A Ladybird Book: Volcanoes

A Ladybird Book: Volcanoes
Author: Ladybird
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2023-04-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241630541

Volcanoes have changed the face of our planet. It's thanks to volcanoes that we have land on which to live, but did you know that the majority of eruptions happen out of sight, along the sea floor? Or that volcanoes exist on other planets and moons? This book takes readers on an epic adventure, exploring some of Earth's most volatile volcanoes, historic eruptions, as well as the resilient creatures that call volcanoes their home. You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book. Other titles available in this series: The Ancient Egyptians Animal Habitats Baby Animals Climate Change Electricity The Human Body Insects and Minibeasts Mountains Planet Earth Rainforests The Romans Sea Creatures The Solar System The Stone Age Trains Trees Weather Windrush

Plate Tectonics: A Ladybird Expert Book

Plate Tectonics: A Ladybird Expert Book
Author: Iain Stewart
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2018-03-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 140593073X

How do plate tectonics work? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES Discover in this accessible and authoritative introduction the fundamental theory of how our dynamic planet works. You'll learn about the make up of the Earth in the past and the present, from monsoon-like currents in our planet's radioactive interior to magnetic force lines and what the planet would look like without water. You will learn about: - Our planet as an active living system - The planetary force field - Fault lines that cross continents - How plates tectonics protects life on Earth - And much more . . . Written by the celebrated geologist, academic and popular science presenter Iain Stewart, Plate Tectonics explores the Earth as a planetary machine and investigates the people and ideas that changed the way we look at the world. Learn about other topics in the Ladybird Experts series including Gravity, Quantum Physics, Climate Change and Evolution. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

What to Look For in Summer

What to Look For in Summer
Author: Elizabeth Jenner
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-01-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241416213

Explore the beauty of summer in this new edition of What to Look For in Summer. The increased warmth and long sunny days of summertime in the UK helps crops to grow, insects to thrive and animals to hunt. This book takes a closer look at ripening fruits, buzzing bees, summer storms and the solstice as the secrets of summer begin to appear in the world around us. Follow the changing seasons with the other titles in the What to Look For... series: What to Look For in Autumn What to Look For in Winter What to Look For in Spring

A Ladybird Book: Trains

A Ladybird Book: Trains
Author: Elizabeth Jenner
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241417198

Trains are used across the world to transport goods and passengers. They can ride rails underground, move at high-speeds and travel between countries and can be powered by coal, diesel or electricity. Trains takes readers on a journey through history and across the world as they discover the wonder of the railway. You can see how train travel has developed through history - from simple mining wagons to high-speed machines and beyond. You can build your own encyclopedia with Ladybird Books. Other titles available in the series: Animal Habitats Insects and Minibeasts Baby Animals Trees Sea Creatures Electricity Weather The Solar System The Human Body

A Ladybird Book: The Solar System

A Ladybird Book: The Solar System
Author: Stuart Atkinson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241417155

Looking up at the sky on a clear night, you might see shining stars, a bright moon and mysterious coloured dots but there many more secrets hiding out in space. The Solar System takes readers on a journey from the Earth's surface, through the atmosphere and out into space as you travel from centre of the universe to discover the stars, planets, moons and comets that call our solar system home. You can build your own encyclopedia with Ladybird Books. Other titles available in the series: Animal Habitats Insects and Minibeasts Baby Animals Trees Sea Creatures Electricity Weather Trains The Human Body

Volcanoes

Volcanoes
Author: Gallimard Jeunesse (Publisher)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Volcanic eruptions
ISBN: 9781851034208

Where does the fire in volcanoes come from? How does magma find its way to the Earth's surface? What is the Earth's crust? What does a volcanologist do?

A Ladybird Book: Sea Creatures

A Ladybird Book: Sea Creatures
Author:
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241417090

The ocean is the largest habitat on Earth. It covers over seventy per cent of the planet's surface and is home over 200,000 animal species. Sea Creatures takes readers from the coastline to the ocean depths. In this book, you'll visit mudflats, tropical coral reefs and icy Arctic waters to discover some of the amazing marine creatures that call the ocean home. You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book: the collectable series for curious kids.

A Ladybird Book: The Human Body

A Ladybird Book: The Human Body
Author: Elizabeth Jenner
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241417007

Every human being is different and yet we are made from the same building blocks. Beneath the skin's surface are bones, tissues, muscles and cells that work together to help us live, breathe, move and feel. The Human Body is an accessible introduction to the human body, from the tiny cells to the intricate organ systems. It looks at how everything works together to help us live, breathe, move and feel. You can build your own encyclopedia with Ladybird Books. Other titles available in the series: Animal Habitats Insects and Minibeasts Baby Animals Trees Sea Creatures Electricity Weather Trains The Solar System

A Ladybird Book: Windrush

A Ladybird Book: Windrush
Author: Colin Grant
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2023-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241545943

The arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex in 1948 was turned into a significant event by the British media but it is only one small part of a bigger story. Windrush looks at the movement of people after the Second World War in Britain. In an accessible and child-friendly way, the book explores the treatment of Black people, the struggles they faced and those they continue to face as well as celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation in modern Britain. You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book. Other titles available in this series: The Ancient Egyptians Animal Habitats Baby Animals British Kings and Queens Climate Change Electricity The Human Body Insects and Minibeasts Mountains Planet Earth Rainforests Rivers The Romans Sea Creatures The Solar System The Stone Age Trains Trees Volcanoes Weather

A Ladybird Book: Mountains

A Ladybird Book: Mountains
Author: Ladybird
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2023-04-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 024163055X

Mountains exist on every continent and in almost every country. But did you know that the longest mountain range on the planet exists deep beneath our ocean's surface? Or that some of the most marvellous mountains are on other planets and moons? This book takes readers on an adventure, exploring some of the planet's most iconic mountains and hostile landscapes, as well as the animals and plants that call mountains their home. You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book. Other titles available in this series: The Ancient Egyptians Animal Habitats Baby Animals Climate Change Electricity The Human Body Insects and Minibeasts Planet Earth Rainforests The Romans Sea Creatures The Solar System The Stone Age Trains Trees Volcanoes Weather Windrush