Books by John Woodward

Everything You Need to Know About Snakes: And Other Scaly Reptiles

by John Woodward

Discover the amazing world of reptiles in this book all about snakes for kids.

Embark on a fun, fact-filled dive into the world of snakes with Everything You Need to Know About Snakes. Children will love to learn all the basics of reptile anatomy in this beautiful and informative book on our serpent friends.

Packed with vibrant pictures and lots of fascinating facts, kids can enjoy learning all about a snake’s habitat and behavior. See how they survive in forests, deserts, and oceans, and how these clever creatures have adapted to live in seemingly inhospitable habitats. Alongside, in between, and on top of all that, this riveting snake book also provides ideas for things to make, games to play, quizzes, and amazing facts to share with friends!

Inside the pages of this reptile book for children, you’ll find:

- Facts on habitat and anatomy, as well as oddities such as why snakes have scales and why chameleons change color.
- Close-ups, quizzes, and games with an exciting take on the amazing world of our cold-blooded friends.
- A look at these creatures from all angles – information on habitat and breeding habits, as well as information on pythons, komodo dragons, sea turtles, and many more.

Children aged 7+ can learn all about snakes from the very first page of this book, which combines little-known information with engaging text and an exciting design. Each page contains everything kids need to know, and everything they WANT to find out about snakes!

Complete the series

This delightful snake book is part of the Everything You Need to Know series of educational books for children and also includes Everything You Need to Know About Snakes and Everything You Need to Know About Dinosaurs!

Climate Change (DK Eyewitness)

by DK, John Woodward

Become an eyewitness to the world’s climate emergency and learn what we can do about it.

Get the facts about how our planet’s climate is changing and what the consequences will be. This essential guide explores Earth’s climate, past and present, giving you the facts and figures behind one of today’s most urgent issues, and investigates what we can all do to make a difference.

DK Eyewitness Climate Change explains why human activities are making the planet heat up –and how we know for sure that this is the case. This global warming book explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. It shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future, and what actions we can all take to combat climate change.

Loved and trusted for over 30 years, Eyewitness has a new look and even more content:

• A bite-sized formula of text with images that kids love!
• Fully revised and fact-checked by subject specialists
• Packed with facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines
• Updated with brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field

Eyewitness Climate Change uses a groundbreaking visual layout that makes learning fun for kids aged 9-12. Packed with photographs, facts, and statistics that offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the dramatic changes that are affecting the weather, the environment, and the way we lead our lives.

Eyewitness content approved by -ologists!

DK’s Eyewitness kids books are updated and fact-checked by subject specialists, with brand new first-hand eyewitness accounts throughout from experts in the field.

A best-selling series known and trusted for generations, with a fresh new look and up-to-date content.

What will you Eyewitness next?

Discover more about the world’s most extreme weather phenomena with Eyewitness Hurricane & Tornado or dive deep into the ocean with some of the most amazing sea creatures with Eyewitness Ocean.

Do you think you’ve found your topic of interest? DK has even more climate change books for kids and adults alike find them all by searching for "DK climate change books".

Wow! Surprising Facts About Animals

by John Woodward, Emma Dods

A fantastic new series filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, and each book includes fun and interactive artwork clues that leads readers through the book and stimulate discussion. Perfect for efficient and reluctant readers alike, this lively series presented in picture-book style is certain to make readers say Wow! over and over again.
Wow! Surprising Facts About Animals - by John Woodward and Emma Dods, illustrated by Marc Aspinall - is the first book in an all new series filled with outrageous and fun facts about children's favorite critters. Readers learn extraordinary things like why goats have rectangular pupils, why gorillas can catch human colds, and how some beetles can carry up to 850 times their own weight! With quick, easy access to a variety of jaw-dropping, bite-sized facts, this book will delight readers again and again.

eyewitness-water

by John Woodward

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Water dives into every aspect of Earth's most precious resource-its chemical properties, its movement around the planet, and why it is essential for all life.

