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Earth’s shifting plates create growing, changing, majestic mountains.

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  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    22 November 2015

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Summary

29,028 feet tall and still growing!

Even though Mount Everest measures 29,028 feet high, it may be growing about two inches a year. A mountain might be thousands of feet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year. Mountains are created when the huge plates that make up the earth’s outer shell very slowly pull and push against one another. Read and find out about all the different kinds of mountains.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780062382030
ISBN-10:0062382039
Author:Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:22 November 2015
Weight:130g
Dimensions:5mm x 205mm x 182mm
Series:Lets-read-and-find-out Science Stage 2
Audience Age:4
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How Mountains Are Made by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld - ISBN: 9780062382030
205 × 182 mm
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A4
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Critics Review

“In this clear, concise presenta

“In this clear, concise presenta-tion, four children introduce the subject of mountain formation by taking a hike in their local community. The youngsters appear throughout the book, commenting in dialogue bubbles about specific facts, giving demonstrations of ways moun-tains change, or making humorous asides. They provide continuity and keep the tone light while information is relat-ed to explain why fossils of sea animals are found atop mountains, the various layers in the earth, why volcanoes form, and the effects of erosion. The text and il-lustrations work together well in this se-quential, well-organized book.” - School Library Journal (starred review)

About The Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books, including How Mountains Are Made, What Is the World Made Of?, What’s Alive?, and What Lives in a Shell? When she’s not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils in the laboratory for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, CA.

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