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144 pp.
| Chelsea |
April, 2008 |
LibraryISBN 978-0-8160-5918-8$35.00
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YAExtreme Earth series.
Each book's ten case studies include in-depth explanations of the featured landforms. They also go beyond to cover the relationships among land, humans, and other living things, giving a comprehensive treatment (though the complex terminology and concepts may be too difficult for all but the most advanced students). Numerous black-and-white diagrams and photographs are supplemented by each book's eight-page color-photo insert. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Extreme Earth titles: Deserts and Mountains.