The Island That Moved: How Shifting Forces Shape Our Earth Hardcover - 2004
by Meredith Hooper; Lucia de Leiris (Illustrator)
Take one small island. Beautiful. Remote. Explorable. Then follow it on a journey through millions of years. Where did the island come from? Where is it heading? And what does it tell us about Earth's history?
Award-winning science writer Meredith Hooper joins illustrator Lucia deLeiris as they use the story of a single island to introduce the fascinating science of plate tectonics&150the shifting plates that form Earth's surface. It's the story of how the forces that formed the island, of the plants and animals that inhabited the island through time, and of how the island travelled through the ages to its current position by the Antarctic peninsula. With a compelling text and striking illustrations, The Island that Moved provides an intriguing introduction to an amazing science.
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Award-winning science writer Meredith Hooper joins illustrator Lucia deLeiris as they use the story of a single island to introduce the fascinating science of plate tectonics&150the shifting plates that form Earth's surface. It's the story of how the forces that formed the island, of the plants and animals that inhabited the island through time, and of how the island travelled through the ages to its current position by the Antarctic peninsula. With a compelling text and striking illustrations, The Island that Moved provides an intriguing introduction to an amazing science.
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- Title The Island That Moved: How Shifting Forces Shape Our Earth
- Author Meredith Hooper; Lucia de Leiris (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books
- Date May 11, 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670058822 / 0670058823
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.64 x 10.9 x 0.35 in (21.95 x 27.69 x 0.89 cm)
- Ages 05 to UP years
- Grade levels K - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Antarctica, Plate tectonics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003019197
- Dewey Decimal Code 551.136
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