Earth's Hottest Place and Other Earth Science Records

by Martha E.H. Rustad, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor)

Where is the worlds tallest tree? Where is the biggest cave? Crack open this book to find out!

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Martha E. H. Rustad is the author of more than one hundred nonfiction children's books, on topics ranging from snowflakes to termites to Ancient Babylon. She lives with her family in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Reviews

[Barbara]

anyone interested in records such as the Earth's hottest place or its driest spot or its biggest cave will find the answers inside this easy-to-read book. There are large photographs of all the record-holders.

[Cheryl]

This was going great until it ended so abruptly! Only 24 pages long, it should've been twice the length - minimum.

[Maureen]

As with other books in the Capstone WOW series, this earth-themed one offers superlatives for very young readers: hottest, coldest, driest places on earth. The nuggets of information that are offered are so minimal, and sometimes disjointed, as to be of little value, even for very young researchers. The world's largest cave is presented without explaining the meaning of "cave," even in the glossary. Though there is research value in Table of Contents, Glossary, Read More, Internet Sites, and Index, things like photo illustrations with unclear perspective detract from overall worth.

[Kim]

Loved it - full of cool tidbits kids are sure to relate to. The language is good, and my second grader who returned it today thoroughly.