Extreme planet : Carsten Peter's adventures in volcanoes, caves, canyons, deserts, and beyond! / Carsten Peter, with Glen Phelan.
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TextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 111 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781426321009 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1426321007 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781426321016 (library binding : alk. paper)
- 1426321015 (library binding : alk. paper)
- Carsten Peter's adventures in volcanoes, caves, canyons, deserts, and beyond
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The earth explodes in shoots of hot magma, glaciers crash into the ocean, grotesque creatures lurk in deep caves... follow noted National Geographic explorer and photographer Carsten Peter as he shows us that our precious planet Earth is one wild and extreme place!
Tornadoes, ice caves, glaciers, lightning-no territory or phenomenon is too scary for daring explorer Carsten Peter, who is right at home exploring the most outrageous places and raucous natural occurrences around the globe. Kids can follow along as he heads into extreme places and reveals the science and background behind these seemingly unexplainable natural places and phenomenon. Underlying each of his adventures is a dose of hard science, intriguing history, provocative images, tips, gear and gadget advice, and more to help kids learn about the Earth how they can help preserve the planet.
Ages 8-12
Includes bibliographical references (page 109) and index.
Volcanoes -- Glaciers and ice sheets -- Deserts -- Caves -- Canyons -- Tornadoes and lightning.
"Tornadoes, ice caves, glaciers, lightening -- no territory or phenomenon is too scary for daring explorer Carsten Peter, who is right at home exploring the most outrageous places and raucous natural occurrences around the globe. Kids can follow along as he heads into extreme places and reveals the science and background behind these seemingly unexplainable natural places and phenomenon. Underlying each of his adventures is a dose of hard science, intriguing history, provocative images, tips, gear & gadget advice, and more to help kids learn about the Earth how they can help preserve the planet."--Amazon.com.