The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Channing, Margot

Planet Earth

32 pp. | Book House | August, 2014 | Library ISBN 978-1-904642-69-5 $28.50

(4) 4-6 Closer Look At series. Illustrated by Gerald Wood. In an odd approach to the subject, this overview takes a random from-the-top-down approach. Starting with mountains and moving to soil and the animals that burrow in it, the book then veers into a discussion of sewers, underground trains, and mines, before returning to the earth's geological layers. Each double-page spread contains several facts, along with color illustrations and photographs. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford