Lonely Planet Kids

Get ready for an incredible thrill-packed journey across the world with the second edition of Lonely Planet Kids The Travel Book. Continent by continent, this exciting hardcover book takes children through every country on Earth. Did you know that: Canada is home to around 2 million lakes? The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is so big that it can be...

This interactive and colourful atlas takes young readers on a hands-on journey all around the world. Each page turned brings a new continent to life with a total of more than 100 flaps to lift, beautifully detailed illustrations, and fun facts about different cultures, species of wildlife, and places to visit along the way. Written by Kate Baker and accompanied...

Make your vacation memories last a lifetime with this awesome fill-in children’s travel journal that’s packed with brilliant activities and prompts to inspire kids to write and draw their adventures. Budding diarists can record precious moments from their trip in this pocket-sized book and create the ultimate holiday souvenir to cherish forever. Draw your own passport picture; make a cool...

Bringing planet earth to life, this colourful and fun addition to Lonely Planet Kids takes you on a trip around the world that you'll never forget. Filled with continental and regional maps, lively text, an entry for every country on the planet, plus mind-blowing facts, and an emphasis on the species that live on our planet, this is an essential...

Never forget an adventure with this bright and bold journal from Lonely Planet Kids. Packed with writing topic suggestions, lists to complete, ideas for getting the creative juices flowing, and lots more fill-in fun, this is the perfect way for young travellers to record their memories from a trip. There's space to write, draw, collage, colour, and complete—turning the finished...

Explore the animal kingdom like never before with the Animal Atlas from Lonely Planet Kids. Unfold maps to reveal animals from every continent and lift the flaps to see their unique environments and habitats. Discover a world of animal facts, life-size photos, and creature features—from a bear's paw and a baby turtle to an anteater's tongue and a goliath birdeater,...

Blast off into the cosmos with the latest title in the popular 'How Things Work' series, which includes How Cities Work, How Airports Work, How Trains Work, and How Ships Work—books that reveal the inner workings of familiar places and vehicles. Featuring fantastic illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock, Lonely Planet Kids How Spaceships Work explores the ultimate vehicles: spaceships. Discover...

Get ready for an epic adventure like no other with our awesome series of kid's travel guides featuring the most amazing countries around the world. Japan, here we come! Did you know that Japan is home to super-fast bullet trains, or that there's a museum where you can experience being a samurai or ninja, or that you can climb giant...

Get ready to explore the city in a whole new way. This innovative book for younger readers is packed with city facts, loads of flaps to lift, and unfolding pages to see inside buildings and under the streets. Children aged 5+ can learn about skyscrapers, subway systems, and stinky sewers. Discover where people live and peek behind closed doors to...

Introduce children to the wonderful ways love is expressed in different cultures and countries across the globe. From gifting lunch boxes in Japan to adorning brides with beautiful henna designs in India, writing someone a loving poem on Sinterklaas in the Netherlands, or lighting a lantern on the Chinese New Year, Love Around The World shows the ways family and...

Are we there yet? Banish the boredom of long car journeys and big trips with Games on the Go, a fun and colourful mix of spotting games, drawing challenges, word searches, dingbats, and more. A must-pack addition on any family trip, it fits easily inside hand luggage and can be deployed in seconds! Comes with 40 wipe-clean cards and a...

Take a hands-on tour of our amazing planet in this interactive world atlas for young kids that explores all 7 continents and 5 oceans that make up the Earth. Packed with vibrant illustrations, 40 lift-the-flaps, and tons of wow-factor facts; readers will even discover a giant pull-out map and fun search-and-find games. Let the adventure begin! Did you know there...

If you believe that all you need to fight an evil bloodthirsty fiend is garlic or holy water, think again. What you need is to keep a cool head and reach for your copy of Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts! Have you heard of the headless man roaming Edinburgh Castle? Or the mysterious girl who asks for a ride to...

Take to the skies and meet the world’s most amazing birds. Navigate your way across the continents using detailed maps and discover birds of prey, birds of paradise, aquatic birds, and more. Fun lift-the-flaps offer kids an immersive experience, revealing surprises, wow-factor facts, and a fascinating glimpse into the lives of our feathered friends. Stretch your wings for an epic...

