I didn’t have any of those but I DID have a copy of The Way Things Work by David Macaulay, which is an exploration of mechanical concepts demonstrated with adorable illustrations of mammoths. Kinda similar presentation, according to my search.

I should get a new (old) copy.

You need something like this to crack them open:

Well the comment section led me down an eBay rabbit hole and now I’ve got like 10 books coming.

These were my jam when I was a kid

Poor kids with 6d dice and those books: let's play dungeons and dragons.

Pfft, Crystal & Gem was best.

All I could find was an amazon link for the first edition.

I’ve still got my arms and armor 🤓

Used to have a big green book called the Dictionary of Animals.

My favourite was the wobbegong.

I kind of wanted to be an astronaut, but by the time I grew up we weren't really doing that any more and tbh it looks kind of dangerous. I also fart a lot, so I don't think I'd be very popular on the ISS.

Fact checkers would cream in their pants if they ever got a hold of these. But not because they agree with what’s written in it.

figure a: what I thought as a kid the job market would be when I grow up.

Your local library may have some!

These were great books

I used to get two of these bad boys for christmas from my grandfather every year. Top tier!

The books were great, but putting on an Eyewitness VHS and hearing that opening theme song is a core memory for me.

My favorite ones from childhood were the ones on crystals and money. I managed to find them in a yard sale a few years ago.

I had the Titanic and Bismarck books.

These were right next to then on my shelf

Oh did they not have the Dorling Kindersley branding over there?

Also the incredible cross sections

This was the shit, the gem planet and jungle ones banged hard

These and I Spy

I had the Brimax Myths and Legends, started a love affair with ancient mythology and storytelling that lasts to this day.

I remember the arms and armor one! I got it for my best friend one Channukah... like 20 years ago