Earth's Crust

by Conrad J. Storad

Book Overview

This book introduces young readers to Earth's basic structure, then focuses in on the rocky outer layer called the crust. It describes the tectonic plates of which the crust is made, how plate movement makes mountains grow and causes earthquakes, how volcanoes form, and how new crust is made under the oceans.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822559447
• ISBN13: 9780822559443
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Lerner Publications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4