The story begins 13,000 years ago, when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. Around that time, the developmental paths of human societies on different continents began to diverge greatly. Early domestication of wild plants and animals in the Fertile Crescent, China, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and other areas gave peoples of those regions a head start at a new way of …
Climate change, visualized. Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration—just the type of revealing journey you will experience in The Atlas of a Changing Climate.
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our nations today—but what is it? Hasn’t it always been happening? What is making it worse? Why do some people deny its happening? The concept of climate change and all of its implications is discussed as part of the What's the Issue series. What's the Issue asks ‘what’s all the fuss about?’ It reviews what is at stake when …
Our ever-changing world is full of secrets. What can you find beneath our feet? How did the mountains form? Are there cold deserts on Earth? And how deep is the Pacific Ocean? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this engaging book on Earth for 5–7 year olds that introduces young readers to the wonders of our planet. Use this book to explore our world's fascinating habitat…
A science book about how we change to achieve what we need.