Books with title Planet Earth: Up Close

Planet Earth is a lively, thought-provoking book for children ages 8-12. Planet Earth looks at the world as it appears through the earth's orbit. These global views show how local terrain and environment affect the way we live, with regional maps covering every inch, showing countries as they really are in relation to others on the globe, and offering clear explanations of topics such as the world's weather, natural disasters and the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Nature's Record-Breakers is an exciting series filled with astonishing facts about wonders of the natural world and beyond. Full-color illustrations of record-breaking creatures, natural phenomena, and unique technologies are sure to capture the interest of readers of all ages. Accurate, easy-to-read text in a lively, accessible format will also encourage curious young readers to take a closer look at the marvelous details of their world.Take a look at how Earth's continents are moving as well as scientists' theories on what Earth will look like in the future.

Packed with dramatic photographs and stunning illustrations, Planet Earth offers an exciting introduction to our world's most interesting environments. With facts and figures, and a quiz for the eager young ecologist, Planet Earth contains invaluable information on all forms of life in the mountains, desert, oceans, woodlands, polar lands, and rain forests. Planet Earth provides a revealing look at the interaction of plants, animals, and people in these habitats. This lavish volume also examines how we have damanged the environment, and how best to improve the situation.

Planet Earth is a perfect one-stop reference book for answers to questions on the geography of our world. It describes Earth's major physical features, environments, and weather. There is also a very extensive and up-to-date section covering the geography of most of the world's countries, including maps and data on population sizes, capital cities, currencies, religions, and much more. The fresh, easily-accessible design and index make information retrieval wonderfully simple, and the pleasing mix of artwork, diagrams, and photographs will prove irresistible to any child.