Books in Geography for Fun series

A practical look at how geography works round us. This new series of six titles takes young geographers on a hands-on exploration of familiar environments, and encourages an understanding of the forces that shape our wider world Step-by-step projects aimed at enhancing children's knowledge of physical and social geography are accompanied by simple text and colourful illustrations and photographs. ECOSYSTEMS looks at elements which make up different ecosystems, both large and small. Simple fun projects illustrate how food chains work and how climate and location affect different ecosystems. Readers are encouraged to construct their own mini rainforest, examine how pollution affects delicate plans and chart different zones in local ecosystems. RIVERS AND SEAS looks at how water moves and how it shapes the land. Simple fun projects illustrate how the water cycle works, what happens when a river flows round corners and how the pounding of the sea shapes our coast. Readers are encouraged to build their own stalactites and stalagmites, plot the course of a long river and examine how water can produce power.

A practical look at how geography works round us. This new series of six titles takes young geographers on a hands-on exploration of familiar environments, and encourages an understanding of the forces that shape our wider world Step-by-step projects aimed at enhancing children's knowledge of physical and social geography are accompanied by simple text and colourful illustrations and photographs. ECOSYSTEMS looks at elements which make up different ecosystems, both large and small. Simple fun projects illustrate how food chains work and how climate and location affect different ecosystems. Readers are encouraged to construct their own mini rainforest, examine how pollution affects delicate plans and chart different zones in local ecosystems. RIVERS AND SEAS looks at how water moves and how it shapes the land. Simple fun projects illustrate how the water cycle works, what happens when a river flows round corners and how the pounding of the sea shapes our coast. Readers are encouraged to