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An introduction to Earth's internal movements and change offers entertaining information about such occurrences as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and continental drift.
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About the Author
Giulio Maestro is the illustrator of over 100 children’s books. He has also written his own books of word play and has co-authored two I Can Read Books with his son, Marco: What Do You Hear When Cows Sing, and Other Silly Riddles and Geese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes. The Maestros live in Old Lyme, CT.
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Grade 5-8?Sattler discusses the formation of the Earth's plates, their locations, and how their movements affect what happens on our planet's surface. She explains how earthquakes and volcanoes occur, and gives detailed descriptions of "hot spots" in the world. Clear, full-color illustrations, including excellent-quality computer-enhanced photo-maps, help clarify concepts that are difficult to visualize. While all of this is informative, the presentation is dry. Another problem is the syncing of illustrations to text. In one instance, the author talks about Mount Saint Helens, but what readers see is New Zealand's volcano Ngauruhoe. Another example shows Mexico City, but the text talks about the Pacific plate. One last gripe. Sattler's occasional use of analogy works when the science in the analogy is good. But sometimes, it isn't. For example, in describing islands, she says "they collided and stuck, freezing together like ice cubes in a pitcher of Kool-Aid." Ice in a pitcher doesn't freeze up that way. These slight flaws make the book less readable, but overall, the presentation is still a cut above the norm. John McPhee's Assembling California (Farrar, 1993) covers similar territory and includes riveting tales of earthquakes, the formation of gold veins, and the dynamics of the plates.?Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
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- PublisherLothrop Lee & Shepard
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0688093132
- ISBN 13 9780688093136
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorMaestro Giulio
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