Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates by Kathleen M Reilly

Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates by Kathleen M Reilly

The ground beneath your feet is solid, right? After all, how could we build houses and bridges if the land was moving all the time? Actually, the ground beneath us really is moving very slowly all the time In Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates: Discover What Happens When the Earth's Crust Moves, readers ages 9 through 12 learn what exactly is going on under the dirt.

When slowly drifting continents bump up against each other along fault lines we experience earthquakes, volcanoes, and tidal waves Mountains and trenches are visible results of the slow movement of the earth's crust, as tectonic plates create the landscape of our world over time.

With science-minded projects such as a homemade earthquake shake table and edible tectonic boundaries, this book makes the complex and fascinating topic of plate tectonics accessible for kids. Readers learn the geological reasons behind earthquakes and also practical ways of behaving in those types of natural disasters. Links to online primary sources and videos make concepts clear and encourage kids to maintain a healthy curiosity in the topic. Guided reading levels and Lexile measurements place this title with appropriate audiences.

Kathleen Reilly has written several books for Nomad Press, including Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself; The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works; Explore Weather and Climate! with 25 Projects; and Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects. She is an award-winning author of several other science books for kids and is a contributor to dozens of publications, including Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle, Family Fun, National Geographic Kids, and Parents. Kate lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Bryan Stone is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including Explore Night Science!, Explore Flight!, Explore Rivers and Ponds!, Explore Rocks and Minerals!, and Explore Electricity!. He lives in Hartland, Vermont.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781619304611
ISBN 10	1619304619
Title	Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates
Author	Kathleen M Reilly
Series	Build It Yourself
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Nomad Press
Year published	2017-01-10
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.