Welcome to the amazing world of flags! Did you know that each flag is actually a picture that sends a message to everyone who sees it? In The Flag Book, Lonely Planet Kids introduces you to the flags of every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and tells you what their design, colours, and images represent, along with...

A follow-up to A Place Called Home, this beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap book, Lonely Planet Kids A Time to Celebrate, explores and celebrates different people, places, cultures, and traditions from across the world. Featuring eight festivals—at least one from each of the inhabited continents—this title provides a glimpse into diverse traditions, customs, and beliefs. By lifting the flaps and reading the...

Full steam ahead! From underground trains, luxury safari trains and speedy Japanese Shinkansen trains, explore every different type of train available in this colourful book for very young children (aged 0-2), as well as railway stations, the history of trains and much more. With eye-catching illustrations and easy-to-read text, this is an engaging introduction for little train-lovers. Starting with the...

Explore the world in this choose-your-own travel adventure! Set off from London and travel across the globe. Then try to make your way back again! Choose your route and modes of transportation, from bicycles and sleds, to steamboats and hot-air balloons. Visit well-known cities and far-flung destinations along the way and learn facts about each place to create a fun-filled...

Lonely Planet Kids Myths and Legends of the World invites bold readers to open a mystical map and embark on a journey through time with 21 dazzling stories of daring and deceit, reward and punishment. Meet gods, goddesses, and demigods, serpents, coyotes, talking fish, and clever spiders, and cavort with sea nymphs, mystical women, terrifying beasts, and volcano people, as...

Lonely Planet Kids' Amazing Night Sky Atlas, the follow-up to our bestselling Amazing World Atlas, looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mixture of photography and illustration, this hardcover book explores both the science of stargazing—explaining what can be seen in the night sky in different parts of the world—and the practicalities,...

Discover 12 gripping retellings of fascinating shipwrecks in this mind-blowing kids book packed with heroic escapes, daring rescues, and oceanic adventure. Bursting with amazing illustrations, historic photography, and interactive surprises, this is a must-buy book for curious minds fascinated by dramatic real-life events and the secrets of the sea. Did you know there are over three million shipwrecks lying beneath...

Take a deep dive into the aquatic world to see sealife as you've never seen it before. Ocean by ocean and sea by sea, readers will discover all the amazing animals that inhabit this watery landscape, from ferocious sharks and giant whales to multicoloured tropical fish, long-legged squid, and strange bioluminescent creatures that glow eerily in the ocean depths. Beautiful...

Get ready to travel across the world and back into history, to meet some of the world's greatest explorers in this big fun, fully illustrated reference book. Readers will learn about both famous—and these days sometimes controversial—names, such as Columbus, Magellan, and Roald Amundsen, plus little-known ones, from a broad range of cultures and backgrounds. These include Jeanne Bare, the...

Open the gatefolds to reveal lost prehistoric lands and the dinosaurs that once roamed them. Uncover the latest dinosaur discoveries and read fascinating stories about how these ancient creatures lived - and who dug them up. Lift the flaps to unearth photographs of life-size fossils and measure yourself against enormous bones, teeth, and claws! Featuring stylish and iconic illustrations by...

The holiday begins at the airport, and in this fun introduction to air travel for very young children, find out all about what happens before and after you take to the skies. Packed full of vivid, eye-catching illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock and easy-to-read, simple text, this engaging book is a great introduction to the wonderful world of planes and...

Lonely Planet Kids Drawing Games on the Go

Lift the flaps and open gatefolds to discover the animal kingdom’s best builders. Do bees need cement mixers to make hives? Do beavers use cranes to construct dams? Of course not! Like many animals, they’re architectural geniuses that rely on their instinct and habitat alone to create their grand designs. From spider webs and rabbit warrens, to bird nests and...

Who's the biggest smarty pants in your family? Find out with Lonely Planet Kids Brain Teasers on the Go, a selection of puzzles, challenges and games suitable for all members of the family. With 40 reusable wipe-clean cards and an erasable pen, this fun addition to Lonely Planet Kids is perfect for long car journeys, quick trips to the shops,...

What animals will you encounter in the forest? How do you avoid a bear attack? Where do you find water in the desert? How do you build shelter on an island? This handy guide is packed with tips and tricks to survive in the wilderness, from gathering supplies to reading a map and even escaping quicksand! Bear Grylls eat your...

Get ready for a walking tour like no other – all from the comfort of your sofa! This seriously streetwise guide is packed with themed trails, from food and festivals to music, art, and sport, that reveal amazing facts and intriguing tales you won’t find on the tourist routes. In City Trails: Barcelona and City Trails: Singapore, join Lonely Planet...

Take a sneak peek inside homes from all around the world with this charming lift-the-flap book, written by Kate Baker and beautifully illustrated by Rebecca Green. From cosy wooden houses in snow-blanketed Greenland to traditional Maasai mud huts in East Africa, young children will discover different ways of living across the globe and get a unique glimpse into diverse cultures...

Packed with puzzles, riddles, dingbats, and more, this fun and challenging companion to Boredom Buster and The Round the World Quiz Book will test the whole family. Travel-themed, it’s perfect for car journeys, holidays, and rainy days. Puzzles increase in difficulty throughout the book, keeping kids occupied on both short and long trips. It also helps to develop logic and...

Warning: you may want to cuddle this book! We've found the planet's cutest animals and squeezed them inside this adorable title. From fluffy pandas and penguin chicks to pygmy possums and inquisitive quokkas, discover a mix of family favourites and lesser-known critters, all accompanied with fun facts and big, beautiful photos! Starting from North America, you'll travel through all the...

The latest in our How... series takes to the waves to reveal the wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of how they do what they do, what they're used for and how they have changed over time. Featuring fantastic artwork by celebrated illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, words by author Clive Gifford and loads of flaps to...

Lonely Planet Kids My Holiday Scrapbook invites kids to collect and preserve their amazing adventures. This fun and interactive scrapbook provides a special place for kids to gather and store mementoes from their travels. There’s plenty of space to stick in tickets, photos, and other souvenirs collected from any trip. This scrapbook includes a page of stickers and a pouch...

Lonely Planet Kids First Words - Mandarin is a beautifully illustrated introduction to Mandarin words, perfect for the whole family. With a simple pronunciation guide, bold illustrations, and words selected for use while travelling, this is a must-pack addition for any trip to China or a Mandarin-speaking country.

Perfect for introducing very young children to the Japanese language, this colourful board book features 12 words to learn — from 'sun' and 'shoes' to 'beach' and 'bed'. Each word is accompanied by an illustration and pronunciation guide that make the vocabulary easy to learn. From Lonely Planet Kids, First Words Japanese is a great learning resource for families planning...

Have you ever wanted to find fairies in the garden, meet a unicorn, ride a dragon or share a picnic with a mermaid? Just because you've never seen these magical creatures doesn't mean they don't exist! The Wild Things of stories and the imagination are everywhere, but they're shy, secretive, sometimes camouflaged and only reveal themselves to true believers. This...

From dinosaur palaeontologist and snake-venom collector to water slide tester, Tower of London Ravenmaster, octopus keeper and panda nanny, discover the most fun, surprising and enjoyable jobs found on planet Earth – and see just how different and amazing the world of work can be. Find out how to be a: Motion capture actor and bring to life monsters, animals...

Explore over 70 countries and cultures around the world in this globetrotting activity and sticker book. Race camels through the Algerian desert, spot the difference between Bangladeshi rickshaw drivers, unscramble anagrams to name the US presidents on Mount Rushmore, and even perform the haka with the New Zealand rugby team. Your adventure begins on Baffin Island in northern Canada, where...

Explore the amazing world of maps from the first sketches on cave walls to real-time maps on phones. Discover their incredible history and marvel at ancient maps, war maps, weather maps, and even interactive maps from computer games. Packed with awesome facts, kids will soon grasp how to read maps and symbols, plus learn how to make their own! Wow-factor...

Kick boredom to the curb with this awesome book that's packed with over 100 brilliant brain teasers, puzzles, fill-in drawing challenges, games and activities. This pocket-sized companion provides hours of entertainment for kids and grown-ups alike, whether you're in the car, on a plane or stuck inside on a rainy day. All you need is a pencil! Make long car...

Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Blast off! Having survived some of the scariest destinations on Earth in The Daredevil's Guide to Dangerous Places, Eddie and Junko are off on another epic adventure - this time to outer space. Join our intergalactic explorers as they travel across our Solar System and beyond. Find out what it's like to live on the...

Do you know where in the world you can buy drinkable gold; why an 'elephant's foot' is one of the most dangerous objects in the world; or where you might have to swim to school? Discover the answers to these questions and loads more mindblowing facts in The Cities Book, where readers aged 8+ are taken on an incredible world...

How our planet was shaped by earth, air, fire and water. Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through history, geography, science and more. Take an amazing journey into the planet’s past and discover how four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - created the world and everything that exists today. Lonely Planet...

This lip-smacking compendium of quirky and tasty snacks from around the world features sweet, crunchy, chewy, and salty treats like you wouldn't believe. Do you dare to dig in? From cheese and onion flavoured chocolate bars in Ireland, to salted egg popcorn in Taiwan, and bacon gumballs in the USA, Snacks Around the World is packed with fun facts, awesome...

Lonely Planet Kids First Words - English is a sturdy board book addition to our First Words series, bringing the English, French, and Spanish languages to life for the very youngest learners. Each beautifully illustrated phrasebook contains 12 words to use while travelling, from categories like food and transport to animals and weather. • Gorgeous illustrations and simple pronunciation guides...

Create Your Own Camping Activities, the follow-up to Lonely Planet Kids' Create Your Own Vacation Games, is packed with over 80 ideas for the best camping games, crafts, and activities. There are suggestions for fun things to do throughout the entire trip, whether you're in the tent or on the road, around the campfire or at the picnic table, as...

Get ready for an epic adventure like no other with our awesome series of kid's travel guides featuring the most amazing cities around the world. London, here we come! Did you know that London is home to castles that are more than 900 years old, or that Tower Bridge includes a walkway with a see-through glass floor, or that the...

All aboard! From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the newest, through tunnels, across bridges and up mountainsides, take a fascinating ride through the world of trains in this brilliant new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock. In this follow-up to How Cities Work and How Airports Work, young readers travel through history and around the world to...

Come on a round-the-world adventure as we explore 60 amazing places from across the globe! Packed with fascinating facts, this fully illustrated book introduces kids to some of the best places to visit on our planet. Continent by continent, they'll find out the top things to see and do: playing in Central Park, getting lost in the Amazon Jungle, climbing...

Create your own gorgeous works of art with the most adorable colouring book on the planet! Each seriously cute spread features a full colour animal pattern on the left, and a black and white version on the right. Copy the colours, or go wild and create your own bold and beautiful combinations. From pandas and bunnies, to owls, lion cubs,...

An adrenaline-fuelled guide to extreme sports for kids, including snowboarding, skydiving, BMXing, rock climbing, and much more. As well as a general introduction to each sport, discover star athletes such as Shaun White, Chloe Kim, and Danny Way, a list of essential slang, a timeline of the sport’s development, and a rundown of global hotspots—all accompanied by rad street-art graphics...

Embark on a fun-filled sporting journey with this lift-the-flap book for young readers. Discover famous and lesser-known games and sports from across the continents and learn how children around the world play. From ice hockey in Canada and baseball in the USA to kabaddi in India, uncover interactive surprises and beautiful illustrations on every page. Packed with super-cool artwork and...

Lonely Planet Kids' brand new series of sticker activity books, Let's Explore, is perfect for any child with a sense of adventure. With fascinating facts, puzzles to solve, and pages to colour and complete, little explorers aged 5 and up will love discovering the amazing environments of our planet. Let's Explore Ocean takes you under the waves and into a...

What is the most popular pet in the world? Where is the hottest place on Earth? When was the first country formed? Learn these and dozens of other fascinating facts about the planet and its people with this dynamically illustrated and informative guide, with 48 colourful pages packed to the brim with graphs and charts about the world in which...

Take a journey into the unknown and discover the planet's wildest and most wonderful sights. Paddle through the eerie glowworm caves of New Zealand, ride with the wild horses of the Namib desert, swing off the end of the world in Ecuador, and be amazed at hundreds more wonders you never knew existed! This travel companion for the incurably curious...

Bring the Spanish language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book from Lonely Planet Kids, an imprint of Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide and phrasebook publisher. Perfect for the whole family, First Words - Spanish features 100 words to use while travelling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied by a bold...

Bring the French language to life for the whole family with these 50 double-sided flash cards. Inspired by our First Words books, they make learning a new dialect even more fun. With images on one side and text on the other, adults and children can test themselves against family and friends. From Lonely Planet Kids, these First Words - French...

