Books with title Exploring Earth

The first in a series of books on science, this book has broad appeal for any elementary-age child, but is written specifically as a resource tool for fifth grade through junior high level. Blending a creationism perspective of history with definitions of terms and identification of famous explorers, scientists, etc., this book gives students an excellent initial knowledge of people and places, encouraging them to continue their studies in-depth. Supplemented with photographs, illustrations, questions, and chapter review activities, Exploring Planet Earth brings to life people like Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, and gives students the opportunity to read history that hasn’t been altered or erased altogether.

It s a tough life out there. Throughout Earth s six major biomes tundra, taiga, rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, grassland, and desert plants and animals use special strategies to cope with challenges in their environment. Have you ever wondered how plants survive in the desert? Or what happens to worms in the winter? Or where you fit in a food web? In this book, you ll find these answers and more by doing experiments about Earth s biomes. Learn to think like an ecologist as you plant, bake, and dig your way through biomes around the globe.

Did you know that there are 70 sextillion (that’s 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) stars in the universe? Discover other mind-expanding facts about the stars, planets, moons and space travel in these exciting guides.What else is out there?Series features: These fun, accessible guides are the perfect introduction to space for inquisitive minds.The author’s friendly style make hard-to-grasp concepts comprehendable. Practical projects throughout each book encourage young readers to ‘learn through doing’. Packed with jaw-dropping facts, mega number-crunching, planetary statistics, maps and charts. Includes info on important astronomers, scientists and astronauts who’ve mapped the heavens through time. Illustrated with stunning state-of-the-art satellite pictures.