Title: 100 Things To Know About Planet Earth
Author: Jerome Martin, Darran Stobbart, Alice James, and Tom Mumbray
Have you ever wanted to know interesting facts about the earth? Then read 100 Things to Know About Earth!
This book is about all kinds of unusual facts about the earth and land. It also has lots of information for adults and children.
There are lots of things I like about this book.
For example:
1. The world's biggest waterfall is an underwater waterfall. The Angel falls is the highest waterfall on land. But the Denmark Strait Cataract waterfall is actually the highest waterfall in the world. The Angel falls is 979 meters tall, but the Denmark Strait waterfall is 3.5 Km tall.
2. The oldest thing on earth is older than the earth itself. NWA11119 is a grapefruit sized meteor formed about 4.56 Billion years ago. Earth was formed about 4.54 years ago.
3. Africa is bigger... Or smaller... than Greenland depending on your map. In most maps, Greenland looks bigger than Africa. But Africa is actually 14 times bigger than Greenland. Because making a flat map of the earth is like peeling the curved surface of the ball - It just won't lie flat.
4. The Boring Billion, Was a billion years of nothing. Between 1.8 - 0.8 billion year ago, earth experienced a billion years of total stability. One scientist termed this time "the dullest time on earth - or the Boring Billion.
5. You don't need an umbrella to shelter from Phantom rain. When the air on the ground is especially warm, rain drops can evaporate as they fall, so they never reach the ground. Weather experts call this virga, but it is also known as Phantom Rain.
If I was to rate this book, I would give it 9 out of 10.
Thank you for your detailed review, Adrian! I agree, it is a great book to read! I like how you included some of the interesting facts from the book to support your opinion. I wonder why you decided to give 9 out of 10? why not 10 out of 10?
ReplyDeleteHi Adrian, wow what a great review! Firstly you have set it out in a logical way which makes it easy to read and secondly I like the way you shared some facts from the book - I hadn't thought of the boring billion and also had never heard of phantom rain! Mr Cox would have loved this book when he was a child and I am tempted to buy a copy for myself! Mahi pai Adrian!
ReplyDeleteKia ora Adrian, Books with lots of unusual facts are fascinating. Including examples in your review was a good idea...reminds me of a movie trailer. Helpful for people who are thinking about reading.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing,
Mrs Grant