Erosion

by Becky Olien

Overview

Discusses water, wind, ice, and soil erosion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736833653
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2003
Series:	Exploring the Earth
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.12(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.06(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

Table of Contents

What is erosion? — Wind erosion — Water erosion — Ice erosion — The Grand Canyon — Erosion underground — Hurricanes — Soil erosion — Conserving the land.

Editorial Reviews

Erosion is one of a series of Earth science books that primary students will love because they are easy to read and well-organized. Large photographs illustrate the topics and large type provides text that young children can understand. Teachers will appreciate the way these books support content at just the right developmental level. The books are designed to encourage independent reading for second and third graders: Each title features an appropriate reading level, a table of contents, a glossary, and sites for further reading. The text is well-organized and informative, so student comprehension will be high. After explaining the devastating effects of erosion,the author discusses conservation. With these books, children will not only learn science content but will also be introduced to conservation issues.

NSTA Recommends

Each book in this series offers easy-to-understand information, captioned photographs on every other page, in-text explanations of unknown terminology, and colorful diagrams. Students will also find hands-on science experiments, words to know, book and Internet suggestions, useful addresses, and a brief index. Erosion explains the different kinds of erosion and how it occurs underground. Soil not only explains the different kind of soil but also how to save soil and prevent soil pollution. The Changing Earth has dramatic diagrams of the layers of the earth and how mountains form. Students will enjoy reading about volcanoes and earthquakes. Rocks introduces the three different kinds of rocks and the Mohs Scale of Hardness, which is also found in Minerals. The Fossils book has up-to-date information on fossil fuels and suggests ways to conserve them.

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