Voyage: Ocean

by John Woodward

A follow-up to Mission: Space explores the incredible ocean and the animals and plants that live there; explains up-to-the-minute scientific advances and developments; focuses on human interaction with and exploration of the ocean; and does it all with the help of striking images.

One Million Things: Planet Earth

by John Woodward

A photographic feast serves up imagery and information about all things planet Earth: from its place in the solar system, to what it's made of, to what grows in it and on it, to what hovers above it.

Following on the incredible success of One Million Things: A Visual Dictionary, this spectacular book features dynamic photographic spreads that beautifully showcase the rocks, minerals, streams, oceans, layers, clouds, ancient sediments, and brand-new islands that make up our planet. There are millions of things to learn about Planet Earth!

Weather (DK Google e.guides)

by John Woodward

Each of these richly illustrated, fact-packed guides has its very own companion Web site maintained by DK and Google, providing readers with a continually updated library of links to supplement the book's information with the best of the web.

Oceans (DK Online)

by John Woodward

Looks at core topics from many angles, using facts, 3-D models, data boxes, charts, and more, bringing together the best of the Web with DK's outstanding reference books.

Horses: The Ultimate Treasury

by John Woodward

For every young horse fan and any child who's ever dreamed of having his or her own pony, comes this illustrated guide to the amazing world of horses.
From wild horses, black stallions and zebras, to Working Horses like the Clydesdale, Shire, Percheron, and to the American Saddlebred, Hackney, Missouri Fox Trotter and other show horses — learn about the history, from how horses evolved and were domesticated, to the world of working horses in the nineteenth century, to the Spanish Riding School's stunning snowy white stallions. Feature spreads provide details covering topics as diverse as famous horses in literature, heroic horses in battle, and stunt horses in Western movies. Breed profiles help identify readers favorite types of horses, as well as a valuable introduction to the practicalities of horse care and riding lessons — making this an all-in-one, go-to companion for every horse lover.

Creatures of the Deep (Discoverology Series)

by John Woodward

Modern technology has enabled today's marine scientists to penetrate the oceans' depths as never before, where they continue to discover strange and exotic sea creatures. Creatures of the Deep, the newest title in Barron's exciting Discoverology series, takes young readers on a fascinating descent into the sea's dark and mysterious depths where, at nearly two miles below the surface, they encounter such creatures as-- Viperfish, fierce fish with hinged jaws and outsized, needlelike teeth Crustacean Phronima, the inspiration for the creature in the 1979 film Alien Amphipods, almost totally transparent sea creatures with huge eyes Sperm Whales, giants even among whales, who are able to reach the oceans' greatest depths . . . and many others Pictured and described in these pages are fish that make their own light, colossal squid measuring up to 49 feet with hooked tentacles, and many other extraor

Animal!

by DK, John Woodward

Explore the animal kingdom as you’ve never known before with this children’s encyclopedia perfect for young animal lovers.

Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant kid's encyclopedia uses ground-breaking CGI imagery to reveal the world as you've never seen it before. Informative, diverse in subject matter, easy to read and brimming with beautiful graphics, young learners can explore the incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways that reveal the inner workings of the animal planet.

This charming children’s encyclopedia opens the world in new ways, with:

- Packed with facts, charts, timelines, and illustrations that cover a vast range of topics.
- Encompassing a visual approach with illustrations, photographs and extremely detailed 3D CGI images.
- Crystal clear text distills the key information.
- DK's encyclopedias are fact-checked by subject experts to offer accuracy beyond online sources of information.

This fully-updated edition of Knowledge Encyclopedia Animal! is the perfect encyclopedia for children aged 9-12, and introduces children to the major animal groups along with how they fit into the tree of life. Covering invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and more, this amazing animal book for kids is jam-packed with fun facts about your favorite animals and lesser-known species as well as insightful infographics and data boxes so that every topic is covered in-depth and detail while remaining easy to understand at a glance.

Explore, Discover And Learn!

