Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

At various times in a span of fifteen years, John McPhee made geological field surveys in the company of Eldridge Moores, a tectonicist at the University of California at Davis. The result of these trips is Assembling California, a cross-section in human and geologic time, from Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada through the golden foothills of the Mother Lode and across the Great Central Valley to the wine country... (more)

An Inconvenient Truth

by Albert Gore

An Inconvenient Truth —Gore’s groundbreaking, battle cry of a follow-up to the bestselling Earth in the Balance —is being published to tie in with a documentary film of the same name. Both the book and film were inspired by a series of multimedia presentations on global warming that Gore created and delivers to groups around the world. With this book, Gore, who is one of our environmental heroes—and a leading... (more)

Earthquakes And Volcanoes (Looking at Landscapes)

Earthquakes And Volcanoes (Looking at Landscapes)

by Alison Rae

This series offers a detailed, informative and lively discussion on four of the key areas of physical geography. Each book helps develop the knowledge of how specific features of the Earth are formed, their causes and effects, patterns and processes, and our study and understanding of them. The series aims not only to answer, but also to inspire questions about different environments and landscapes, and our... (more)

Earth'S Hidden Treasures, The (Exploring Planet Earth)

Earth'S Hidden Treasures, The (Exploring Planet Earth)

by Sandra Friend

It's not your average kid's book on minerals-it's a book that anyone eager to learn more about minerals and their formation will enjoy, especially as an adjunct to mineral collecting field guides. Earth's Hidden Treasures represents several years of research into the author's favorite topic, rocks and minerals. The book digs deeper into the how and why of mineral formation and uses, with many questions and answers... (more)

Rain, Hail, and Snow (Watts Library)

by Trudi Strain Trueit

Clouds (Watts Library)

by Trudi Strain Trueit

Earthquakes (Watts Library (Sagebrush))

by Trudi Strain Trueit

Learn how seismologists study large and small earthquakes, and understand the origins, causes, and destructive effects of earthquakes.

Volcanoes (Watts Library (Sagebrush))

by Trudi Strain Trueit

Discusses the formation and characteristics of volcanoes, the causes and effects of their eruption, and describes specific volcanic eruptions such as that of Mount St. Helen's in 1980.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals (Watts Library)

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals (Watts Library)

by Trudi Strain Trueit

Examines rocks, gems, and minerals, and how humans have used them throughout history for construction, jewelry, tools, and even money.

Fossils (Watts Library)

by Trudi Strain Trueit

Presents information on fossils, including how different types are formed, how they have been used to date periods in Earth's history, and major areas of the world where fossil hunting is going on today.

Plate Tectonics: Earth's Moving Crust (Exploring Science) (Exploring Science)

Plate Tectonics: Earth's Moving Crust (Exploring Science) (Exploring Science)

by Darlene R. Stille

Darlene R. Stille is a Capstone Press author.

Streams, Their Dynamics & Morphology,Marie, Morisawa

Streams, Their Dynamics & Morphology,

by Marie, Morisawa

Day We Saw the Sun Come UpAlice E. Goudey

Day We Saw the Sun Come Up

by Alice E. Goudey

Earth Science

by Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa

For introductory Earth Science courses found in departments of Geology, Geography, or Atmospheric Sciences for students with little or no exposure to college-level science.Earth Science offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The emphasis is on readability, with clear, example-driven explanations refined by... (more)

Glacial and Quaternary GeologyRichard Foster Flint

Glacial and Quaternary Geology

by Richard Foster Flint

Earth'S Fiery Fury, The (Exploring Planet Earth)

Earth'S Fiery Fury, The (Exploring Planet Earth)

by Sandra Friend

Shaping The Earth: Erosion (Exploring Planet Earth)

Shaping The Earth: Erosion (Exploring Planet Earth)

by Sandra Friend

Our planet is a growing, changing entity, with wind and water carving rock in one place and depositing new material in another. Erosion and deposition work hand-in-hand through such awesome forces as glaciers, floods, and tides to shape the earth. Discover the how and why of erosive forces, and how human activity has contributed to a dangerous acceleration of erosion around the world.

Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2)

Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2)

by Roma Gans

Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for this favorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on your finger to the pebbles under your feet'rocks are... (more)

Storm Chasers (Watts Library (Paperback))

Storm Chasers (Watts Library (Paperback))

by Trudi Strain Trueit

When The Earth Moves (Exploring Planet Earth)

When The Earth Moves (Exploring Planet Earth)

by Sandra Friend

Earthquakes. Avalanches. Landslides. Quicksand. Sinkholes. When the earth moves and people are in its path, we pay attention! Learn about the mechanics of each type of earth movement, and how these earth movements are taken into consideration by the people who live with their dangers- from highway crews creating intentional landslides to keep busy roads clear to the engineers designing drainage to ensure that... (more)

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Tags: earth science

by John McPhee

by Albert Gore

by Alison Rae

by Sandra Friend

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Darlene R. Stille

by Marie, Morisawa

by Alice E. Goudey

by Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa

by Richard Foster Flint

by Sandra Friend

by Sandra Friend

by Roma Gans

by Trudi Strain Trueit

by Sandra Friend