This book takes explores the seemingly infinite scale, complexity and majesty of the Universe. The components of the solar system are systematically introduced covering the eight planets, the dwarf planets, the asteroid and Kuiper belt, and the Oort Cloud.The concluding chapters detail the exploration of Mars to date.on.
The Australian mainland is surrounded by over 8,000 islands, islets and rock stacks. These offers unique habitats for animals and plants, which has driven the evolution of thousands of species that occur nowhere else on Earth. Exploring the islands, via outstandingcontributions from key conservationists and 360 beautiful images.
The geography of Planet Earth is incredible. From lava lakes, rainbow mountains, auroras, lost world mountains, glowing bioluminescent waters, blood falls, mud volcanoes and blue holes in the ocean. An exploration of 36 extraordinary geographic. These geographic subjects remain little-known and little-documented in other works. Incredible Earth ......
Discover the amazing animals you have never heard of! - Iridescent-rainbow snakes to transparent ‘glass fish’, metre-long giant salamanders, flying frogs, poisonous birds, fish that crawl onto land & sea slugs that photosynthesise! What on Earth? explores over 90 groups of unusual creatures that will astound young readers interested in nature, ......
Local Safari offers over seventy easy, safe and ethical ways to discover the nature of your local area. Created in partnership with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots youth groups, this 160-page book encourages young naturalists to have their own local safari adventures! With a foreword by Jane, the book explores and ‘what lives in my local area’ ......
The Foundation of Australia's Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia's seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments, resulting in development patterns than have persisted today.
This text introduces students to the main issues, theories, and methods related to the study of food from a geographic perspective. Concise and accessible, it provides an overview of key issues in the study of food and illustrates them with current examples from around the world. As the first textbook on this topic, it provides students with ......
This text introduces students to the main issues, theories, and methods related to the study of food from a geographic perspective. Concise and accessible, it provides an overview of key issues in the study of food and illustrates them with current examples from around the world. As the first textbook on this topic, it provides students with ......
100 Classic Summit Routes to Washington's Cascade and Olympic Mountains
This select guide includes detailed, easy to follow directions to climbing 100 of Washington's most visible, historically significant, and interesting mountains with summits over 5,000 feet. From introductory level off-trail summit hikes and scrambles to multi-pitch alpine rock and high volcano climbs, this guide is suitable for beginning ......
