The Wonders of our World Series offers young readers a lively and visually exciting introduction to the world around us and the forces at work shaping our planet and its future. Ten books in this series offer fascinating full-color photographs of examples from around the world to help illustrate: -- the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have-- why the earth's forests and waterways are in danger of destruction-- how the earth's powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling-- how mountains, deserts, and caves are formedThe destruction of the earth's forests is having a negative effect on the earth's climate, its people, and wildlife. Using examples from around the world, Forests examines: -- different kinds of forests in different climates-- the layers of a forest-- plant and animal life-- people of the rainforests-- preserving forests
- ISBN10 0865058458
- ISBN13 9780865058453
- Publish Date 19 June 1998 (first published 19 May 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 2 July 2021
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Crabtree Pub Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English