cover image Our Planet Earth

Our Planet Earth

Giovanni Caviezel. Barron's Educational Series, $8.95 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-7641-5750-9

With Earth Day approaching (April 22), these environmentally friendly titles provide some education and inspiration. Readers delve into the history and ecology of our world in Our Planet Earth by Giovanni Caviezel, illus. by Roberta Pagnoni. This globe-shaped book, composed of eight thick die-cut pages that sandwich mini-books in between, explains how the earth was formed and developed, plus shows how the earth's rotation causes night and day, and its revolution around the sun creates the seasons. Other concepts explored include the water cycle, tectonics, climate zones and an overview of continents and nations. Accessible illustrations incorporate children (and a recurrent seagull) to help elucidate the scientific ideas.