Lots of Things to Know About Our World

You'll never guess what Planet Earth used to look like, which mountaintop is closest to the stars, how coral reefs are built from seawater and sunlight, and how many different languages you'd need to learn to speak to everyone in the world. All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with quirky and surprising things to know.

About the author

James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.

Product details

• Authors: James Maclaine
• Assisted by: Malgorzata Detner (Illustration)
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.01.2026
• EAN: 9781835409282
• ISBN: 978-1-83540-928-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Lots of Things to Know
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; People & places (Children's / Teenage), For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 6 years, Natural history (Children's/Teenage), Children's / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children's / Teenage general interest: Physical world