Older Than Dirt: A Wild But True History of Earth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780544805033)

Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it all started with a BIG BANG and what began as a cloud of gas, dust, and rock eventually took shape and bloomed into a molten sphere. Battered by asteroid collisions, ice ages, and shifting tectonic plates, our fledgling planet finally pushed forth continents. But if you think the earth has calmed down since then--think again Geological activity continues to sculpt the earth's landscape, sometimes with terrible consequences for its inhabitants: earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.

In this one-of-a-kind, wild, but true history of Earth, the Sibert Honor medalist Don Brown takes on big concepts with humor and ease.

Author: Don Brown, Michael Perfit
ISBN-10: 0544805038
ISBN-13: 9780544805033
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2017
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.50h x 7.00w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 191050 / Older Than Dirt: A Wild But True History of Earth


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2017
Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 46
Publishers Weekly 07/17/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 96
Shelf Awareness 12/26/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 189 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Don Brown is the award-winning author and illustrator of many picture book biographies and graphic novels. He lives in New York.

Dr. Michael Perfit is professor and chair of geological sciences at the University of Florida, and he has authored or coauthored more than one hundred peer-reviewed technical papers and articles in scientific publications.