Explanatorium of the Earth
Barnes, Joseph2024
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Packed with fun facts and incredible visuals of everything from supervolcanoes to tsunamis, this is the only Earth encyclopedia for children you'll ever need. What makes volcanoes erupt? Why are tornadoes and hurricanes so destructive? How do rocks, fossils, and gems form? 'Explanatorium of the Earth' takes you on an incredible voyage deep into the heart of our planet and back to discover the powerful forces that continually shape and remodel our ever-changing world. Discover how tectonic plates tear apart and collide, moving millimetre by millimetre to create continents, mountain ranges, oceans, and volcanoes. Witness the destructive power of earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes.
Main title:
Explanatorium of the Earth / authors, Joseph Barnes [and eight others] ; consultants, Professor Joseph Holden, Dr Peter Innes, Professor Stephen Marshak, Cally Oldershaw, Dr Rebecca Williams.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2024.London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2024.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780241601662 (hbk)
Dewey class:
550
Language:
English
Subject:
Earth sciences -- Juvenile literatureEarth (Planet) -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+Nature, Earth and EnvironmentInterest age: from c 9 yearsChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: Nature & animalsChildren's / Teenage reference: Encyclopaedias, general referenc
BRN:
2905313