Introducing landforms

By:

Kalman, Bobbie [Author.]

Contributor(s):

MacAulay, Kelley

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Looking at EarthPublication details: New York : Crabtree Pub., c2008.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. PaperbackISBN:

9780778732136

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

551.41 22

LOC classification:

GB406 .K26 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Summary: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	GESM Library Main Library	English Non-Fiction Grade School	ENG 551 KAL	Available		E0007546

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.

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