Earth Cycles

Ross, Michael Elsohn

ISBN 10: 0761318151 ISBN 13: 9780761318156

Publisher: Millbrook Pr, 2001

Synopsis

Illustrated explanations of how cyclical phenomena--including cycles of the moon, day into night, and changing seasons--occur help youngsters understand the cycles of nature. By the illustrator of Everybody's Somebody's Lunch.

About this title

From Booklist:

Gr. 1-3. "Each day you ride on a slowly spinning planet Earth from day to night and back again." In clear language suitable for beginning readers, this explains the Earth's cycles of rotation, which cause the shifts between day and night and the seasons, as well as the moon's varying shape. Straightforward, realistic watercolor illustrations alternate between scenes of seasonal activity on Earth (riding a bike, raking leaves, sledding) and powerful, deep blue spreads of outer space. Direct, simple, and ideal for classroom support, this appealing introduction to Earth's movement remains narrowly focused on its topic, so children learning about space for the first time may want to supplement this with other books that show Earth within the larger solar system. Gillian Engberg
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From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-In easy-to-read but expressive language, the author explains how different cycles result in day and night and changes in time and seasons on Earth. Attractive watercolor paintings enhance the text. The uncluttered pages, many with white type on dark-blue backgrounds, will be inviting to young readers. This title will be especially useful for classroom units.
Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Millbrook Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761318151
• ISBN 13: 9780761318156
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Moore Gustav