Books with title Wonderful World ABC

Are you sitting comfortably with your seatbelts fastened? Then we are ready for take-off. Meet Earthworm and Airplane, your hosts, who will take you on a round-the-world journey (and maybe even into the solar system!) With the colourful and inventive paper-engineering that was used to explain the international languages of multiplication and music, the author and illustrator team, Maizels and Petty, have decided that it is time to get to grips with Geography, and their book helps you to discover that it is indeed a wonderful world! Their trademark enthusiasm helps to explain the mysteries of oceans, continents, mountains, rivers, countries and their inhabitants. An entertaining and absorbing read with ingenious pop-ups and moving parts, this book will launch you into the real world.

What simpler way could there be to express to children the beauty and the harmony in the world around them than through the lyrics of this song by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, made famous by the great Louis Armstrong? And what better visual accompaniment than the bright colorful artwork by award-winning Ashley Bryan depicting children of many backgrounds (and Louis Armstrong himself) performing a puppet show that brings the lyrics to life. Here is a book of brightness, wonder, and hope to be shared by all.

Exploring the landscape and makeup of the planet, from the molten core to thunder and lightning found in the atmosphere, this reference explains the planet’s complex ecosystems and the effect that humanity is having upon it. The bite-size chunks of information expound on the science and geography of the planet—how plants and animals rely on each other to survive; the Earth’s resources, both renewable and nonrenewable; how fossils are formed; the effect of global warming; and how humans can help to protect and preserve the Earth’s valuable resources for the future. Children will learn all about how the planet works with this fantastic book that is packed full of amazing facts and fabulous imagery.

Exploring the landscape and makeup of the planet, from the molten core to thunder and lightning found in the atmosphere, this reference explains the planet’s complex ecosystems and the effect that humanity is having upon it. The bite-size chunks of information expound on the science and geography of the planet—how plants and animals rely on each other to survive; the Earth’s resources, both renewable and nonrenewable; how fossils are formed; the effect of global warming; and how humans can help to protect and preserve the Earth’s valuable resources for the future. Children will learn all about how the planet works with this fantastic book that is packed full of amazing facts and fabulous imagery.