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"Engaging images accompany information about Earth. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.

""Presents facts about the composition, surface, landforms, and atmosphere of Earth and features large illustrations and photographs."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

In this picture book, a boy writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here--and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like.

"A history of the Flat Earth movement and a look at the recent boom in conspiratorial thinking in America"-- Provided by publisher. Since 2015 there has been a spectacular boom in a centuries-old delusion: that the earth is flat. Weill draws a direct line from today's conspiratorial moment, brimming not just with Flat Earthers but also anti-vaxxers and QAnon followers, back to the early days of Flat Earth theory in the 1830s. When faced with a complicated...

Maps can help us learn about the world around us! From the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia to Antarctica, look inside to explore maps of different continents. Learn the basics of mapping with interactive elements. Then, use your skills to draw your own map! -- Page [4] of cover.

Explore Earth's layers from the crust down to the inner core. Learn about tectonic plates, convection currents, Earth's magnetic field, and more. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.-- Amazon.

Answers questions about planet Earth, including how big it is, why the sky is blue, and what makes up the Earth's core.

"Where is the sun? Beginning readers will love learning to read and love learning about the sun's position in the sky, and the opposites between night and day"-- Provided by publisher.

The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting...

Both a riddle and an ode to the earth, this picture book arrives just in time for Earth Day. Readers will revisit the world after the riddle's reveal to find the many green things hidden in each piece of art.