Books by Sam Atkinson

Complete Cat Care How to Keep Your Cat Healthy and Happy

by Sam Atkinson

Combining everything you need to know about cats, from choosing a kitten or cat and day-to-day advice on nutrition and grooming, to guidance on behavior, play, and health and diseases, Complete Cat Care will help readers provide the best possible care for a cat at every stage of its life.

History As It Happened A Map-By-Map Guide

by Sam Atkinson, Steven Carton, Edward Aves, Ian Fitzgerald

Dive back in time to discover the unbelievable stories of the past through an exciting new map-view of world history.

Explore more than 200 vibrant maps showing the history of every continent in this gripping new view of world history for children aged 9-12.

History as it Happened breaks down history into simple, manageable chunks. Watch the rise and fall of great empires and kingdoms, see how physical geography influenced the course of history, and learn how lucrative trade routes of spices and silk have all changed the way our world looks today in this fascinating guide.

This exciting history map book for children offers:

• 200 colorful maps telling the story of every continent's history.
• A kid-friendly breakdown of history told through maps to explain the roots of world events today.
• Striking illustrations and photos that will immerse children into the time and place in history.

Hundreds of specially commissioned maps guide children through critical moments in history or show how things changed over time, like ancient Rome's journey from its beginnings as a small kingdom to the growth of its power as a republic and its greatest glory as a continent-spanning empire.

Historical photographs throughout bring the maps to life, alongside clear, bite-sized text that makes it easy to follow the story of humankind. With this piece-by-piece inclusive approach to investigating history and global content, this is a children's history atlas like no other!

Knowledge Encyclopedia Myths and Legends

by Philip Parker, Andrea Mills, Sam Atkinson, Phil Hunt ((Author at DK Publishing, Inc.)), Zaina Budaly

DK's best-selling illustrated encyclopedia series explores the fantastical world of myths and legends.

Discover stories from myth and legend as you've never seen them before through incredibly detailed 3D illustrations in this encyclopedia for children aged 9+.

Knowledge Encyclopedia's clear explanations, illustrations, photographs, and 3D images will engage children in complex subjects. Find yourself transported to a realm of myth and legend with this perfect gift for anyone who loves stories of gods, monsters, and heroes.

This all-encompassing myth encyclopedia for kids offers:

• An impressive collection of facts, charts, timelines, and illustrations.
• A visual approach using illustrations, photographs, and extremely detailed 3D CGI images.
• Clear explanations and retellings of different myths and legends from around the world.

Children can explore mythology in a new and exciting way through spectacular computer-generated images of key heroes, gods, monsters, and locations. This new book in the Knowledge Encyclopedia series will inspire children with vivid depictions of scenes from the stories, and their retellings and explanations of the myths.

Bringing tales from mythology and folklore to life, Knowledge Encyclopedia: Myths and Legends! lets children peer inside legendary buildings such as the Slavic Baba Yaga's chicken-legged hut, and get up close to their favorite animal heroes, from China's irrepressible Monkey King to West Africa's spider trickster Anansi.

More in the series

Knowledge Encyclopedia Myths and Legends! is part of DK's visual and hugely successful Knowledge Encyclopedia series. Complete the collection and dive into the deep with Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean!, take a trip to the solar system with Knowledge Encyclopedia Space!, and travel back to prehistoric times with Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur!