• Age: 8 to 12
• Grade: 3 to 7

Be amazed by the real-life size of the world's largest spider; discover which animal can jump the equivalent of a human leaping over a skyscraper; measure the length of a blue whale in buses, people, and basketball courts; and more! From the animal classification system and DNA to reproduction, food webs, and the world's fastest animals, this book explores the natural world using a wide variety of icons, graphics, and pictograms. Highly visual and accessible, infographics are an increasingly popular way to introduce complex stats, facts, and figures to children, helping them to digest complex information on a number of topics.

JON RICHARDS has 20 years of experience within the publishing industry working for Marshall Editions, Aladdin Children's Books, DK, and Tall Tree. As well as editing books, he is the author of more than 50 titles, mainly for children, on topics such as the environment and technology. He has lived in London and Sydney, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, South and North America, Australasia, and Africa.

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During his 20 years in publishing, ED SIMKINS has worked for Reuters, David West Children's Books, Marshall Editions, Egmont, and Tall Tree. In that time he has designed hundreds of titles for both children and adults. He lives in London.

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"These hardcover books would be a great addition to an elementary school library or classroom collection. Serving as reference materials, they could inspire a class assignment challenging students to visually present data using infographics of their own design."

Green Teacher

[A] smart kickoff to a series…Visual learners, trivia hounds, and budding scientists will be delighted.

Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

'A picture is worth a thousand words' has never been more clearly demonstrated ...

Canadian Review of Materials