Extreme Earth- [Hardcover]

By: Clint Twist; Lisa Regan; Camilla De la Bédoyère;

Language: English

Quality: Like New

Genre: Children books Age 6-8, Children books Age 9-12, Encyclopedia, Picture book, Science,

ISBN: 9780099544449

SKU: BE501500927075

Pages: 48

Description: Ripley's Twists bring a fun, engaging and uniquely Ripley's approach to a whole range of topics, from the human body to space. Each title blends stunning full-colour photographs and illustrations with clear explanations and extraordinary facts that are guaranteed to inform and to entertain. In Extreme Earth you will find: - Key information - everything from shocking earthquakes to caves bigger than office blocks - Intriguing bite-size facts - the Himalayas were formed about 45 million years ago - Real-life stories - like the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, which killed over 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages in 1883. The eruption could be heard from over 4,500 miles away in Sri Lanka - 'Big word alert' glossaries - clear and straightforward explanations of difficult words such as 'precipitation' - Stunning photographs and detailed diagrams