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Earth / written by Susanna Van Rose ; [special photography, Clive Streeter].

Eyewitness Earth (other title)
Van Rose, Susanna. (Author). Streeter, Clive, (illustrator.). Bailey, Steven L. (Added Author).

Summary:

Explores the secrets of the Earth, answering questions about the what lies beneath the Earth's crust, why sea water is salty, what the ocean floor looks like, why Africa is splitting apart, and other topics.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0756610702
  • ISBN: 9780756610708
  • ISBN: 0756610699
  • ISBN: 9780756610692
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: revised edition
  • Publisher: New York : DK, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Discover the secrets of life on our planet-- and learn how animals, plants, and the environment interact"--Cover.
At head of title: Eyewitness.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What makes up the Earth? 6 -- Early ideas about the Earth 8 -- A cocoon of gas 10 -- Climate in the past 12 -- Watery planet 14 -- Properties of water 16 -- Realms of ice 18 -- Building blocks 20 -- Investigating rocks 22 -- Igneous rocks 24 -- Sedimentary rocks 26 -- Metamorphic rocks 28 -- Challenge of the ocean 30 -- Modern oceanography 32 -- Continental drift 34 -- Plate tectonics 36 -- Formation of the ocean floor 38 -- Exploring the interior 40 -- Earthquakes and seismology 42 -- Volcanology 44 -- Mountain building 46 -- Plateaus and rifts 48 -- Weathering processes 50 -- Life from rock 52 -- Erosion 54 -- Deposition 56 -- Glaciation 58 -- Age of the Earth 60 -- Naming the Earth 62 -- Geoscientists at work 66.
Target Audience Note:
1070L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.5 1 11059.
Subject:
Earth sciences > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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500 . ‡aIncludes index.
50500. ‡tWhat makes up the Earth? ‡g6 -- ‡tEarly ideas about the Earth ‡g8 -- ‡tA cocoon of gas ‡g10 -- ‡tClimate in the past ‡g12 -- ‡tWatery planet ‡g14 -- ‡tProperties of water ‡g16 -- ‡tRealms of ice ‡g18 -- ‡tBuilding blocks ‡g20 -- ‡tInvestigating rocks ‡g22 -- ‡tIgneous rocks ‡g24 -- ‡tSedimentary rocks ‡g26 -- ‡tMetamorphic rocks ‡g28 -- ‡tChallenge of the ocean ‡g30 -- ‡tModern oceanography ‡g32 -- ‡tContinental drift ‡g34 -- ‡tPlate tectonics ‡g36 -- ‡tFormation of the ocean floor ‡g38 -- ‡tExploring the interior ‡g40 -- ‡tEarthquakes and seismology ‡g42 -- ‡tVolcanology ‡g44 -- ‡tMountain building ‡g46 -- ‡tPlateaus and rifts ‡g48 -- ‡tWeathering processes ‡g50 -- ‡tLife from rock ‡g52 -- ‡tErosion ‡g54 -- ‡tDeposition ‡g56 -- ‡tGlaciation ‡g58 -- ‡tAge of the Earth ‡g60 -- ‡tNaming the Earth ‡g62 -- ‡tGeoscientists at work ‡g66.
520 . ‡aExplores the secrets of the Earth, answering questions about the what lies beneath the Earth's crust, why sea water is salty, what the ocean floor looks like, why Africa is splitting apart, and other topics.
5218 . ‡a1070L ‡bLexile
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650 0. ‡aEarth sciences ‡vJuvenile literature.
7001 . ‡aStreeter, Clive, ‡eillustrator.
7001 . ‡aBailey, Steven L.
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