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Exploration & Discovery (Children's Books › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Exploration & Discovery (Children's Books › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.96, median 216 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.29 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category History (1,391), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.96 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Exploration & Discovery best sellers
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There's No Place Like Space! All About Our Solar System
by Tish Rabe
- List rank#1
- Price$5.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,844
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs : The Definitive Pop-Up
by Robert Sabuda
- List rank#2
- Price$22.45
- Rating4.9
- Reviews11,682
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This I Know: Seeing God in the World He Made (Based on Jesus Loves Me)
by Clay Anderson
- List rank#3
- Price$10.92
- Rating4.9
- Reviews4,140
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Captivating Stories for Curious Kids: Unbelievable Tales From History, Science and the Strange World We Live In
by Chris Munoz
- List rank#4
- Price$12.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,391
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters
by Robert Sabuda
- List rank#5
- Price$28.39
- Rating4.9
- Reviews2,023
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Timelines of Everything: From Woolly Mammoths to World Wars (DK Children's Timelines)
by DK
- List rank#7
- Price$15.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,124
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Timelines of World History: A Gorgeously Illustrated Guide with Key Dates from the Stone Age to the Year 2000 for Children (Ages 9-12) (Where's the...)
by Jane Chisholm
- List rank#8
- Price$10.01
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
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Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage
by Plimoth Plantation
- List rank#9
- Price$6.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews213
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. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
by Ann McGovern
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews419
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FAQ
Is Exploration & Discovery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 216 reviews and sells for $9.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Exploration & Discovery?
The median best seller has 216 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Exploration & Discovery best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.29 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Exploration & Discovery?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.