Encyclopedia of Planet Earth

Usborne Encyclopedias

by Anna Claybourne, Gillian Doherty, Rebecca Treays

Presents text and illustrations about the Earth, including facts about climate, weather, oceans, plants, animals, and other related topics, with Internet links for further information.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Reference

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Freelance children’s writer and editor, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Anna Claybourne writes children's information books on all kinds of topics: science experiments, ancient history, the human body, things to make, the environment, robots, evolution, art, fashion, Shakespeare and many more - as well as retellings of myths, legends and Shakespeare plays, and rhyming stories.

She studied English literature at university, but has always been interested in science, technology and art and design as well. She loves making and crafting, especially sewing, and her house is full of fabrics, craft materials, tools and books. Other interests and passions include camping, cats, outdoor swimming, news and politics, and music - she plays the trombone and has played in many different bands and orchestras, including performing live on a John Peel session in 2002 with Scottish band Ballboy.

Anna was born and grew up in Yorkshire, but has also lived in Canada as a student, Iceland as an au pair, and Costa Rica as a conservation volunteer, where she saw tarantulas, tapirs, monkeys, sloths, crocodiles and giant katydids. She now lives in Edinburgh with her two children and two cats, Skye and Socks.

Reviews

[Funny Bunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I just finished this book.Although I never read the whole thing bc I have learnt most of it at school there are a few things I still did learn like:
There are 6,000 million known galaxies in the universe -could be many more.
Crop farming takes about 11% of the worlds land
Around 45% of the worlds workforce are farmers
We can look after soil with a method of crop rotation -this is where you change the type of crop grown on a piece of land each year.
Different ocean zones like the deeper you go down the more darker and colder therefore you see fewer plants and animals.
So Yh that is what I learnt it was really interesting with the pictures but Yh.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great elementary level reference book about the earth.

[Bookworm86 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating book filled with beautiful illustrations and photos and rammed full of intriguing facts about the planet we love on.

[Renee Haug · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with my daughter as part of her 6th grade curriculum. It was easy to read and understand. We both learned from it.

[Confused Hamburger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew all of the information presented in this book already, so it wasn't really an entertaining read. However, if you're a beginner who wants to find out stuff about Earth, then this book is probably a good choice for you.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of information presented in an interesting way. The pictures are top-notch!