Get talking with this fun and accessible guide to French, perfect for any young learner. Topics include greetings, describing your family, discussing school, hobbies, pets, favourite foods, asking for directions and much more. With a simple introduction to the language and easy-to-follow pronunciation guides, this book makes French as easy as un, deux, trois! With 168 bright and colourful pages...

Lonely Planet Kids Explorer's Nature Journal

Secrets, stories and other cool stuff await in this engaging book about Sydney that's seriously streetwise. Discover the real Sydney with its colourful, themed trails that take readers beneath the surface of the city to uncover amazing facts and intriguing tales not found on the typical tourist routes. Find out where you can feed 'fish and chips' to a pelican,...

A crate has arrived and it's packed with scientific objects from all around the world! Can you assemble them in time for the museum's big opening? Among the spectacular pop-ups to build are a Mars rover, a Watt steam engine, the Wright Flyer, a robotic arm and a human skeleton. In Lonely Planet Kids Build Your Own Science Museum, budding...

Get ready for an epic adventure like no other with our awesome series of kid's travel guides featuring the most amazing cities around the world. New York City, here we come! Did you know that New York City is home to one of the first playgrounds in the United States, or that the highest point in the city is 100...

Explore the wide world of fascinating facts with this fully illustrated title. Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Or that the deepest hole ever dug by people is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean, but still only 1/530th of the...

Get ready for an epic adventure like no other with our awesome series of kid's travel guides featuring the most amazing countries and cities around the world. Spain, here we come! Did you know that Spain is home to the biggest indoor slopes in the world, or that there's an ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid? Ignite curious...

Explore the world above with this fascinating stargazing guide that teaches kids everything they need to know to become an expert stargazer. Learn about the history of stargazing, discover top tips on how to navigate the night sky, explore our amazing Solar System and spot constellations with this practical and portable book for budding astronomers. This is the ultimate activity...

Explore the world beneath our feet with this fascinating rock-collecting guide that teaches kids everything they need to know to become an expert rock collector. Learn all about rocks, discover rocks from around the world, understand the do's and don'ts of rock collecting and find and identify rocks with this practical and portable book for budding geologists. This is the...

Dive into the unexplored depths of the deep blue sea and discover its secrets with this trusty and beautifully-illustrated guide by Lonely Planet Kids. Meet the amazing animals, birds, and plants that live in our oceans, the habitats in which they live, then learn about the harmful effects climate change, oil spills, and plastic waste can have on them—plus, what...

Want to know which nation is ruled by a dentist-turned-dictator? Where to find taxis shaped like coconuts? And who watches competitive cockroach racing? Then this is the book for you! The Big World of Fun Facts from Lonely Planet Kids is a bumper book of amazing facts and stories from around the world. From countries, food and folklore to sports,...

Where does luggage go after check-in? What happens in the control tower? How do aeroplanes actually take off? From a peek inside the maintenance hangar to the hustle and bustle of departures, this interactive, lift-the-flaps book reveals the hidden secrets of the airport, ensuring kids and parents never look at their holidays in the same way again. Lonely Planet Kids...

Travel across the world and back in time to meet the incredible creatures that once stalked our planet, including dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and marine reptiles. Whether big, small, fast, slow, fearsome, or friendly, you'll find it here. Divided into chapters focused on the seven continents and oceans, Lonely Planet Kids The Dinosaur Book explores the most exciting dinosaurs, with each...

Colourful themed trails get readers under the city’s skin to discover amazing facts and intriguing tales that aren’t on the tourist routes. Find out where you can try Pokémon food, meet a giant robot, come face-to-face with a toilet ghost, and lots more! For kids aged 8+ Lonely Planet Kids City Trails - Tokyo is perfect for young explorers eager...

Get your umbrella, your sun hat, and your snowshoes ready for this thrill-packed journey through the world of weather. Find out about different climates and weather patterns; discover the processes that drive them; learn the secrets of forecasting the weather and read about record-breaking weather and weird weather events, such as 'animal rain', 'ice bombs', 'ball lightning', and much more....

Look around you – plastic is everywhere! It's in your shoes, pens, toothbrush, car, toys, TV, water bottles, food packaging... It's so popular that it's almost impossible to get through one day without using it. And it's creating major problems for our planet, wildlife, and ourselves. With The Plastic Problem, you'll discover loads of brilliant and easy ways to cut...