[Lonely Planet Kids 01] • The Big Earth Book

Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. Lonely Planet Kids' The Big Earth Book takes children on a rollercoaster ride through history, geography, science and more to show how four elements - earth, fire, air and water - created the world and everything that exists today. Amazing facts, photography and illustrations bring our planet and its past to life in an exciting, engaging way.

Written by Mark Brake, a science writer and broadcaster who's worked for NASA, the BBC and the National Science Museum of Thailand, and created in consultation with Dr Mike Goldsmith, a research scientist and writer with a PhD in astrophysics from Keele University in the UK.

Highlights include:

Earth:

How the Earth was formed

The structure of the Earth

Plate tectonics and rocks

Earthquakes and volcanoes

Humans in the stone age

Hunter-gatherers and farming

Fossils and digging for treasure

DNA: the code of life

Fire:

Ingredients for fire

Fire and humans

The history of fire

The dangers of wildfire

The Great Fire of London

Gunpowder and fireworks

The combustion engine

Carbon and global warming

Air:

What's air made of?

The Northern Lights

How animals learned to fly

Dinosaurs in the air

Birds and bats

The history of flight

Speech and language

Music and instruments

Weather and climate

Water:

The origins of water

Rivers and oceans

The water cycle

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Canals, bridges and dams

Exploring the seas

The age of exploration

Tsunamis and waterfalls

About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at home and in school.

Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. We take kids on a rollercoaster ride through history, geography and science to show how four elements - earth, fire, air and water - created the world and everything that exists today. Amazing facts, photography and illustrations bring our planet and its past to life in an exciting, engaging way.

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