Explore the Continents
9 total works
Using informative maps and engaging diagrams, this book looks at the major deserts on each continent including cold deserts at the poles, and the ways in which these deserts have formed. It also introduces the interesting adaptations of desert animals, as well as the people who live in these dry areas.
Ages 6 to 10 years. Antarctica is one of the most desolate and fascinating continents on Earth! In Explore Antarctica, kids are taken on a journey through this continent's chilly geography, exploring its mountains, peninsula, seas, and mile-thick layer of ice. Children will be thrilled to learn about: why Antarctica receives six months each of sunlight and darkness every year; the beautiful animals that live in Antarctica; the ground-breaking Antarctic Treaty; the amazing findings of researchers studying this little-known continent.
Africa has more countries than any other continent. In Explore Africa, easy-to-read maps and text help children learn about Africa’s mountains, including Mount Kilimanjaro, and valleys; its waterways, including the longest river in the world; African culture; and popular tourist destinations in Africa.
This concise overview of the seven continents explains to children what a continent is and what factors make each continent unique, such as landforms, climate, animals, and people. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate maps accompany each brief examination of a continent.
Oceans cover three-quarters of the planet. This fascinating book shows how the world's five oceans—Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic—are interconnected and why they are vitally important to the rest of Earth. Concise text, easy-to-read maps, and dazzling full-color photographs provide kids with an overview of these unique biomes.