What If... Every Volcano Erupted at Once? - And Other Amazing Earth Questions

"I don't know anyone who can take complex scientific concepts and make them more accessible, stimulating and fun than Emma Young. It is truly a kind of genius." - Bill Bryson

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Find out the answers to 33 crazy and laugh-out-loud questions about the Earth with science author Emma Young.

Prepare to learn all about the Earth from rocks to rivers and countries to climate in this engaging question-and-answer book.

What If... Every Volcano Erupted at Once? is not your average science book. Kids aged 7-9 will be drawn into each topic with one of 33 fun questions that are guaranteed to make kids think about our planet in a whole new way. Author Emma Young explains the answers with humour and plenty of science facts that kids will be racing to share with friends and family.

This Earth book for kids offers:

• Fun and engaging content by science author Emma Young.
• 33 laugh-out-loud what-if questions with key science facts woven into the answers.
• A mix of photography and cartoon-style illustrations that bring the questions to life.
• Curriculum-aligned STEM topics for primary-age children, including geology, Earth science, ecology, and more.

Children can dip in and out of bite-sized information on each page, filled with attention-grabbing photography and quirky illustrations. Even reluctant readers will find this Earth book entertaining, as they find out the answers to the wacky, bizarre, and surprising questions, making this the perfect science gift for any child.

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About the author

Emma Young (emmayoung.net) is an award-winning science journalist and the author of over a dozen books for children, young adults and adults. Recent titles include Super Senses: the Science of your 32 Senses and How to Use Them (for adults) and Your Sense-ational Human Body (for children).

Product details

• Authors: Emma Young, Young Emma
• Assisted by: Super Freak (Illustration), Super Freak (Illustration)
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2025
• EAN: 9780241733349
• ISBN: 978-0-241-73334-9
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 289 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 620 g
• Series: What If?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries, Educational: Geography, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world, Educational: Earth sciences