Books with author alan-brown-andrew-langley

The Oxford First Encyclopedia series is the ideal starting point for a child's early learning. It takes young readers on a fascinating journey of discovery through the world of knowledge. The five books in the series - Animals and Plants, Earth and the Universe, My Body, People and Places andScience and Technology - have the answers to all a child's early questions about themselves and the world around them. Lively text and captions, lots of friendly, colourful pictures, and intriguing fact boxes make the books irresistible to young children. They will want to get involved with the textand pictures, to find out things for themselves, and to try the simple, fun activities.

These titles encourage critical thinking and debate by providing case studies, historical contexts, and individual opinions on each issue. Readers are encouraged to think and express themselves independently, evaluatively, and critically. At the end, readers are left to make up their own minds, having acquired transferable skills such as the ability to distinguish fact from opinion, weigh up the strength of other people's arguments, and recognize other people's assumptions.

Journey from the forest floor right up into the emergent layers of the rainforests - home to the most diverse and exciting range of wildlife on the planet. You will find out where the rainforests are located, what makes them so special, who lives there, and how we can protect their future. You will also meet the creatures that are unique to these environments, and see them in action.