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1) Earth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
Explores the secrets of the Earth, answering questions about the what lies beneath the Earth's crust, why sea water is salty, what the ocean floor looks like, why Africa is splitting apart, and other topics.
2) Planet earth
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Describes the earth sciences and examines volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, rocks, minerals, weather, and the atmosphere.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Have you ever wondered how the incredible landscapes around the world were formed? Learn about some of the most spectacular places on earth and how natural forces have shaped them. Also, find out what types of animals live in these landscapes and what humans are doing to protect them.
6) Tornadoes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind tornadoes, including where and why tornadoes happen and how to stay safe when the sky starts to swirl. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
10) Places & Regions
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Six -volume set: 1.Enviroment & Society 2. Human System 3. Physical Systems 4. Geographic Perspectives: The United States of America 5.Places & Regions 6.The World in Spatial Terms
11) Human Systems
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Six -volume set: 1.Enviroment & Society 2. Human System 3. Physical Systems 4. Geographic Perspectives: The United States of America 5. Places & Regions 6.The World in Spatial Terms
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Features a glossary of over 1,400 words and terms related to Earth science; contains biographies of more than 250 people who have contributed to the understanding of Earth science; and includes a chronology of events in the history of Earth science, and a selection of key charts and tables.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Description
For almost a century, W. A. Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. His painstakingly prepared images were remarkable revelations of nature's diversity in uniformity: no two snowflakes are exactly alike, but all are based on a common hexagon. In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered the best of Bentley's...
17) Blizzards
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind blizzards, including where and why blizzards happen and how to stay safe when the snow starts to blow. Includes activity, glossary, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head. While surveying the route for a canal near Bath, he noticed that the fossils found in one layer of the rocks he was excavating were very different from those found in another. And out of that realization came an epiphany: that by following these fossils one could trace layers of rocks as they dipped, rose...