How the World Works by Christiane Dorion
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♡ Add to wishlistHow the World Works by Christiane Dorion is an accessible, gorgeously illustrated science book. The book answers children’s questions about how the world works. Journey through the story of our magnificent home planet and its spectacular features in this beautifully illustrated book about planet Earth.
Richly informative text from Christiane Dorion combines with Beverley Young’s painterly illustrations, taking children on a bright and beautiful discovery of our planet’s unique story and wondrous features. Dimensions of paperback – 254 x 275 mm with 32 pages. Age 8 – 12 years.
How the World Works by Christiane Dorion has a double page covering each topic, answering the following questions:
- What on Earth happened? – Big Bang, Solar System, what is orbiting the world?
- Why is Earth unique? – Earth’s orbit, calendar year and gravity.
- When did life begin – theory of evolution
- Is the Earth moving beneath our feet? – tectonic plates
- Why does it rain? – water cycle, water treatment
- Why does the weather change? – weather forecasts
- What is extreme weather? – tornadoes, hurricanes, Beaufort scale
- Why does the sea move? – tides etc
- What is carbon? – carbon cycle, fossil fuels
- How is Earth like a greenhouse? -greenhouse effect, carbon footprint
- How do plants live? – photosynthesis, things we get from plants, soil
- What is a food chain – simple food chain, food web, bioaccumulation
Educational Benefits of How the World Works by Christiane Dorion:
- learn science facts and theories
- learn geographical facts
- develop an ability to read for information
- develop an ability to use both images and written word to gain information
- encourage a love of books
