The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Dorion, Christiane

How the World Works: A Hands-On Guide to Our Amazing Planet

20 pp. | Candlewick/Templar | February, 2010 | Library ISBN 978-0-7636-4801-5 $17.99

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Beverley Young. This pop-up guide to earth and life sciences touches on topics such as our planet in space, plate tectonics, weather, the water and carbon cycles, and food chains. Although the busy format provides little depth (and includes some oversimplification), the movable features are quite clever (e.g., a flipbook illustrating the formation of present-day continents) and the presentation will undoubtably draw readers in.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford