Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy Mcanulty
2017; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 71; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2017.0871
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
ResumoReviewed by: Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy Mcanulty Elizabeth Bush Mcanulty, Stacy Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years; illus. by David Litchfield. Holt, 2017 [34p] Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-250-10808-1 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-1-250-19791-7 $9.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 5-8 yrs Readers have, of course, already met our narrator; in fact, they may be aware of sitting or stepping on it at this very minute. The convivial Earth controls its own narrative here, sharing a little about its past and discussing its special (but not un-troubled) relationship with the humans it hosts. Third from the Sun among its seven planet siblings—"Pluto is more like the family pet"—Earth discusses its favorite activities: spinning, which takes a day to go around once, and circling the sun, which takes a year. It was born 4.54 million years ago, and it has been told it "was a hot mess. Explosive. Gassy! Very cranky." Chatty discourse highlights continental drift, vulcanism, ice ages, meteor collisions, dino extinctions, and interior structure in the kid-friendliest of terms, while Litchfield's expressive close-ups of personified Earth convey its concerns as well as its delights. Oversized font will entice emergent readers to read this solo, projecting an Earth voice to match its take on each issue at hand. Navigating the endnotes may require adult assistance, but added information on continents, planetary location, life forms (as well as a letter to alien visitors) are geared to a child audience. A list of adult resources is included. EB Copyright © 2017 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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