landforms

Questions and answers provide a beguiling and friendly way of accessing information for children. The instant we even see or hear a question - What is the biggest object in the Universe? Or how fast can a sprinter run? Our brains start trying to provide an answer. In this series of books answers come thick and fast in the top two-thirds of the spread with text, illustrations and photos.

Describes different types of land.

Custom created big book for the Rochester City School District, created by Scott Foresman. This book contains material on Unit 4: Our Earth.

Examines the geological time line, describing the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras, including their forms of plant and animal life; shows how geologists study the rock layers under the ocean floor; and presents a hands-on investigation of how geologists "read" unusual formations in rock layers.

Students in grades five through eight travel along as visitors from outer space investigate the variety of land formations on Earth, and the forces that affect them. Includes a hands-on demonstration.

Introduces the type of terrain found in different countries of the world, such as the beaches of Australia and the volcanoes of Indonesia, as well as plants and animals that live there.

Examines the structure and history of Earth from the perspective of visitors from a distant galaxy, focusing on the plant and animal life that developed during each of four geologic time periods; looks at the layers of rock found under the ocean floor; and includes a demonstration of how geologists learn from formations in rock layers.