Lonely Planet Kids The Big Earth Book Av Lonely Planet Kids, Mark Brake

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. <br/> <br/>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. <br/> <br/>Highlights include: <br/> <br/>Earth: <br/> <br/>How the Earth was formed <br/>The structure of the Earth <br/>Plate tectonics and rocks <br/>Earthquakes and volcanoes <br/>Humans in the stone age <br/>Hunter-gatherers and farming <br/>Fossils and digging for treasure <br/>DNA: the code of life <br/>Fire: <br/> <br/>Ingredients for fire <br/>Fire and humans <br/>The history of fire <br/>The dangers of wildfire <br/>The Great Fire of London <br/>Gunpowder and fireworks <br/>The combustion engine <br/>Carbon and global warming <br/>Air: <br/> <br/>What's air made of? <br/>The Northern Lights <br/>How animals learned to fly <br/>Dinosaurs in the air <br/>Birds and bats <br/>The history of flight <br/>Speech and language <br/>Music and instruments <br/>Weather and climate <br/>Water: <br/> <br/>The origins of water <br/>Rivers and oceans <br/>The water cycle <br/>The Hanging Gardens of Babylon <br/>Canals, bridges and dams <br/>Exploring the seas <br/>The age of exploration <br/>Tsunamis and waterfalls