Question of Geography: Why Don't Bees Freeze in the Arctic? and other questions about biomes
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Biografisk notat
Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.ukA fun, quirky geography series that tackles the questions other books are afraid to ask!
Do yeti crabs live up mountains? How does a leaf know it's autumn? And are there really plants that eat POO?!
Find out the answers to all these questions and much more in A Question of Geography: Biomes!
With an engaging question and answer format, these books draw kids into geography in a fun way. Each book features one question per spread with a clear explanation to follow, maps, photos and fun and humorous illustrations. The quirky questions are designed to range from those that children will often ask to things they may never have thought of, but will still be keen to know the answer to.
Perfect reading for curious young geographers aged 8 and up.
Titles in the series:
A Question of Geography: What Makes Land Wobble? and other questions about earthquakes
A Question of Geography: Do Tigers Live in the Taiga? and other questions about biomes
A Question of Geography: Can a Mountain Really Grow?: and other questions about mountains
A Question of Geography: How Can it Rain Fish?: and other questions about weather
A Question of Geography: Can a River Just Vanish?: and other questions about rivers
A Question of Geography: Why is a Volcano Selfie a Bad Idea?: and other questions about volcanoes
A Question of Geography: What Makes a Mega City Mega?: and other questions about settlements
A Question of Geography: How Can a Tree Turn into Rock?: and other questions about natural resources
- 1: What on Earth is a biome?
- 2: Which is the grandaddy of all deserts?
- 3: Why don’t bees freeze in the Arctic?
- 4: Which rainforest plants are a bit … clingy?
- 5: Do yeti crabs live up mountains?
- 6: How does a leaf know it’s autumn?
- 7: Why is a giraffe’s neck soooo long?
- 8: Are there plants that really eat poo?
- 9: Which bird enjoys two summers a year?
- 10: Which animal doesn’t drink for ten years?
- 11: Which animal is rock-hard?
- 12: Who clears up a forest’s rubbish?
- 13: Quick-fire questions
- 14: Glossary / Further reading
- 15: Index