Disasters by the Numbers - A Book of Infographics

An amazing look at Earth's natural disasters as seen through numbers, facts, and stunning infographics from Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins!



From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new.

A propos de l'auteur

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Résumé

An amazing look at Earth’s natural disasters as seen through numbers, facts, and stunning infographics from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins! 

 

From Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new.

Texte suppl.

★ "Another excellent project from the multiply intelligent maestro of infographics."—Kirkus, STARRED review

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steve Jenkins
• Edition: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 6 à 9 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 26.10.2021
• EAN: 9781328569486
• ISBN: 978-1-328-56948-6
• Pages: 48
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 279 mm x 10 mm
• Poids: 517 g
• Catégories: Livres pour enfants et adolescents > Littérature spécialisée (texte ou images) > Sciences naturelles, technique; Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Educational: Technology, Children’s / Teenage reference: Atlases and maps, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Curiosities & Wonders, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Exploration & Discovery, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Reference / Atlases