| Planet Earth/Inside Out Contributor(s): Gibbons, Gail (Author), Gibbons, Gail (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688158498 ISBN-13: 9780688158491 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: 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 for Children's Books". Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Rocks & Minerals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
| Dewey: 550 |
| LCCN: 94041926 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 11.28" W x 8.44" (0.34 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53210 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A basic and enjoyable introduction to our planet from Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons What if we could open up our planet and look inside? From its red-hot core to the highest mountain peak, come see the ins and outs of Earth as you've never seen them before in a colorful introduction to the powerful forces shaping our home. With detailed illustrations and diagrams, Gail Gibbons offers a classroom-ready nonfiction picture book that makes complex scientific concepts understandable and entertaining for young readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbons, Gail: - Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature. Called a "master of picture book nonfiction" by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers. |