DK's Knowledge Encyclopedia Animal! uncovers the marvels of the animal kingdom in unprecedented detail and with stunning realism, so you can spend quality time exploring the diversity of the animal world with your children, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses. A must-have volume for curious kids with a thirst for knowledge, this enthralling animal encyclopedia is structured in such a way that your child can read a bit at a time, and feel comfortable to pause and ask questions. Doubling up as the perfect gift for young readers, who are always asking questions about our planet!

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

This thrilling kid’s encyclopedia is part of the Knowledge Encyclopedia educational series. Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they complete the collection and discover diverse facts about the world around them. Dive into the deep blue with Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth with Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! And hone your knowledge on how the human body works with Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body! Whatever topic takes their fancy, there’s an encyclopedia for everyone!

Viewfinder: Insects

by Stephen Moss, John Woodward, Nicholas Forder

There's lots of buzz when it comes to bugs, especially if you're a kid. From smelly stinkbugs to beautiful butterflies, young readers can explore the amazing world of insects in Viewfinder: Insects. Innovative interactive elements, like a removable magnifier, give curious kids the chance to examine insects up close. Learning becomes fun as kids use flaps and slider panels to explore the details of featured insects. To top it all off, spreads feature large, colorful illustrations, photos, and fascinating facts to keep kids engaged for hours.

Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur!: Over 60 Prehistoric Creatures as You've Never Seen Them Before (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)

by DK, John Woodward

Journey back in time to explore the prehistoric world like you’ve never known before with this children's encyclopedia perfect for young dinosaur lovers.

Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant dinosaur book for kids uses ground-breaking CGI imagery to reveal the prehistoric world as you've never seen it before. Informative, diverse in subject matter, easy-to-read and brimming with beautiful graphics, young dino lovers can explore the incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways that reveal the inner workings of all things dinosaur-related!

This charming children’s encyclopedia opens the prehistoric world in new ways, with:

- Packed with facts, charts, and timelines that cover a vast range of topics.
- Encompassing a visual approach with illustrations, photographs and extremely detailed 3D images
- Crystal clear text distills the key information.
- DK's encyclopedias are fact-checked by subject experts to offer accuracy beyond online sources of information.

This fully-updated edition of Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! is the perfect encyclopedia for children aged 9-12, ideal for inquisitive minds, covering over 60 prehistoric creatures, from the age of dinosaurs to the Ice Age. Jam-packed with fun facts about your favorite dinosaurs and lesser-known species, such as the Velociraptor having three large killer claws on eat foot to hunt down prey, and the long-necked diplodocus stretching the length of three school buses, this dinosaur encyclopedia is a must-have volume for children.

Explore, Discover And Learn!

DK's Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! uncovers the marvels of our world in unprecedented detail and with stunning realism. Encompassing engaging facts about over 60 species of dinosaurs, including a closer look at dinosaur diversity, fossilization, and the new era of dinosaurs. With this incredible encyclopedia, you can spend quality time exploring the dynamic world of dinosaurs with your children, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses. A must-have volume for curious kids with a thirst for knowledge, this enthralling encyclopedia is structured in such a way that your child can read a bit at a time, and feel comfortable to pause and ask questions. Doubling up as the perfect gift for young readers, who are always asking questions about the prehistoric world.

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

This thrilling kid’s encyclopedia is part of the Knowledge Encyclopedia educational series. Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they complete the collection and discover diverse facts about the world around them. Dive into the deep blue with Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! And hone your knowledge on how the human body works with Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body! Whatever topic takes their fancy, there’s an encyclopedia for everyone!

The Dinosaur Book

by DK, John Woodward

Packed with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children’s encyclopedia will bring young readers face to face with some of the most incredible creatures ever to exist!

Did you know that archeologists recently discovered the fossils of a 110 million-year-old dinosaur named Nodosaur, as well as some remarkable feathered dinosaurs that were recently unearthed in China? Well, now you do! Explore everything you need to know about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and mammals in this stunning dinosaur encyclopedia for children aged 9-12.

