Dorling Kindersley is an international publishing company specialising in the creation of high quality, illustrated information books, TV programmes and online resources for children and adults. Founded in London 1974, DK now have offices in the UK, USA, Australia, South Africa, India, France, Germany and Russia.

In May 2000 DK was acquired by Pearson plc, an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, strategic commercial development, international television production and consumer publishing. This acquisition saw DK join the Penguin Group, as Peter Kindersley stepped down from his executive role at DK and Anthony Forbes Watson became Chief Executive of both DK and Penguin UK.

DK Books
DK books cover a wide range of subject areas for all age groups. There are children's books cover all ages from babies to teenagers, with their unique combination of educational value and strong visual style appealing to both parents and children. For adults, there are books on a huge variety of subjects, including childcare, health, gardening, food and wine, travel, business, sports, and pet care.

Our creative teams work with high-profile organisations such as the Royal Horticultural Society, and with well respected authors such as Dr Miriam Stoppard, to ensure that within many areas of interest ours are the most authoritative, helpful and engaging books available.

DK TV and Video
A dedicated division of DK was established in 1991 to create television programmes for international broadcast and video distribution. Since then, we have produced hundreds of hours of programming that has sold to more than 75 countries around the world in over 30 languages. Highlights include the award-winning Eyewitness natural history programme, co-produced with the BBC, and Amazing Animals, one of the most popular children's series on The Disney Channel.