mantle

What?s under your feet as you walk outside? There?s more than just grass and dirt under there! Young readers will learn more about Earth?s layers, from the rocky crust to the dense inner core, in this intriguing book. Color illustrations and photographs, as well as many hands-on activities and projects, provide additional context to ideas such as plate tectonics, early continents, and other topics related to the elementary science curriculum.

Simple text, photographs, and maps describe places around the world that are extremely hot, including Bangkok, Thailand; Dallol, Ethiopia; Marble Bar, Australia; Furnace Creek Ranch, California; Al Aziziyah, Libya; hydrothermal vents; and the Earth's core.

Explores causes of both quick and slow changes to the Earth's surface, and examines the materials that make up the Earth.

Describes the characteristics and formation of Earth's core and mantle, explains how scientists learn about them, and examines the ways they affect Earth's other spheres.