Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781590783726
Publisert
2006-04-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Boyds Mills Press
Vekt
22 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
204 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32
Forfatter
Illustratør
Om bidragsyterne
David L. Harrison holds degrees in science and has written numerous books about how nature works, which have been described as "science with grace." Winner of the Christopher Award, he lives with his wife in Springfield, Missouri.Cheryl Nathan has worked as an art director and a designer and has illustrated a number of nature books for children. Her art has won recognition from the Society of Illustrators.
The seventh book in the Earthworks series offers a fascinating introduction to icy caps that have changed the face of our planet. Glaciers are powerful forces of naturetremendous sheets of ice that can weigh millions of tons, crush boulders, and flatten forests. Some slide down to meet the sea, break off, and form icebergs. Greenland, home to the largest glacier on earth, forms more than 40,000 icebergs each year, including the infamous one that sunk the Titanic. A lively look at one of the earth's remarkable phenomena.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781590783726
Publisert
2006-04-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Boyds Mills Press
Vekt
22 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
204 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32
Forfatter
Illustratør
Om bidragsyterne
David L. Harrison holds degrees in science and has written numerous books about how nature works, which have been described as "science with grace." Winner of the Christopher Award, he lives with his wife in Springfield, Missouri.Cheryl Nathan has worked as an art director and a designer and has illustrated a number of nature books for children. Her art has won recognition from the Society of Illustrators.