Featuring fossil fragments, full skeletons, and CGI renderings of dinosaurs – from the deadly Tyrannosaurus to the plant-eating Diplodocus, armored fish to giant millipedes and terrifying sharks and so much more, this dazzling dinosaur book is a must-have volume for young dinosaur enthusiasts.

Celebrate your child's curiosity as they explore:

- Striking and detailed diagrams, drawings and illustrations on every page
- A highly visual approach to learning
- Ideal combination of colorful diagrams with infographic text boxes
- Featuring amazing close-ups and CGI reconstructions of prehistoric scenes.
- In association with The Smithsonian Institution

Covering all forms of prehistoric life, from the first primitive invertebrates to the earliest mammals, this kids dinosaur book provides young readers with essential background information about the geological periods, evolution and extinction, and every aspect of dinosaur science! The striking illustrations, photographs and diagrams featured throughout provide an optimum visual learning experience for both children and adults alike, accompanied by an array of fun facts all about your favorite fierce dinosaurs, and some lesser-known species too.

This dinosaur encyclopedia includes at-a-glance panels that provide a quick reference to all the stats, making it an ideal combination of colorful diagrams and infographic text boxes, with easy-to-read accessible text for readers aged 9-12, yet can be enjoyed by the entire family, making this enthralling children’s encyclopedia a beautiful and educational gift that can be passed down generations.

Learn all about the world one picture at a time!

If you like Dinosaur Book then why not complete the collection? Part of the highly visual Our World In Pictures series, avid readers can become vehicle virtuosos with Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes, venture on a journey across the globe with Countries, Cultures, People & Places and explore the animal kingdom like never before with The Animal Book.

Children's Illustrated World Atlas

by Simon Adams, Sarah Phillips, John Woodward, Mary Atkinson

Take young readers on the ultimate round-the-world trip with this impressive atlas - packed full of beautiful illustrations and photographs.

Discover the world map-by-map with this exciting world atlas book for children, featuring more than 50 maps! Each page is filled with fascinating information, facts and colorful illustrations of our world.

Children aged 9-12 will love to learn all about the many countries, cultures and people of the world through vibrant maps. Fascinating facts, local stories, vivid pictures, and clear, satellite-based maps together make this atlas a global yet personal experience for young readers.

This illustrated atlas book for children offers:

- Bite-sized information giving the profiles, facts, stats and flags of every country.
- Pictures and stories explaining the society, culture and history of each region.
- Maps created using satellite imagery providing a clear view of the world map-by-map.
- A variety of topics covered, including population density, wealth, and internet access shown through graphics.

From Bangkok's floating markets to the carnival in Venice, the Children's Illustrated World Atlas brings together views from windows all over the world. This illustrated atlas not only portrays regions, such as the Siberian wastes, with beautifully detailed maps but also describes the peoples who live there.

Human Body A Visual Encyclopedia

by Ben Morgan, Richard Walker, John Woodward, Shaila Brown

Understand the human body from head to toe with this educational encyclopedia for children.

Get to know how each part of the body works through amazing facts and colorful diagrams in this fully updated edition of the bestselling Human Body A Visual Encyclopedia.

Did you know that you are made up of 100 trillion cells? Learn about blood vessels (capillaries, veins, and arteries) which, if they were laid out end to end, would wrap around the Earth twice! Find out what makes a balanced diet - after all, you will eat about 20 tons of food in your entire life!

This human body book for kids offers:

• How the body works, looking at body parts and functions like bones and muscles, heart and blood, disease defenses, the life cycle, and much more.
• A human body encyclopedia that is suitable and informative for children aged 9+.
• A refreshed and updated edition, including a new design and the latest facts and stats on the human body.

Make your way from the skin, muscles, organs, and bones, right down to your cells and DNA with this encyclopedia that combines clear descriptions of human biology with awesome photographs, diagrams, and CGI artworks. There are also fun quizzes, so you can assess your own personality and test your logical and reasoning skills.

Explore the series!

Globally, the Children's Encyclopedia series has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Uncover the marvels of our world with Science, explore the deep blue with Ocean, explore our solar system and beyond with Space, and get to grips with world-famous sculptures with Art.