How the world works : a hands-on guide to our amazing planet (Explore the Earth) by Dorion, Christiane

How the world works : a hands-on guide to our amazing planet (Explore the Earth)
by Dorion, Christiane; illustrated by Young, Beverley

(#39458F7)

Toy/Moveable Templar Books, 2010

Price: USD 23.42

Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps (some color); 27 x 29 cm
Dewey: 550; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 6.9

Product Overview
From Follett

Cover title. Pop-ups, flaps, wheels, tabs, and facts provide information about the Earth and how it works, looking at how the Earth formed, how it moves, how and when life began, tectonic plates, the water cycle, weather, the seas, carbon, plants, and the food chain.

From the Publisher
How do the ocean currents move? What is a carbon footprint? Why does it rain? Readers are invited on a novelty-packed journey of discovery to find out how the earth works.

Answering a multitude of questions about how our world works, this fun, engaging book introduces the earth's important cycles and offers an exciting way to learn geography and science. Packed with illustrations and paper fold-outs, flaps, pops, and more to boost interactive learning, How the World Works encourages children to think about the impact of human actions on our environment, while engendering respect for the natural world and all its harmonies.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Templar Books
  • Publication Date: February 23, 2010
  • Format: Toy/Moveable
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Dewey: 550
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 27 x 29 cm
  • Tracings: Young, Beverley, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7636-4801-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-4801-5
  • LCCN: 2009-031057
  • Follett Number: 39458F7
  • Reading Level: 6.9
  • Audience: Upper Elementary