earth (planet)

Text and photographs explore the shape of Earth.

"Explains the patterns and cycles created on Earth by the influence of the Sun and the Moon, as well as by the Earth's magnetic poles and the planet's rotation on an axis"--Provided by publisher.

Examines how various landscapes around the world were formed by nature from the Grand Canyon to Mount Kilimanjaro. Includes a glossary, text-related quiz, a map, and color photographs.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the movement of the earth and other planets around the sun and how it determines the seasons, months, years, and days.

Discusses Earth's role as a planet in orbit around the sun, how this causes day and night and seasons, and how that affects how we tell time. Presented in English and Spanish.

Rhyming text describes how human beings have affected the the environment and shows ways in which we can care for the planet.

Robert M. Hazen describes how the co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere--of rocks and living matter--has shaped our planet into the only one of its kind in the Solar System, if not the entire cosmos.

Provides many fascinating facts about the moon, and Earth in the solar system. Also included are details about the latest expeditions and future plans to launch probes and rovers that will push the boundaries of our knowledge further than ever before.

"Illustrates the layers below Earth's surface, from crust to core, and the plants and animals that live within"--Provided by the publisher.

Illustrations and evocative text show how imagination can reveal the extraordinary in various places, from taking a swim in a salty sky to soaring over submerged lands under the sea.