Books with title Glaciers

Around the world, geological phenomena shape landscapes and create breathtaking scenery. In language fit for the youngest geologists, Earth Rocks! explores six geological formations and phenomena, explaining how they form or occur as well as any damages they may cause. Photographs of famous locations and events complement the text, while a closing activity encourages applied understanding of important scientific concepts. An elementary exploration of glaciers, focusing on the geological evidence that helps explain how and where they form and spotlighting famous examples, such as those in Glacier National Park.

Glaciers are icy giants that come and go with the ice ages. This first look at glaciers explores how they have shaped, and continue to shape, Earth's landscape. From the ice sheets of Antarctica to the glacial basins of the Great Lakes, readers learn about the amazing power of ice on the move. Using concise language and introductory science vocabulary, this book answers questions that curious young scientists wonder about. How do glaciers form? How do glaciers shape Earth? What is their future? Color photographs, fast facts, and a hands-on activity augment the informative text.

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A children's book about Glaciers. There are places on Earth where the snow never melts, not even in summer. Places where snow has piled deeper and deeper, year upon year, turning into thick layers of ice. Big fields of this ice are called glaciers.Today glaciers are found near the poles and in many mountain ranges, but thousands of years ago they were spread over large parts of the earth. They may even have covered the place where you live.How can you tell if glaciers shaped the land around you? You can look for sharply curved valleys, for long, low hills, or for a big, rounded boulder standing alone. All are signs that a glacier pushed across the land, grinding and crushing the things in the path, picking up soil and rocks, boulders and trees, and then dropping them as it melted.Wendell Tangborn's sparkling clear introduction to glaciers - how they form and move, and shape the land as they go - is beautifully supported by the icy majesty of Marc Simont's landscapes.

In northwest Montana's Glacier National Park, huge, icy glaciers stream the sides of towering mountain peaks. Below, beautiful green forests grow along the shores of sparkling blue lakes.A True Book: National Parks series allows readers to experience spectacular vistas and natural landscapes, as well as interact with the rich tapestry of American History. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Readers will get a detailed view of the park as they explore its beautiful natural landscapes and examine its diverse population of plants and animals. They will also learn about the parks history, what environmental threats it faces today, and more.