Amazing earth

Jennifer Swanson

Book - 2023

Budding LEGO builders will be inspired to create incredible things as they take a tour of planet Earth, where they will see amazing planets, animals and geological features without leaving home.

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Subjects
Genres
Instructional and educational works
Illustrated works
Published
New York : DK Publishing 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Jennifer Swanson (author)
Edition
First American edition
Item Description
Includes index.
"Fantastic Lego build ideas and facts about our planet" -- Cover.
Physical Description
139 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN
9780744081763
  • Our Earth
  • Where are we?
  • What is the only star in our solar system?
  • Why is the moon so important?
  • Why does life exist on Earth?
  • Look Inside!
  • What lies beneath our feet?
  • How are rocks formed?
  • What treasure can you dig up?
  • What secrets can you unearth?
  • What is a worm's work?
  • Eruptions!
  • Why do continents move?
  • How do volcanoes erupt?
  • Why are some volcanoes so tall?
  • How does lava make a cave?
  • Why do earthquakes happen?
  • What happens when water gets superheated?
  • Watery World
  • How much of Earth is covered by oceans?
  • What lurks below?
  • Can you visit the deepest part of the ocean?
  • Are coral reefs alive?
  • What can we learn from an underwater forest?
  • How powerful are waves?
  • Essential Ecosystems
  • What lives in a tide pool?
  • How do sand dunes protect the coast?
  • Why are estuaries important?
  • Why do rivers have bends?
  • The Natural World
  • What is the world's highest waterfall?
  • What is a freshwater lake?
  • How do swamps make energy?
  • How does a glacier move?
  • Biomes
  • Are deserts always hot?
  • Why is it cool at the top of a mountain?
  • Why do rainforests get so much rain?
  • What can you find in a wetland?
  • Why do leaves change color?
  • Why do trees have pine cones?
  • Where are the trees in a savanna?
  • Why is there so much ice near the poles?
  • Weather and Climate
  • Why do we have four seasons?
  • How do you forecast weather?
  • What causes extreme weather?
  • Is a rainbow always an arc?
  • Landforms
  • How is a canyon carved out of water?
  • How is a plateau formed?
  • Why do so many cows live on the plains?
  • Can islands really be made out of volcanoes?
  • Are caves always dark?
  • Life on Earth
  • How big were the biggest dinosaurs?
  • Where did the first humans live?
  • Where do we grow the food we eat?
  • How do you build a skyscraper?
  • What will the cities of the future be like?
  • Build basics
  • Useful bricks
  • Meet the builders
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments