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In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell-clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world-making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this...
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
In Rocks & soil, Bill unearths the hard facts on volcanoes, landslides, tectonic plates, rivers, weather, and their varied effects on the creaton of rocks and soil. Check out how to unearth fossils and sedimentary rocks and soil and discover why there's a piece of quartz in watches.
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Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA's most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-color photographs-a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars"--
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**
From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?
In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Think rocks are boring? Hard to like? Kinda just sit there, doing nothing? Why even write a whole book about them?? Bethany Barton will tell you why...because we wouldn't be here if there were no rocks! From the Grand Canyon to volcanos to diamonds and fossils, geology-the study of rocks-shows us where we've been and where we're going. With tons of humor and scores of fascinating facts, Bethany Barton introduces younger readers to geology and why...
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Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Weather has the ability to shape our planet. Floods may alter Earth's landscape suddenly and dramatically. Erosion causes subtle changes over a longer period of time. This book explores some of the most incredible forces on Earth, including extreme weather, erosion, and floods. Students will be amazed at how our planet has changed over billions of years, as well as how it has changed in an instant. Full-color photographs and primary sources highlight...
12) Grand Canyon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explore the Grand Canyon's layers from the nearly 2-billion-year-old rocks of the Pre-Cambrian Era to the few formations of the Mesozoic Era. Learn about the different kinds of rock that make up the canyon and how the Colorado River carved them into the . . . Grand Canyon"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Second edition.
Language
English
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Presents a guide to the fundamentals of Earth science, including the studies of geology, earthquakes, volcanoes, and climate, and provides quizzes with full explanations of each answer.
15) Geology
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Series
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
2nd edition.
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English
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Publisher
Words & Pictures, part of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This book, constructed on one continuous folded page, explores the layers of the Earth from human-made structures like sewers, subways and archaeological finds, down through various formations of rock, to the Earth's core and back up again.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The Grand Canyon is one of the most striking geographical features on Earth. Every year, millions of tourists flock to the Grand Canyon to witness its majesty in person. How exactly was this masterpiece of nature created? In this informative book, readers will learn about how the mighty Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon. They'll be able to closely study the mile-high walls and layered rocks that reveal the geological history of this national...
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Chartwell Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From the comfort of your home, discover and explore the world's greatest curiosities and most fascinating spectacles. Learn how and when the planet was formed and examine some of its most interesting, beautiful, and horrifying natural wonders -- from its tallest trees, highest mountains, and deepest oceans, to its earthquakes that cause devastating tsunamis. Earth awaits you!
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