Mizielinska,
Aleksanddra, and Mizielinski, Daniel. Under
Earth/Under Sea. Candlewick Press 2016 106p $35.00
ISBN 978-0-7636-8922-3
elem/ms Nonfiction E-BN
This book explores what
can be found below the surface of planet Earth, under the ground, and under the
oceans. Using fantastic and creative
illustrations, the authors peel away the layers of planet Earth. Exposed are
innumerable scientific, historical, cultural and industrial facts. Sixty-one
pages are dedicated to what is under the earth, while 45 pages are dedicated to
what is under water. The two sections meet at a double-page spread representing
the core of the planet. This format provides a unique opportunity for a way to
read this book. Rather than reading from the cover in, one may read the book
from the middle (the core) out to each book cover. It is quite fun to read the
book in this manner, and it would be the first thing I would mention to young
readers. To accentuate the depth of the layer being presented, the background
hue of each page ranges from the darkest to the lightest when the reader moves
from the planet’s core out to the surface; blues for water, and browns and
greens for earth. For any student interested in geography, history, or
cultures, this is an excellent overview. While written and published for
elementary and middle-school aged children, this is a book that people of all
ages will enjoy.
Summary: This book
explores what can be found below the surface of planet Earth, under the ground,
and under the oceans. Using fantastic
and creative illustrations, the authors peel away the layers of planet Earth.
Exposed are innumerable scientific, historical, cultural and industrial facts.
Earth (planet) —Lynn
Fisher
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