"Ėta kniga rasskazhet shkolʹnikam obo vsëm mnogoobrazii okruzhai︠u︡shchego mira. I︠U︡nye chitateli uznai︠u︡t o samykh neveroi︠a︡tnykh mestakh planety ot raĭskikh korallovykh ostrovov do ognedyshashchikh vulkanov, poznakomi︠a︡tsi︠a︡ s udivitelʹnymi predstaviteli︠a︡mi flory i fauny, uvidi︠a︡t, kakimi byli semʹ chudes Drevnego mira i kak vygli︠a︡di︠a︡t vpechatli︠a︡i︠u︡shchie arkhitekturnye shedevry nastoi︠a︡shchego vremeni - naprimer, tonnelʹ pod La-Manshem ili sobor Sagrada Familii︠a︡. Ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡ pomozhet rasshiritʹ predstavlenii︠a︡ ob okruzhai︠u︡shchem mire, a takzhe ob istorii kulʹtury. * Ėta kniga ranee vykhodila pod nazvaniem "Detskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡. 250 chudes sveta"."-- Back cover.