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How the Continents Move

Jan Leyssens author Joachim Sneyers illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Clavis Publishing

Published:26th Nov '20

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How the Continents Move cover

The second book in the Marvelous but True non-fiction series for children by Jan Leyssens and Joachim Sneyers! "A good introduction to the accomplishments of Marie Tharp for young readers. The information given hits the highlights of her mapping and discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and will lead those interested in geology and cartography to search for further reading. The illustrations are bright and engaging, and complement the text well." - April Gray In the early part of the twentieth century, the researcher Marie Tharp worked on a detailed map of the bottom of the ocean. And then she made a discovery—a chasm down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Could this discovery help prove the age-old theory that the continents on Earth move? The second book in a series about scientific wonder, now focusing on oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp! Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 and up. Guided Reading Level P

"This book had a series of stunning illustrations displayed alongside information about three key scientists who helped to develop the scientific theory: Abraham Ortels, Alfred Wegner, and Marie Tharp. Marie Tharp, as the scientist who theorized about the movement of the continental plates, is given more attention. The book celebrates Marie Tharp's work as a geologist and a cartographer and the years it took for her theories to be proved and accepted by others in her field of study and those in the wider community. In order to be even better, I would wish for some more scientific/geographical information and maps showing the continental plates and how they move to generate volcanoes and earthquakes. Lots of information but more a celebration of Marie Tharp and the history of the theory which is not what I'd initially expected from the front cover!" - Sophie B (educator) "I don't know at what age you're supposed to stop learning from books for the primary school attendee, but I haven't hit it yet, and this taught me a lot. I can barely believe, in fact, that people in the mid-1950s were denying continental drift – and so I knew very little about the female cartographer, and remote explorer of the oceans, Marie Tharp, and how she proved it by discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and how sub-aquatic troughs were further evidence of the tectonic plates' motions. This book presents all that in really good detail – I can't swear by the accuracy of the reproduced scientific notes, but on the whole, this is fine, and especially so for the target audience. We get an easy to follow format – every spread has a full-page image and art on the other page that only carries one simple paragraph, meaning this is more than readable. If evolution for the American Bible Belt, and, looking forward, vaccines for the Covidiots, were to get the same clarity, the same visual acuity, the same balance of detail, the world would be a better place. It doesn't quite nail the significance of Ms. Tharp's findings, but it sure is a success otherwise. A strong four stars." - The Book Bag "This is a perfect companion book to our homeschool. This is educational and pleasing to look at. The illustrations are well done with rich colors." - Arrow Reads

ISBN: 9781605375809

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

32 pages