Amazing Earth: The Most Incredible Places from Around the World

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An exhilarating guided tour around the most amazing places on Earth, perfect for young adventurers with big imaginations! Award-winning children's author Anita Ganeri takes curious kids who love learning to the most incredible locations in the world. This science book for kids includes breathtaking images and mind-blowing facts about our majestic home -- Earth! Turn the pages to discover natural wonders, stunning vistas and other jaw-dropping places from around the world. Inside the pages of this book about Earth, you'll discover: - Over 100 far-flung locations around the globe with areas so incredible you'll barely be able to believe they are real! - Illustrations that explain key natural phenomena and reveal exciting, in-depth details about some of the locations you'll explore. - A world map showing all the places together, and locator maps show where each site is in the world. - A foreword by Steve Backshall MBE - BAFTA and Emmy-winning English naturalist, explorer, philanthropist, author, and television presenter Mount Everest and the Eiffel Tower are two of the most famous places to see on earth, but what if we told you our planet has more to offer? From waterfalls that look like they are on fire to a cave filled with twinkling blue glow worms and a bright pink lake, explore the most unbelievable, unusual and incredible places on Earth! Beautiful, dazzling images and information explores why each place is unique. Delve into the science, geology, flora and fauna, as well as the historical or cultural significance of each of these natural wonders! It is perfect for children age 7 to cultivate a lifelong curiosity about the natural sciences and the wonders of the world around them. CONTENTS Foreword World Map Silfra Rift Chocolate Hills Trolltunga Ross Ice Shelf The Dead Sea Sea of Stars Giant’s Causeway Antelope Canyon Fly Geyser Grand Prismatic Spring Lake Natron Deadvlei and Sossusvlei Waitomo Glowworm Caves Great Blue Hole Valley of the Whales Zhangjiajie Mountains Lake Hillier Lake Baikal Singing Sand Dunes Tsingy de Bemaraha Salar de Uyuni Ha Long Bay Lençóis Maranhenses Meghalaya Root Bridges Wolfe Creek Crater Mount Roraima Ngorongoro Crater Valley of the Geysers Marble Caves (Cuevas de Mármol) Ban Gioc Waterfall Socotra Archipelago Smoking Hills Cenote Ik Kil Firefall Skeleton Coast Chinoike Jigoku Manjanggul Cave Pamukkale North Frisian Islands Glossary Index Acknowledgments