Stuff You Should Know About Planet Earth

by Farndon, John; Hutchinson, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780760363379
• ISBN10: 0760363374
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-11-20
• Publisher: words & pictures

Summary

In this fascinating introduction to Planet Earth, large, colorful diagrams are brought to life by tiny people running around performing the actions that are explained in the text. With Earth’s processes visualized in this imaginative and fun way and accompanied by bite-sized, informative text, even complex ideas are easy to understand. Readers can take an in-depth look at the workings of our planet, from the water cycle and the atmosphere, to how the seasons change and why hurricanes happen. Double gatefolds give a large space in which to explore complex processes such as the rock cycle and evolution. A follow-up to the successful book, Stuff You Need to Know About the Human Body. 

Author Biography

John Farndon is an internationally renowned author of exciting and accessible science books for children and adults. His books have been shortlisted for numerous awards and have sold millions of copies worldwide, proving their perennial appeal.

Tim Hutchinson has been working as an illustrator for the last 12 years. He has published over 40 publications in their various forms. He has worked on education books, history publications, picture books, and pop up books. He has achieved considerable recognition in particular with his own book Dylan's Day and with collaborations such as Mouseton Abbey.

John Farndon is an internationally renowned author of exciting and accessible science books for children and adults. His books have been shortlisted for numerous awards and have sold millions of copies worldwide, proving their perennial appeal.

Table of Contents

p.6-7          Introduction
p.8-9          How does the Earth move? (Our place in the solar system)
p.10-11      Why do we have night and day? (Night & day and the year)
p.12-13      Why does the Moon change shape?  (Phases of the Moon)
p.14-15      What’s inside the Earth?
p.16-17      How do the continents move? (Continental drift)
p.18-19      How does the crust move? (Tectonic plates)
p.20-23      What makes volcanoes erupt? (fold-out)
p.24-25      Why do earthquakes happen?
p.26-27      How are mountains raised up? 
p.28-29      How does the land wear down? (Landscape erosion cycle)
p.30-31      How does a river move? (The life cycle of a river)
p.32-33      How do glaciers change the landscape? (Glaciers and ice sheets)
p.34-35      How are caves dug out? (Caves and gorges)
p.36-39      How are rocks made? The rock cycle (fold-out)
p.40-41      How does the ocean move? (The oceans and ocean currents)
p.42-43      How do waves shape coasts?
p.44-45      What’s in the air? (The Earth’s atmosphere)
p.46-47      Where does water go? (The water cycle)
p.48-49      What makes rain fall? (How rain is made)
p.50-51      Why do winds blow? (How winds are generated)
p.52-55      How do hurricanes happen? (fold-out)
p.56-57      Why are some places so hot? (Climate zones)
p.58-59      How do the seasons turn?
p.60-61      How do tropical rain forests work?
p.62-63      How do plants use sunlight? (Photosynthesis)
p.64-65      What goes on in the soil?
p.66-67      What makes an animal at home? (Biomes)
p.68-71      Life changers – the origins and evolution of life on Earth (fold-out)
p.72-73      How do animal and plants live together? (How ecosystems work)
p.74-75      Why do things live and die?
p.76-77      Why does the world heat and cool? (Climate change)
p.78-79      Glossary
p.80           Index