This collection of beautiful, informative and imaginative books are more appropriate for the 6 to 12 year old child. This phase of development Dr. Montessori called the 'second plane.' She observed that the power of imagination and the thirst of categorical information were important elements to this plane.

Many of  these non-fiction books work beautifully for children approaching the second plane (5 year olds) who are being introduced to the practice of 'looking information up' in reference books. It is wonderful to answer your child's question with "I'm not sure about that, but lets try to find out together!"