"Simple but precise text and large, clearly labeled illustrations provide primary-grade audiences with a smooth initiation into earth science. Earth's genesis, composition, and continuing morphology are covered, and theory is consistently distinguished from fact....The real strength...
What if we could open up our planet and look inside? From its red-hot core to the highest mountain peak, see Earth as you've never seen it before, in a colorful introduction to the powerful forces shaping our home. A smooth initiation into earth science.--Bulletin of the Center...