Text, photographs, and illustrations introduce the basic concepts of earth science.

Offering a new spin on astronomy and earth sciences books for kids, this out-of-this-world how-to details the making of a planet, namely the incredible, life-sustaining, one-in-a-billion planet Earth, starting with its basic ingredients, protons and neutrons, and making abstract concepts easier to understand.

Covers the key rudiments of geology and is a useful reference for students and geology lovers alike who share an interest in the great outdoors. This work covers the following topics: Air currents; Composition; Desertification; Greenhouse effect; Ice changes; Seafloor profiling; Seismic activity; Submersibles; Tides; and, Waterflow.-- Publisher

Earth science is an umbrella term for a series of interlocking, dynamic scientific areas of study that aim to explain how the planet Earth works as a system. Combining studies of all the elements around us and how they interact, this book provides a history of this complex field, while highlighting core principles and concepts. This title's informative graphics and images, along with its use of scientific equations to illustrate key points in the...

Children learn about the three major types of volcanoes: shield, cinder cone and composite.

In Exploring the Rock Cycle: Petrologists at Work! young readers will find out what these supercool scientists really do! They will explore how petrologists study and examine rocks, and discover the special tools petrologists use.

A collection of strange facts about the Earth and astronomical bodies.

Explore the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to the deep grooves of the Grand Canyon, and discover how the landscapes around the world were formed.