down to a microscopic size to explore all the systems that make up the human body. With fun facts and a mix of illustrations and photos - it''s the human body as you''ve never experienced it before.

Discover spooky secrets from around the world in this atlas of eerie places. Read on if you dare... Take a journey to a wild and isolated park in Canada that''s said to be roamed by headless ghosts, or descend into an underground network of human bones and skulls in Paris. Packed with wicked tales of cursed castles and legendary monsters, this is the ultimate guide to some of the creepiest places on Earth. Inside Atlas of Spooky Places: Explore the strangest and most unusual placeson the planet Continent mapsintroduce each section and pinpoint creepy locations Fun features cover haunted happenings, horrifying hotels and unsolved mysteries Bursting with awesome and spooky visualsthat bring each location to life Illustrated by Maria Brzozowska, a masterful visual storyteller whose stunning artwork is shaped by a sense of wonder and symbolic surrealism Written by Paige Towler, author of 25+ children''s books including Lonely Planet Kids A Kid''s Guide to Parisand A Kid''s Guide to London Your next adventure across the globe awaits in this creepy atlas for curious kids, the perfect gift for readers who like their tales with a spooky twist...

Aimed at readers aged 5 and up, this fun series lets kids lift the flap on scenes from around the world to see what''s happening inside. Over 40 sturdy, easy to lift flaps, as well as search-and-find activities, will keep young readers coming back again and again!