Le meraviglie della Terra

Love the concept and content list of this book, as well as the layout and design. Particularly love the eco focus. I’m disappointed, though, in the inaccuracies or arguable inaccuracies. As an Australian who has spent decades researching our land and history, I was stunned at the considerable mistak Leggi tutto

Honestly such a beautiful book, the illustrations are incredible, and also just a great book for learning a little about the different eco systems of the world

The illustrations were beautiful. Loved reading about the various ecosystems in all the 7 continents on Earth with my son. I wish there was more information and more illustrations of animals and plants in the various ecosystems. It even had carbon, water, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles which was ama Leggi tutto

I listened to this on audio. I don’t think that was the optimal way to enjoy this book. I liked it, it just wasn’t a lot of new info or particularly inspiring.

The writing was dry, basic, short, and choppy, but it’s important to talk about climate change.

I used this book as a supplement for a unit on biomes and ecosystems, and as a break from our textbook for my son's environmental science class this last term. While it does a good job explaining concepts like the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, and has beautiful, interesting illustrations to show v Leggi tutto

As always, Rachel Ignotofsky's artwork is fantastic! I loved the way that the animals and places were illustrated in this, and how fascinating all the information was. It was a little heavier than I expected, though, since it really did talk about climate change and some of its pretty devastating ef Leggi tutto

I started this thinking that this would be so easy that it'd be a cheat for my reading challenge. Boy was I wrong. This "picture book" is jam-packed with info; gorgeous illustrations and approachable science. As an ecologist I appreciate how well-balanced and accurate the writing was in this book. P Leggi tutto

I listened to the audiobook version of this book; however, I would recommend actually reading the book. The content was interesting, but it sounded like a textbook was being read. When I picked out the book, I was hoping it would present the information in a more approachable format. A lot of the inf Leggi tutto

The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth is just as beautifully illustrated as Rachel Ignotofsky's previous efforts, if a little unclear on its target audience. The science is sound, but also pretty dense and text-heavy. This contrasts with the art, which is loose and colorful...and difficult to follow Leggi tutto