Earthshattering Events!: The Science Behind Natural Disasters

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Working alongside Sophie was a godsend, because some of the elements we were describing are actually much more clearly conveyed in pictures. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The consistent format and style throughout the book will give pupils and teachers ideas on how to present their work.

Earth-Shattering Events is anything but a light touch, providing fascinating insights into areas of science that aren't often covered in such exquisite detail in natural history books.Dynamic illustrations paired with illuminating text will entice even a reluctant reader to revel in this selection; an excellent addition to any nonfiction library''. A feature of each chapter that my son and I particularly enjoyed reading was the advice in the ‘What to do in a …’ section.

Often illustrations would need to be edited, extra images would be needed and bits of text would need to be handwritten to make the book flow and for the text and illustrations to work together. A multi-layered book to be explored again and again, with extra material including a glossary of terms, a timeline of key thinkers, and an index of themes . Earthquakes are explained as a process, with examples of extreme events, details of measuring devices, the retelling of related myths from around the world and a map of the world’s tectonic plates. Earth Shattering Events is a hardback book all about extreme disasters that happen on our home planet. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.We often get asked about books to support the ‘Awesome Earth’ or ‘Natural Disasters’ topics for KS2 and we think we may have just found the perfect one. People look down on stuff like geography and meteorology, and not only because they’re standing on one and getting soaked by the other. The listicle format is a great one to use to engage young readers and it's the perfect book for inspiring some great “did you know?