Kalman, Bobbie

Introducing landforms - New York : Crabtree Pub., c2008. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Paperback - Looking at Earth .

Includes index.

This fascinating new book explains to young children why the land on Earth has different shapes in different places. Amazing photographs and illustrations show examples of continents, mountains, valleys, plains, and caves, as well as the forests, animals, and water that may be found on each landform. Simple text also describes what volcanoes are and how lava flows can create mountains. The role that weather, such as rain and strong wind, plays in shaping sand dunes, mesas, buttes, and canyons is also described.

9780778732136

2008004846


Landforms--Juvenile Literature.
Earth sciences--Juvenile literature.

GB406 / .K26 2008

551.41