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1) Our Earth
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Introduces early readers to the planet Earth, discussing its atmosphere and layers.
2) Planet Earth
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Earth stands out as the only planet in the solar system that is known to support life. Even though this remarkable planet is our home, we still have plenty to learn about it. Readers will discover why Earth is so perfectly suited for hosting a variety of life forms. They will also learn how ancient philosophers used their observations to learn about Earths role in the solar system and how modern scientists are studying the planet today.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
What a stunning discovery: an old, coded note that actually contains directions for reaching the Earth's very core! And once he finds it, renowned geologist Professor Liedenbrock can't resist setting out with his 16-year-old nephew to go where only one man has gone before. Jules Verne takes young readers on one of the most incredible journeys ever imagined, from Iceland's frozen tundra far down into fantastic underground prehistoric worlds and back...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
At the Earth’s Core reveals an entire world 500 miles below the surface of our planet. With dinosaurs, cavemen, and perpetual noon, the eerie world of Pellucidar is the perfect setting for this adventurous science fiction novel.
David Innes is a wealthy miner who gave his friend, Perry Abner, the money to invent a powerful excavating vehicle. While the pair are carrying out a test run of the machine, they discover that it is incapable of turning...
5) Earth
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This stunning reference includes detailed, illustrated information about everything that makes up our planet, from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Antarctic ice sheet, as well as descriptions of more than four hundred of the Earth's most significant, unusual, greatest, and most dangerous features.Specially commissioned new 3-D digital artwork provides a striking, informative guide to the features of our planet, explains the scientific processes that govern...
8) Earth
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An introduction to Earth, third planet from the Sun.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A history of the Flat Earth movement and a look at the recent boom in conspiratorial thinking in America"--
Since 2015 there has been a spectacular boom in a centuries-old delusion: that the earth is flat. Weill draws a direct line from today's conspiratorial moment, brimming not just with Flat Earthers but also anti-vaxxers and QAnon followers, back to the early days of Flat Earth theory in the 1830s. When faced with a complicated world out of...
Author
Language
English
Description
Full of clear, detailed maps, this beautifully designed world atlas is the perfect companion for discovering our planet. Originally published in 1997 and now in its 10th edition, the Essential World Atlas includes all recent border, place name, and flag changes around the world, including the new nation of South Sudan and the annexation of Crimea. A series of 12 global thematic maps on subjects as diverse as ocean currents and languages gives a general...
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going."--
12) Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes Earth's creation, plate tectonics, atmosphere, climate, and moon, as well as how life developed on the planet.
13) Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and color photographs describe the Earth, including its layers, orbit, and place in space.
14) Love, the Earth
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Told from the perspective of the Earth, this marvelous ode to the epic and ordinary wonders of the natural world implores us to help the planet in turn.
15) Planet Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ms. Fizzle's class explores the planet Earth, including earthquake faults, volcanoes, and different types of rocks, minerals, crystals, and fossils.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about planet Earth's unique characteristics. Vivid, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the planet's defining features, composition, atmosphere, weather, gravity, moons, and more. Take a Look! infographics feature a diagram showing the planet's location in the solar system as well as a diagram showing the planet's composition. Sidebars present interesting,...
19) Planet Earth
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Provides information on the planet Earth, including what makes Earth unique among the other planets, what are Earth's natural and human-made satellites, what phenomena occur because of Earth's relationship to the Sun or Moon, and more.
20) Discover Earth
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
'With a focus on STEM and late-breaking information, this book shows how scientists have made discoveries about Earth throughout history and how they will continue to do so in the future."--
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