earth (planet)

A guide to Earth that provides facts on the planet's atmosphere, natural disasters, history, and the ways researchers study it.

Text, diagrams, photographs, maps, fact boxes, and illustrations provide information about the Earth's crust and core and how the surface of the planet has changed.

Easy-to-follow text describes the characteristics of the earth's surface and the many ways it is constantly changing.

Simple text and photographs present facts about Earth and its place in the solar system.

Presents an introduction to planet Earth, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on the water cycle, weather and climate, oceans, earthquakes, volcanoes, deserts, forests, and more. Includes activity projects.

A basic introduction to the solar system and Earth's place in it, seasons, and Earth's topography. Contains photographs taken from space.

Discusses the three layers of Earth's crust, including plate tectonics and the cause of earthquakes.

While bouncing through Earth's prehistory in a malfunctioning time machine, Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot meet Dr. Kron-Tox's nephew, Beeper, and nearly lose the Time-a-Tron in a tsunami.

Presents an illustrated introduction to the Earth, describes the atmospheres of the other planets in the solar system, and explains the reasons why Earth is capable of sustaining life.

Draws on satellite images from NASA to trace the natural history of the planet, describing the forces that have shaped Earth's geography and highlighting noteworthy features, including volcanoes, asteroid craters, river deltas, and glaciers.