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Lonely Planet Kids
Lonely Planet The Big Earth Book
Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. Lonely Planet Kids' The Big Earth Book takes children on a rollercoaster ride through history, geography, science and more to show how four elements - earth, fire, air and water - created the world and everything that exists today. Amazing facts, photography and illustrations bring our planet and its past to life in an exciting, engaging way.
Written by Mark Brake, a science writer and broadcaster who's worked for NASA, the BBC and the National Science Museum of Thailand, and created in consultation with Dr Mike Goldsmith, a research scientist and writer with a PhD in astrophysics from Keele University in the UK.
Highlights
How the Earth was formed The structure of the Earth Plate tectonics and rocks Earthquakes and volcanoes Humans in the stone age Hunter-gatherers and farming Fossils and digging for treasure the code of life
Ingredients for fire Fire and humans The history of fire The dangers of wildfire The Great Fire of London Gunpowder and fireworks The combustion engine Carbon and global warming
What's air made of? The Northern Lights How animals learned to fly Dinosaurs in the air Birds and bats The history of flight Speech and language Music and instruments Weather and climate
The origins of water Rivers and oceans The water cycle The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Canals, bridges and dams Exploring the seas The age of exploration Tsunamis and waterfalls About Lonely Planet Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at home and in school.
Important The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.
Written by Mark Brake, a science writer and broadcaster who's worked for NASA, the BBC and the National Science Museum of Thailand, and created in consultation with Dr Mike Goldsmith, a research scientist and writer with a PhD in astrophysics from Keele University in the UK.
Highlights
How the Earth was formed The structure of the Earth Plate tectonics and rocks Earthquakes and volcanoes Humans in the stone age Hunter-gatherers and farming Fossils and digging for treasure the code of life
Ingredients for fire Fire and humans The history of fire The dangers of wildfire The Great Fire of London Gunpowder and fireworks The combustion engine Carbon and global warming
What's air made of? The Northern Lights How animals learned to fly Dinosaurs in the air Birds and bats The history of flight Speech and language Music and instruments Weather and climate
The origins of water Rivers and oceans The water cycle The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Canals, bridges and dams Exploring the seas The age of exploration Tsunamis and waterfalls About Lonely Planet Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at home and in school.
Important The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2017
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January 13, 2024
Originally I grabbed this to read a chapter or two to my preschool aged son (which was fine and good) what I didn't expect was to learn so darn much myself along the way!
I don't know why but somehow this book explains so many things that I (and I'm willing to bet you) half learnt in school - like water cycles, the 3 types of rocks, how spring tides work and so forth.
The design of the book is really well thought out, by dividing topics loosely by Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (no heart though so no Captain Planet) you get on topic factoids but with enough variety to keep focus.
Highly recommended.
I don't know why but somehow this book explains so many things that I (and I'm willing to bet you) half learnt in school - like water cycles, the 3 types of rocks, how spring tides work and so forth.
The design of the book is really well thought out, by dividing topics loosely by Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (no heart though so no Captain Planet) you get on topic factoids but with enough variety to keep focus.
Highly recommended.
April 24, 2019
Genre: Nonfiction
Grades: 1st-5th
Awards: None
A. This book covers various science and geography topics relating to the earth. It is broken into four main sections: earth, air, fire, and water. Each section includes relevant topics including layers of the earth, oceanography, atmospheres, geographic elements, natural disasters, climate change, human geography, and more.
B. The topics are presented in a child-friendly way by using concise definitions and explanations and numerous visuals. The book uses a plethora of vocabulary words and defines them in context and in the glossary. Each topic is presented in an engaging manner by utilizing colorful illustrations and eye-catching fonts.
C. This book is the mecca of text features! It includes a table of context, chapters, subchapters, headings, text boxes, maps, graphs, charts, pictures, captions, timelines, a glossary, and an index.
D. I would certainly use this book as a resource in any science classroom. Additionally, I would recommend using this text when teaching text features. Because the content is so diverse, the text itself will certainly appeal to any demographic. Therefore, this would make an excellent text to teach text features because the content relies on the features and is inherently engaging.
Grades: 1st-5th
Awards: None
A. This book covers various science and geography topics relating to the earth. It is broken into four main sections: earth, air, fire, and water. Each section includes relevant topics including layers of the earth, oceanography, atmospheres, geographic elements, natural disasters, climate change, human geography, and more.
B. The topics are presented in a child-friendly way by using concise definitions and explanations and numerous visuals. The book uses a plethora of vocabulary words and defines them in context and in the glossary. Each topic is presented in an engaging manner by utilizing colorful illustrations and eye-catching fonts.
C. This book is the mecca of text features! It includes a table of context, chapters, subchapters, headings, text boxes, maps, graphs, charts, pictures, captions, timelines, a glossary, and an index.
D. I would certainly use this book as a resource in any science classroom. Additionally, I would recommend using this text when teaching text features. Because the content is so diverse, the text itself will certainly appeal to any demographic. Therefore, this would make an excellent text to teach text features because the content relies on the features and is inherently engaging.
December 14, 2017
Super interesting! I wish I had a few hours to *really* go through it, but even just from skimming the Earth and Fire parts, I think it's fascinating! It's an interesting way to lay out an earth science book, but it totally works.
I'll definitely be recommending this one to the kiddos!
I'll definitely be recommending this one to the kiddos!
January 8, 2021
4.5 stars as I somehow experienced a very subtle feeling of incoherence with this book, but I cannot name it. It's is an absolutely minor complaint, because this book is a wonderful way to learn about the world. I really like the idea with the 4 elements layout.
June 6, 2022
This book took us on an adventure ride through time about the Earth and it's elements. The pictures and illustrations were pleasing to the eye. The information and facts were easy enough for our seven year old to understand but, still informative enough for us, the parents, to learn new things.
June 6, 2019
Pretty much a colourful tour of our world
October 23, 2019
I like the information given
July 26, 2021
Good
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