earth (planet)

Presents color-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for eight projects that teach about Earth and the solar system, including making a model of the solar system, measuring Earth's gravity, and making a star map.

Contains hundreds of facts and figures about occurrences around the world which take place in a day.

Have you ever wondered how the incredible landscapes around the world were formed? Learn about some of the most spectacular places on earth and how natural forces have shaped them. Also, find out what types of animals live in these landscapes and what humans are doing to protect them--.

Discusses the various landforms found on Earth, including mountains, valleys, and oceans.

Provides a journey to the center of the Earth, exploring each layer and their composition, temperature, and more.

Examines the Earth's geologic history, climate, vegetation, population, food, economies, and mineral resources, and offers physical, political, and subject maps of each continent.

Provides information about the movement of the Earth, explaining how it spins on its axis while at the same time orbiting the sun.

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

A history of the Earth, from its formation through the appearance of mammals and the extinction of dinosaurs, in the form of a story told by the Universe itself to an Earthling.