This book by Claire Watts, illustrated by Trevor Day and published by DK Publishing in 2006, is an ideal book to engage children in the Earth and the world around them. Disasters to children are exciting, larger than life dramatic events and this book covers a great variety from tsunamis to shipwrecks, volcanoes to earthquakes. The language is age-appropriate and it is illustrated with a great variety of pictures, maps, diagrams and other educational material.
This book is by Janice van Cleave and is a fantastic resource for fourth grade teachers. It's entertaining and educational with lots of easy experiments that teach kids about rocks and minerals, the weather, erosion, oceans, the atmosphere and more. Topics such as "What causes waves?" and "How are mountains formed?" are addressed in clear, simple terms, and backed up with practical and fun tests and experiments.
This book is by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon and was published by Orchard Books in 2007. It makes the concept of climate change and global warming as simple as possible and explains the science behind in terms kids can understand. The book is packed with visuals and will leave kids with an understanding of what they can do to make a practical difference.
This book by Diana Zike is for grades 3 to 6 and explains basic Earth Science concepts. It has fun, interesting topics such as "How to Create a Tsunami in Your Bathtub," "Make Your Own Fossils" and "Watch a Volcano Erupt." It's packed with dozens of enjoyable, easy activities that show kids all about planet Earth, the atmosphere, life on Earth and more.