Jennings, Terry J

Examines the weather, geographic features, and life of the earth's polar regions.

Describes the erosion, volcanic activity, climates, wildlife, and other aspects of the mountains of the earth and looks at individual mountain chains such as the Himalayas, Andes, and Rockies.

Discusses, in text and photographs, the characteristics of islands, their location, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them. Includes suggestions for projects, further reading, and a glossary.

Discusses the characteristics of grasslands, where they are located, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them.

Discusses, in text and illustrations, the characteristics of deserts, where they are located, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them. Includes suggestions for projects, further reading, and a glossary.

Discusses tropical forests and their effect on the plants, animals, and humans interacting with them.

Discusses the temperate forests of the world, describing the kinds of trees, their life cycles, and how they are used by humans.

Discusses the characteristics of earthquakes and volcanoes and examines earthquake and volcano disasters and locations.

Explores the changing nature of the earth and the formation of continents, islands, earthquakes and volcanoes, rocks and soil, seasons, and weather.