Discover the World Books in Order
Discover the World contains 15 books, published between 2000 and 2011. The first book is D is for Down Under (2000) and the newest is T Is for Taj Mahal (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 2000–2011
- Pages on record
- 86 in 3 of 15 books
Discover the World is an alphabet-book series for young readers, each title running a place or theme through the letters. Fifteen books were catalogued between 2000 and 2011, from D is for Down Under (2000) to T Is for Taj Mahal (2011), taking in A Is for America, P Is for Passport, M is for Maple, D is for Dancing Dragon, S Is for Shamrock, B Is for Big Ben and C is for Ciao. Devin Scillian is credited on 3 books, with Mike Ulmer, Carol Crane, Eve Bunting, Nancy I. Sanders, Pamela Duncan Edwards, Mario Cuomo and Elissa D. Grodin on one each. Subjects include juvenile literature, alphabet books, travel and geography, and the median length is 32 pages.
How many Discover the World books are there?
Discover the World has 15 books, released between 2000 and 2011.
Discover the World Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Discover the World books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1D is for Down Under2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 2A Is for America (Short Story)2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 3P Is for Passport2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 4M is for Maple (Short Story)2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 5D is for Dancing Dragon2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 6S Is for Shamrock (Short Story)2007 · 18 pages · confirmed 1/42007181/4
- 7D Is for Drinking Gourd (Short Story)2007 · 36 pages · confirmed 1/42007361/4
- 8B Is for Big Ben (Short Story)2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42008321/4
- 9C is for Ciao (Short Story)2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 10P Is for Piñata (Short Story)2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 11K is for Kabuki (Short Story)2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 12B is for Bagpipes (Short Story)2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 13D is for Dala Horse (Short Story)2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 14E is for Eiffel Tower (Short Story)2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 15T Is for Taj Mahal2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
Where to start with Discover the World
Start with D is for Down Under (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Discover the World book?
T Is for Taj Mahal (2011) is the newest Discover the World book released so far.
Is there a new Discover the World book coming?
No next Discover the World book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Discover the World at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Discover the World title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Discover the World books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 86 pages across the 3 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Discover the World books, 11 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 15 titles, 3 are credited to Devin Scillian, 1 to Mike Ulmer, 1 to Carol Crane and 1 to Nancy I. Sanders. A further 11 writers are credited.
What the Discover the World books are about
10 of the 15 Discover the World books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Juvenile literature 10 of 10 books
- Alphabet 9 of 10 books
- Alphabet books 8 of 10 books
- English language 5 of 10 books
- Alphabet, juvenile literature 2 of 10 books
- History 2 of 10 books