Rocks and minerals are the building blocks of our world, but there's a huge and fascinating variety of these materials, from the roundest gray pond rock to the most brilliant and sparkly diamond. Readers will learn about all manner of rocks and minerals, as well as their properties, types, and uses. Color photos and diagrams allow curious geologists in training to study rocks and minerals in detail, while hands-on activities and projects will encourage...

"Geology and earth science made easy (to learn) and super-quick (to read about). You, too, can make a mountain--start today! (Some restrictions apply.)"--

Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. Lonely Planet Kids' The Big Earth Book takes children on a rollercoaster ride through history, geography, science and more to show how four elements - earth, fire, air and water - created the world and everything that exists today in. Amazing facts, photography, and illustrations bring our planet and its past to life in an exciting, engaging way. Written by Mark Brake, a science writer and broadcaster...

"Poems addressed to the earth itself explore scientific concepts including plate tectonics, water cycles, and the creation of tides"--

Publisher Annotation: The vast boreal forest spans a dozen countries in the northern regions like "a scarf around the neck of the world," making it the planet's largest land biome. Besides providing homes for a diversity of species, this spectacular forest is also vitally important to the planet: its trees clean our air, its wetlands clean our water and its existence plays an important role in slowing global climate change. In this beautifully written...

A visual encyclopedia that showcases the most amazing things about our planet as kids have never seen them before with mind-blowing photography, brand-new CGI artworks, and incredible facts and stats. Kids can explore amazing natural structures, incredible weather patterns, ocean phenomena, and constantly changing features of Earth. They can look down from above, up from deep underground, and around from the middle of a raging storm as they journey...

Readers will encounter shining, sparkling, wearable treasures that have fascinated people for hundreds of years. The histories and mysteries of these pieces will give kids the little scare they were looking for. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.

"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...

Learn about the history of how Earth was formed.