World`s Wackiest Animals, Lonely Planet Kids

With 168 bright and colorful pages packed full of new words and phrases, such as "Where is the beach?", "What did you do on the weekend?", "What is your name?", 'How old are you?" and many more. Each phrase is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple but clear pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun, informative and easy to learn and digest. Its small size makes it a handy addition to any trip to a Spanish-speaking destination.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

Crammed with buildings, traffic, and people, urban spaces are the last place you'd expect to see wildlife. But all kinds of animals live alongside us in the hidden corners of our towns and cities--from ants living under pavement cracks to monkeys and spotted hyenas living among locals.

Travel from city to city across six different continents to meet some of these amazing animals. There are tips on where and when you might see them, what signs to look for, and how you can help make our cities more nature-friendly places. You'll also see the conservation status of each animal, from the species of least concern to those that are endangered.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids--an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet--published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

In this companion to How Airports Work and How Trains Work, young readers travel through history and around the world to find out everything they ever wanted to know about ships. Lift the flaps to unfurl papyrus sails on an Ancient Egyptian ship sailing up the Nile, tour a historic Spanish galleon, zoom across the water at almost 320 miles per hour in a speedboat, and much more.

See how ships stay afloat, cultivate wind power, and navigate using the stars . Learn all about how the first simple boats carved out of tree trunks evolved into the giant super yachts and cruise liners of today, and take a look at the limitless possibilities of the ships of the future.

How Ships Work is jam-packed with amazing facts and awesome illustrations, and was created in consultation with the National Maritime Museum, UK.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

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, colors, and images represent, along with lots of other incredible facts.

What's the only country that doesn't have a rectangular flag? Why does Hawaii's state flag feature the UK's Union Jack in one corner? And what do the 13 stripes of the USA's Star Spangled Banner represent? You'll find out the answer to all these and much, much more.

And then we'll show you the other fascinating ways flags are used throughout the world. Learn the International Code of Flag Symbols to communicate with ships at sea; read about flags used in sports, like Formula 1's checkered flag; marvel at flags commemorating world records and incredible human achievements; and peer with a microscope at the planet's smallest flag, which is no wider than a human hair.

Chapters include:

• What are flags for?
• Speaking in flag
• Flag designs
• Coats of arms
• Pirate flags
• Ships and airplane flags
• The world's oldest flags
• Semaphore flags
• Flag record breakers
• Flag tales
• Sports flags
• International flags

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids--an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet--published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

Start your tour by decorating a totem pole in Vancouver, Canada, and then travel around the world before finding and drawing the world's fastest fish--the black marlin--found near Apia, the capital city of Samoa.

With its colorful illustrations, photos and facts about each city, plus over 250 stickers, The Cities Activity Book plunges readers into a world full of amazing places and cultures.

Activities include:

• Counting the number of windows on the White House in Washington DC
• Creating the famous Hollywood sign on the hills overlooking Los Angeles
• Striking up a conversation with a local in Jamaica
• Completing the colorful costumes of Carnival goers in Rio de Janeiro
• Spotting the difference between llamas in Cuzco
• Adding pirate ships and hoards of gold to Cartagena's old port
• Drawing a puffin from Iceland
• Filling in the famous sights along London's River Thames
• Joining the dots to complete the enormous Eiffel Tower in Paris
• Matching the aardvark to its yummy termite nest in Timbuktu
• Creating your own colorful matatu minibus in Nairobi
• Building the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai
• Finding your way through the maze of Beijing's ancient Forbidden City
• Counting the commuters in Tokyo's super-busy metro system
• Completing the outfits of Maoris doing a traditional dance

Other books in the series:

The Travel Activity Book

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids--an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet--published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

Flying can be an exciting way to travel, and there's plenty of inspiration throughout this book for learning about airports and air travel. With vivid illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock of baggage systems, in-flight meals and the plane's entertainment systems to name a few, young kids will find plenty to keep them occupied and challenged. They can decorate and design their own airports, and with 48 pages of activities and over 200 stickers, there's plenty of fun to be had at home or in the air

Activities include:

• Navigating your way through the baggage carousel maze
• Draw your own in-flight entertainment with marker pens
• Spot the two identical airline meals on board the flight
• Color in the airplane and design your own airline logo
• Add stickers to complete the air hangar jigsaw
• Find the odd plane out in the airport scene

And much, much more

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

In The Plastic Problem, from the team that brought you 101 Small Ways to Save the World, you'll learn how to become a 'plastic patroller' instead of a plastic polluter by learning about the easy ways you can cut plastic out of your life. The simple actions found in this practical guide will help you protect our world and inspire your friends and family to do the same. Tips include:

• Pack a zero waste travel kit to help your family reduce its rubbish on trips
• Take better care of your clothes, swap items with friends, and get excited about hand-me-downs
• Switch your toothpaste for natural tooth powders and choose an electric, non-throwaway toothbrush
• Take your lunch to school in a reusable container and bring reusable cutlery
• Reduce the amount of things you buy, reuse what you have, and recycle what you no longer need
• Take reusable bags to the supermarket or with you when you go shopping
• Think twice about single-use bottled water and fruit juices

As a future guardian of the planet, you can say no to plastic. Your actions, however small, can make a big difference every day.

Are you up to the challenge?

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids-an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet-published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more.