Children are naturally very curious and like to ask parents, big siblings and grandparents holes in the stomach. To satisfy this enormous thirst for knowledge, Kinderlexika are well suited. The books prepare knowledge in the form of pictures and texts in an age-appropriate and entertaining way and represent a child-friendly alternative to online media such as Wikipedia. From Brockhaus to Duden to Meyers, many well-known encyclopaedia publishers have encyclopedias for children in their product range. For different age groups, there are each their own dictionaries that treat different areas of interest.

Age-appropriate knowledge for children’s and preschool children

From the age of three to four years, kids want to know what’s going on around them. Almost every sentence ends with a why, why or why. With a childrens encyclopedia For children of kindergarten age, parents can give their offspring an age-appropriate reference work. Popular is the „Duden Kinderkarten-Lexikon“ by Christina Braun and Hans-Günther Döring, which conveys knowledge with colorful pictures and exciting stories and invites you to discover the world. With 300 keywords that handles childrens encyclopedia from Duden many topics that interest preschoolers from three to six years. In addition, it conveys the first knowledge that is useful for a successful start to school life.

Which plant is that? What does a doctor do? And how does the milk get into the glass? Classic Wieso, Weshalb-, Why-questions like these are dealt with by the „My First Encyclopedia: Look-Flap-Amazement“ by Andrea Erne and Wolfgang Metzger, which was published by Ravensburger Buchverlag. On illustrated 32 pages, the book explores entertaining questions such as where the animals come from in the zoo, where the water from the Toiletflows and how life on the farm works. Flaps allow children between the ages of four and seven to delve deeper into the action and engage more intensively with the content.

Children’s encyclopedia for elementary students

Primary school children like to shine with their knowledge in front of parents and grandparents. With the „Alleswisser-Buch“ for little know-it-alls, kids between the ages of eight and ten can acquire even more knowledge and amaze their surroundings. For what reason were castles built in the Middle Ages? How did the giant Himalayas come about and why do beetles have tanks? With answers to these questions, exciting graphics and over 1,500 color photos, this encyclopaedia promises fun and excitement for elementary school children. For children from the age of eight, Lexikon expert Brockhaus has the „Kinder Brockhaus in a book“ in its range, which is updated every year. The childrens encyclopedia Invites children from eight to nine years on 360 pages to discover knowledge in an exciting way and gain a new view of the world. Compact knowledge for primary school children from six to eight years is provided by the „Duden Grundschullexikon“. For children from the 1st grade, it offers a reference book on topics and terms that they encounter again and again in school and everyday life.

Children’s encyclopedia for special topics

The interests of children are as different as they are. While one child is burningly interested in the universe, the other fascinates the animal world. For this reason children’s encyclopedias with exotic or domestic animals, around the space travel or over cars enjoy great popularity. Interactive are the children’s encyclopaedias of tiptoi, which introduce an additional dimension in the experience of the content with the talking pen. Suitable for four to six-year-old children, for example, the „picture lexicon animals,“ which triggers the jungle sounds and calls of various animal species by the tap and thus literally brought to life.

Knowledge for the little ones of the little ones

Also for the little ones there is age-appropriate knowledge in book form. For example, with the „ministeps: My very first picture dictionary“ by Ravensburger. With funny and colorful illustrations that brings childrens encyclopedia Toddlers between 12 and 24 months Everyday knowledge such as „What do I wear when it rains outside?“, „What color is a tomato?“, „Where do my toys hide?“ Together with their parents, the little ones can acquire their first knowledge about their world.