In a world where online search engines prevail, I still feel that it is important, perhaps more than ever, to teach our children that books hold a wealth of knowledge. Sure, search engines can answer your question in seconds and books take time to rifle through, but books still have so much to offer. (Besides, despite the focus of this day-and-age, fast isn’t always everything.) A beautifully illustrated nonfiction book is inviting and presents knowledge in a fun and delightful way. Some nonfiction books are packed with random facts, others are categorized to focus on one topic, others offer interactive features and others still let the pictures do all the talking. There is a joy in perusing a beautifully done nonfiction book that cannot quite be experienced anywhere else and today I am sharing some of those books below. These ones are extra special too because they are all large format. Perfect for curious minds and little explorers of all ages.
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“Everything and Everywhere: A Fact-Filled Adventure for Curious Globe-Trotters” by Marc Martin- This book takes you around the world with a different global destination for each page spread. The illustrations are detailed and there is information and random facts about each place packed in. So much to learn and look at!
“A Year In Nature: A Carousel Book of the Seasons” by Hazel Maskell and Eleanor Taylor- This gorgeous book is a carousel book which means that it opens up to create a 360 degree, pop-up delight when the front cover is bent back to meet the back cover. Each section depicts a different season in the forest and it is SO beautiful!
“Egypt Magnified: With a 3X Magnifying Glass” by David Long and Harry Bloom- This search and find book really packs in the learning with the fun. Each page spread focuses on a different aspect of life in ancient egypt from the every day to the mummification process. Plus, a magnifying glass is provided to make the searching part extra fun.
“Ocean: A Visual Miscellany” by Ricardo Henriques and Andre Letria- This nonfiction delight focuses on different aspects of the ocean and sports a beautiful design. It is visually wonderful and fascinating to peruse.
“Recordmania: Atlas of the Incredible” by Emmanuelle Figueras, Alexandre Verhille, et al.- This trivia book features different records form speeds to size and everything in-between. An extra fun aspect is that it shows where each record is/took place and it is really neat to see what records originate closest to where you live. Lots of fun!
“Leonardo Davinci: Meet the Artist” by Patricia Geis- This biography is brilliantly done! It features interactive goodies from tabs to pull to flaps to lift to 3D pop-ups. It makes learning about DaVinci even more interesting and kids can really get involved in the process.
“The Colorful World of Dinosuars” by Matt Sewell- This book is beautifully designed and the colors are wonderful. Each page has a large, water color illustration of a dinosaur species with a write-up opposite of it about that dinosaur. It is hefty and features so many different species that I had never even heard of. Perfect for little dinosaur fans everywhere.
“Hello World: Animals: An Amazing Atlas of Wildlife” by Nicola Edwards and L’atelier Cartographik- This large book has thick, sturdy pages that are overloaded with tons of flaps. Each page spread focuses on a different region of the world atlas and shows the animals native to the area. Each animal has a flap that you can lift for a tidbit of information about it. Love!
“Eye Spy: Wild Ways that Animals See the World” by Guillaume Duprat- I find this book utterly fascinating! It uses illustrations to show how animals see the world with their different types of eye-sight from color-blind to using echo-location and it is so neat! There is also quite a bit of text to explain what you are seeing so you learn the most from everything.
“Great Ports of the World: From New York to Hong Kong” by Mia Cassany and Victor Medina- This beauty boasts retro-style illustrations that are buzzing with fun details and is a delight to look through. Each page spread features a different port around the world and is bound to give you a little wanderlust.
“What’s The Difference?: 40 Plus Pairs of the Seemingly Similar” by Emma Strack and Guillaume Plantevin- So many different pairs get confused with each other because at first glance they may appear the same. This book points out what the differences are between them and is so interesting to read through. A definitely fun, random experience.
“Grand Canyon” by Jason Chin- This book is packed with information about one of natures most beautiful creations: the Grand Canyon. It is wonderfully illustrated and has not one, but two shiny medals. Enough said right?!
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