The Magic Fact Machine: Planet Earth

by Jay Young

From sea to shining sea, from the deserts to the mountaintops, from pole to Where in the world do you want to go? How about back to the beginning of time to see what the world is made of and how the continents came to be? Or, to the natural wonders of North America, carnival in Rio de Janeiro, famous buildings in Asia, the depths of the different forests that grow around the globe? Maybe you'd like to watch an avalanche, a volcano, an earthquake, a hurricane, a flood. And everywhere you'll learn new What is a Bedouin tent made of? Which river flows over Niagara Falls? What does the word "Inuit" mean? Which city means "where the wild onions grow"? On which continent is the world's largest desert? History, geography, maps, record a world of wonderful information is here, in more than 100 different questions, and lots and lots of cool pictures, too!

32 pages, Spiral-bound

First published April 28, 2002