1000+ Earth Facts

The awesome 1000+ Earth Facts hardback book is big in size and big on facts! Kids aged 7+ will soon be brimming with knowledge about the world around them. From exploding volcanoes to incredible ocean habitats, 1000+ Earth Facts covers both the basics and the extraordinary. By presenting the encyclopedic content in standalone, bite sized facts, children aren't overwhelmed and can read the book at their own pace. Cartoons, quizzes, fun facts and projects are scattered throughout to actively encourage reading and learning.

Discover 1156 fantastic Earth facts with this incredible book! What is the deadliest volcano? Where can you watch the Northern lights? Why do tornadoes twist? Plus you can have fun with the activities, test your knowledge with the quizzes and read extraordinary information in the Did you know? boxes.

1000+ Earth Facts:

• spectacular photographs and illustrations throughout;
• Q&A panels help kids to revise what they have learned;
• quick and simple projects encourage hands-on learning.

Planet Earth

• Planet Earth
• Where did Earth come from?
• In a spin
• Massive mountains
• Rivers and lakes
• The planet of life

Extreme Earth

• Extreme Earth
• Climbing high
• Violent volcanoes
• Hot springs and fountains
• Rivers and waterfalls
• Record-breaking lakes
• Going underground
• Extreme earthquakes
• Terrifying tsunamis
• Dry deserts
• The ends of the Earth
• Glaciers and icebergs
• Amazing oceans
• Raining cats and dogs
• Lightning strikes
• Hammered by hail
• Extreme snow and ice
• Twisting tornadoes
• Howling hurricanes
• Water, water everywhere
• Disastrous droughts

Volcanoes

• Volcanoes
• Around the world
• Plate boundaries
• Parts of a volcano
• Eruptions
• Lava
• Volcanic ash
• Gentle and explosive
• Volcanic features
• Hazards of a volcano
• Side effects
• Using volcanoes
• Volcano science
• Fighting volcanoes
• Mount St Helens
• Mount Pinatubo
• Mount Vesuvius
• Volcanoes at sea
• The biggest volcanoes
• Past and future
• Myths and legends

Weather

• Weather
• The four seasons
• Fewer seasons
• What a scorcher!
• Out atmosphere
• Clouds and rain
• Not just fluffy
• Flood warning
• Deep freeze
• When the wind blows
• Thunderbolts and lightning
• Eye of the hurricane
• Wild whirling winds
• Pretty lights
• Made for weather
• Weather myths
• Rain or shine?
• Instruments and inventors
• World of weather
• Weather watch
• Changing climate

Rocks and minerals

• Rocks and minerals
• The rock cycle
• Formed in fire
• Incredible igneous
• Lots of layers
• Super sedimentary
• The rock that changes
• Marvelous metamorphic
• Space rocks
• Time capsules
• The changing landscapes
• What are minerals?
• Mineral detectives
• Brilliant colours
• Metal minerals
• Panning for gold
• Special effects
• A mineral meal
• Gems and jewels
• Diamonds are forever
• How to be a geologist

Fossils

• Fossils
• What are fossils?
• Fossils in myth and legend
• Fossils get scientific
• How fossils form
• Mold and cast fossils
• Special preservation
• Fossils form jelly
• Fossils and time
• Working out dates
• How many years ago?
• Fossil-hunting takes off
• Famous hot spots
• Looking for fossils
• On display
• Fossils come alive!
• Trading, stealing, faking
• Famous fossils
• Looking to the future

Polar lands

• Polar lands
• The ends of the Earth
• Extreme seasons
• Land around a frozen sea
• Sea around a frozen land
• Animals of Arctic lands
• Realm of bears and wolves
• Arctic seals
• Whales of the far north
• Summer visitors
• In the Sounthern ocean
• Antarctic waters
• Antarctic birds
• Sliding and diving
• Polar peoples
• Living in the cold
• Life of a herder
• On top of the world!
• Race to the South Pole
• Polar lands in peril
• Protecting the poles

Rainforests

• Rainforests
• What is a rainforest?
• Not just jungles
• Where in the world?
• Tree of life
• Amazing Amazon
• People of Amazon
• Forests of Oceania
• Magical Madagascar
• African adventures
• Forests of the Far East
• Cloud forests
• Peculiar plants
• On the move
• Fantastic feathers
• Kaleidoscope of colour
• The key to survival
• The jungle's bounty
• Paradise lost
• Burning issues
• Forests for the future

Oceans

• Oceans
• Ocean features
• Swimming machines
• Shark!
• Whales and dolphins
• Ocean reptiles
• Harvest from the sea

Deep ocean

• Deep ocean
• The ocean zones
• In the deep water
• The light zone
• The twilight zone
• Monster of the deep
• The dark zone
• The abyssal zone
• Glass in the abyss
• The hadal zone
• Muds and oozes
• Deep heat
• Deep-sea coral
• On the move
• Breathing and diving
• Glow in the dark
• Deep-sea food
• Anglerfish
• Hide and seek
• Searching the deep
• Sea changes

Coral reef

• Coral reef
• What are coral reefs?
• Coral animals
• Hard and soft
• Ancient reefs
• Where in the world?
• Types of reef
• Zones of the reef
• Cold water corals
• The Great Barrier Reef
• Caribbean coral
• Islands of fire
• A carnival of colour
• On the attack
• Living together
• Night on the reef
• Relying on reefs
• Underwater explorers
• Natural coral killers
• Reefs at risk
• Conserving coral

Seashore

• The edge of the land
• Land meets sea
• Endless battles
• Tides, currents and winds
• Seashore features
• Coast to coast
• Saltmarshes and mudflats
• Sandy beaches
• Mangrove swamps
• Shingle and pebbles
• Estuaries and lagoons
• Rocky shores and pools
• Visitors to the shore
• Above the seashore
• Skins, shells and stars
• Seashore dangers
• People and seashores
• Seaside adventures
• Trade and power
• Seashores in trouble
• SOS - Save our seashores

Saving the Earth

• Saving the Earth
• Global warming
• Energy crisis
• On the move
• Save energy at home
• Green shopping
• Reduce, re-use, recycle
• Green machines
• Science solutions
• Pollution problems
• Litter and rubbish
• Reducing waste
• Cutting pollution
• Wildlife in danger
• Saving habitats
• In the garden
• Saving species
• Forests and farms
• Seas and coast
• Water resources
• The environment around us

Index
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