Earth Sciences category: 10037 books
by Sreepat Jain
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Physical Geology is a vast subject and it is not possible to cover all aspects in one book. This book does not invent the wheel but merely put together sets of updated but concise material on Physical Geology with lots of illustrations. All illustrations are created by hand and give a real classroom...
Rare Earth Elements
A New Approach to the Nexus of Supply, Demand and Use: Exemplified along the Use of Neodymium in Permanent Magnets
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
This thesis deals with Rare Earth Elements (REE), especially with neodymium used in permanent magnets, from a very scientific basis by providing basic research data. Despite the fact that REE are newsworthy and very important elements for a considerable bandwidth of todays’ technologies, accompanied...
Science Comics: Volcanoes
Fire and Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Get ready to explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! Volcanic eruptions, vampire bats, feathered velociraptors, and more await you in SCIENCE COMICS.
In a not-so-distant future our world is as cold as a frozen burrito. But can humanity save...
Cosmic Catastrophes
Seven Ways to Destroy a Planet Like Earth
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
In the vast realm of outer space, accidents happen all the time. Things bump into each other. Stars blow up. Space rocks smash into planets. Black holes gobble up everything in their path. The sun is burning out. A comet swarm is bearing down. Any of this could change—or even eliminate—life on...
Plate Tectonics: A Ladybird Expert Book
Discover how our planet works from the inside out
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Part of the ALL-NEW Ladybird Expert series.
Discover in this accessible and authoritative introduction the fundamental theory of how our dynamic planet works.
Written by the celebrated geologist, academic and popular science presenter Iain Stewart, Plate Tectonics explores the Earth...
by V.I. Ferronsky, V.A. Polyakov
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
This book covers the distribution, hydrochemistry and geophysics of the naturally occurring stable isotopes namely: hydrogen, oxygen and radioactive tritium, carbon and other cosmogenic and radiogenic isotopes of the uranium-thorium series, in the oceans and in atmosphere, the earth's surface...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2013
Irrigation is a better way to farm and landscape the planet. This is how Eden was described. Oceans and mountains are the causative factors in many of the problems we face on earth due to natural calamities. One should not underestimate how environmental adversity leads to adverse social behavior.
A...
11 Explorations into Life on Earth
Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world – with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. Following on from the success of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time, which took us...
by Dorrik Stow
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today...
by Dona Herweck Rice
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Introduce young learners to the concept of change, Earth science topics, and high-frequency words. Ideal for beginning readers, this book teaches these three high-frequency words: it, was, and is. The simple, repetitive sentences are accompanied by clear images that support the text to aid in memorization....
by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Earth has been shaped by thousands of years of weathering and erosion. These forces have created amazing landforms around the world, from rock arches to deep canyons. This book introduces readers to the science behind erosion and weathering. Readers will dig deep to uncover the many forces that impact...
by Storybots
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The wacky robots from the award-winning apps, videos, and Netflix show, Ask the StoryBots, now star in their own early readers. This one is about our little corner of the solar system!
Fans of the StoryBots will recognize the colorful art from their popular outer-space video, “A Beautiful,...
Eye Wonder: Earth
Open Your Eyes to a World of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Travel on an incredible journey through Eye Wonder: Earth. This book takes you from powerful volcanoes to beautiful waterfalls and everywhere in between. Discover the power and beauty of our planet through pictures and a visual approach, encouraging curiosity in young, school-age children. Learn about...
How Come?
Every Kid's Science Questions Explained
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Fact-filled, fun-filled, as interesting to parents as it is to kids, the How Come? series is the trusted source for lively, clear answers to kids’ science queries. Now the best questions and answers from all three books—How Come?; How Come? Planet Earth; and How Come? In the Neighborhood—have...