How Mountains Are Made

Read and find out about how mountains are made in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. A mountain might be thousands of feet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year. This classic picture book explores how mountains are made--including how Mount Everest grew from a flat plain under an ocean to become 29,028 feet tall. How Mountains Are Made features simple activities and fascinating cross-sections of the earth''s moving crust that clearly explain plate tectonics. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by an expert in the field. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It''s a Level 2 Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids'' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. ...

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
• Assisted by: James Graham Hale (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2015
• EAN: 9780062382030
• ISBN: 978-0-06-238203-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 254 mm x 203 mm x 3 mm
• Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2; Let's-Read-And-Find-Out
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Fossils, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Zoos, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Fish