Landforms

Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams describe the various oceans around the world, animal life that inhabit them, landforms beneath the surface of the oceans, and efforts to protect oceans from pollution.

Describes a number of mountains and mountain ranges throughout the United States, how they were formed, the plants and animals that inhabit mountain regions, and efforts to protect the mountains.

Photographs, illustrations, and simple text describe the different types of glaciers, how they move, and their overall importance.

Discusses Pangaea and continental drift and describes each of the continents, covering their size, climates, natural resources, and wildlife.

Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams describe the various types of islands around the world including continental islands, oceanic islands, and archipelagos.

Explores the features and characteristics of volcanoes, where they are located around the world, what lives near a volcano, and people who study volcanoes.

Explores the features of various types of mountains, how mountains change, and what lives on mountains.

Presents a discussion, with simple text and photographs, of various landforms, including islands, caves, mountians, volcanoes, and valleys, with side by side comparisons of different features to aid in reader exploration.