| ISBN |
9781609912284 |
| 1609912284 |
| Name |
Twist, Clint |
| Title |
Extreme Earth : believe it or not! / [written by Clint Twist, Lisa Regan, Camilla de la Bédoyère ; consultant, Barbara Taylor]. |
| Published |
[London] : Ripley Publishing a Jim Pattison Company, [2018]. |
| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm. |
| Notes |
First published: Random House Books, 2010. |
| Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index. |
| Contents |
What's inside your book? -- Our place in space -- Cracking up -- Shocks and shakes -- Roof of the world -- Violent eruptions -- Real hard -- Going underground -- Comfort blanket -- Up in the air -- Waterworld -- Remarkable reefs -- On the edge -- Cool waters -- Rivers of ice -- Frozen wilderness -- Dry as a bone -- Pastures new -- Wild woodlands -- Steamy surroundings -- Earth in danger. |
| Summary |
In 'Extreme Earth', you will find: key information - everything from shocking earthquakes to caves bigger than office blocks; intriguing bite-size facts - the Himalayas were formed about 45 million years ago; real-life stories - like the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, which killed over 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages in 1883, the eruption could be heard from over 4,500 miles away in Sri Lanka; 'Big word alert' glossaries - clear and straightforward explanations of difficult words such as 'precipitation'; and, stunning photographs and detailed diagrams. |
| Subjects |
Physical geography -- Juvenile literature |
| Earth sciences -- Juvenile literature |
| Geology -- Juvenile literature |
| Climatology -- Juvenile literature |
| Earth sciences |
| Geology |
| Physical geography |
| Climatology |
| Climatology |
| Earth sciences |
| Geology |
| Physical geography |
| Earth sciences -- Juvenile literature |
| Geology -- Juvenile literature |
| Physical geography -- Juvenile literature |
| Climate and civilization |
| Earth (Planet) -- Juvenile literature |
| Earth (Planet) |
| Earth -- Juvenile literature |
| Genre |
Juvenile works |
| Other Names |
Regan, Lisa, 1971- |
| De la Bédoyère, Camilla |
| Taylor, Barbara, 1954- |
| Added Corporate Names |
Ripley Entertainment, Inc |
| Series |
Ripley's believe it or not!. Twists |
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