origin

Explores the geological history of Earth from the Big Bang to the present.

"A long, long time ago, when the earth was extremely hot, a huge amount of vapor was released, creating clouds. As the clouds got bigger and heavier, it started to rain. Three of those raindrops were brothers who came down to cool the hot earth and traveled, as water does, to every corner of the earth, including apartment building pipes and muddy rivers"--OCLC.

An . . . Harvard geologist presents a narrative chronicle of the Earth's 4.6-billion-year evolution that places the environmental crises of [the recent] world in a context that explains the planet's fragile capacity to support life.

"Information about rocks and minerals for children"--Provided by publisher.

"A book for teens about the sun and the origins of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.

Presents various theories about the moon's origin, information about gravity, tides, and the astronauts' exploration of the Moon between 1969 and 1972, and includes Moon facts and a glossary.

"Information about rocks and minerals for children"--Provided by publisher.

Experts reveal the moon's enormous impact on Earth's weather, gravitational pull, rotation, and living creatures, using computer simulations to explain how the moon was created and how it influences life on Earth.

"Transports readers billions of years into the past-- when ours was a hot, lifeless world-- and takes us on a grand tour of Earth through time"--Provided by publisher.

Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it all started with a BIG BANG. But if you think the Earth has calmed down since then---think again!.