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Silverstein, Alvin , Nunn, Laura Silverstein , Silverstein, Virginia

Plate Tectonics

64 pp. | Lerner/Twenty-first Century | December, 1998 | Library ISBN 0-7613-3225-1 $$23.40

(3) 4-6 Science Concepts series. These detailed discussions of two areas of the earth sciences are well-written and organized. Both start with the basic principles and underlying theories of their disciplines (energy in the atmosphere and plate tectonic theory) to place catastrophic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and storms in context. Color photographs and too-small diagrams accompany the texts. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford