earth

A survey of our planet and its wildlife, with an emphasis on the extreme, from hurricanes to coral reefs, glaciers to crocodiles.

Discusses the layers, water, atmosphere, and future of the Earth.

Contains forty-seven tales drawn from more than forty countries, organized by themes, such as Earth, animals, and wisdom, also includes suggestions for lessons and additional ideas for activities for further exploration.

Questions and answers explore the shape and structure of the Earth, continental drift and plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, oceans, and other aspects of our world.

Photographs and accompanying text address the discovery that the Earth's surface consists of a series of moving plates.

Explores, in text and photographs, the various ecosystems of the Earth and how humans are affecting the delicate balance of the natural world.

While bouncing through Earth's prehistory in a malfunctioning time machine, Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot meet Dr. Kron-Tox's nephew, Beeper, and nearly lose the Time-a-Tron in a tsunami.

Describes Earth's surface, surroundings, interior, and distance from the sun, as well as the planet's beginnings.

Photographs and simple text describe some of the changes that occur with the seasons, and explain why seasons happen.

Explains various changes in humanity's beliefs about the shape of the earth, from the flat earth theories of the ancients to the round earth theories which were proven true by the voyages of Columbus and Magellan.