The Usborne First Encyclopedia of Our World

by Brooks, Felicity

• ISBN13: 9780794502164
• ISBN10: 0794502164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Edc Pub

Summary

-- Why is night dark? What is snow? How do earthquakes happen? What's under the sea?

-- These and hundreds of other questions about the world around us are answered in this charming book.

-- Simple, easy-to-read text and lively, detailed illustrations introduce the basic concepts of geography to young readers.

Table of Contents

Our planet	4	(2)
What's out in space?	6	(2)
On the Moon	8	(2)
Looking at the Earth	10	(2)
Day and night	12	(2)
The seasons	14	(2)
The weather	16	(2)
Storms and winds	18	(2)
Rocks and fossils	20	(2)
Earthquakes	22	(2)
Volcanoes	24	(2)
Following a river	26	(2)
Floods	28	(2)
In the mountains	30	(2)
The seashore	32	(2)
Seas and oceans	34	(2)
Under the sea	36	(2)
Under the ground	38	(2)
Caves and caverns	40	(2)
Dusty deserts	42	(2)
Grassy plains	44	(2)
In the rainforest	46	(2)
Icy world	48	(2)
Rivers of ice	50	(2)
In the city	52	(2)
Useful Earth	54	(2)
The web of life	56	(2)
World in danger	58	(2)
World map	60	(2)
Index	62