Dig to the Centre of the Earth: An explorer's guide to the world beneath our feet

Awards:   Runner-up for Kay award2 2019 (Afghanistan) Winner of Kay award 2020 (United Arab Emirates)
Author:   Dougal Jerram
Publisher:   Welbeck Publishing Group
ISBN:  

9781783125098


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   14 November 2019
Recommended Age:   From 8 years
Format:   Hardback
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Dig to the Centre of the Earth: An explorer's guide to the world beneath our feet


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  • Runner-up for Kay award2 2019 (Afghanistan)
  • Winner of Kay award 2020 (United Arab Emirates)

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You are about to embark on a truly epic adventure. You are going to dig to the centre of the Earth. But you are going to need more than a spade for this mammoth task. Experience the sights of the crust with its hoard of fossils, diamonds and crystal caves. Surf the mantle and watch out for hidden magma chambers. Be the first to arrive at the core and discover what it feels like to be at the heart of the planet we call home. Written as an explorer's guide and packed with scientific facts about the stuff beneath our feet, this book is guaranteed to inspire any young scientist. Your mission plan: meet the GeoPod - your mission vehicle. Use the GeoPod to analyse rocks to discover how old they are and what they tell you about Earth's history. Discover the basic Earth vital stats you need to know before you star your journey. Stay on earthquake alert - find out about the world's plates, seismic waves and earthquake zones. Start your journey from space and learn about the key layers in the Earth's atmosphere. From here you have two entry points to the centre: down the throat of a volcano to get to the Earth's mantle, or down through the sea to get to the Earth's crust. Here's where you'll get to tour the Earth's crust - learn about plate boundaries and underwater ocean ridges, discover caves, geysers and go fossil hunting! Going deeper: tick off the top three underground experiences in the lithosphere before heading into the magma. This is known as the mantle layer, watch out for Magma chambers! Here you can surf the mantle and find out where the Earth's hotspots are. Then enter the outer core - as you get closer to the centre, you can learn about the Earth's magnetic field; As you approach the inner core you can find out what it's made of, and read some other theories about what's at the centre of the Earth. Mission accomplished: You made it! How was your trip? Here's some tips for your return journey, and some extra information to keep you going.

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Author:   Dougal Jerram
Publisher:   Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint:   Carlton Kids
ISBN:  

9781783125098


ISBN 10:   1783125098
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   14 November 2019
Recommended Age:   From 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix His Importance ix A Maniacal Epistolographer x Completeness xi Annotations xi Transliteration xi Acknowledgments xii Chronology xvii The Letters ChapterI: At Law School in Athens 1902Letters 1 1903Letters 10 1904Letters 18 1905Letters 24 1906Letters 30 1907Letters 34 ChapterII: Pursuing Graduate Studies in Paris 1907Letters, continued 37 1908Letters 38 ChapterIII: Politically Active in Greece 1909Letters 46 1911Letters 48 1912Letters 50 1913Letters 55 1914Letters 56 1915Letters 61 1917Letters 66 1918Letters 72 1919Letters 78 1920Letters 82 ChapterIV: Fleeing Greece; Resident in Austria, Germany, Italy 1922Letters 84 1923Letters 141 1924Letters 191 ChapterV: * Meets Eleni Samiou; Begins Odyssey; Divorces Galatea; Travels to Soviet Union 1924Letters, continued 206 1925Letters 215 1926Letters 231 1927Letters 245 ChapterVI: Resident Almost Eighteen Months in the Soviet Union 1927Letters, continued 272 1928Letters 291 1929Letters 323 ChapterVII: Trying to Make a Career Outside of Greece, Especially in Spain 1929Letters, continued 349 1930Letters 368 1931Letters 385 1932Letters 409 1933Letters 439 ChapterVIII: Back in Greece, Having Failed Elsewhere; Traveling in Far East; Odyssey Completed and Published; Visit to England 1933Letters, continued 460 1934Letters 476 1935Letters 480 1936Letters 495 1937Letters 501 1938Letters 510 1939Letters 516 1940Letters 529 ChapterIX: Confined to Aegina during the German Occupation; Writes Zorba and Many Plays; Begins to Translate Homer's Iliad 1941Letters 537 1942Letters 545 1943Letters 559 1944Letters 590 ChapterX: In Athens during Round Two of the Civil War; Resolves to Help Liberated Greece via Political Action; Briefly a Cabinet Minister; Marries Eleni Samiou 1944Letters, continued 600 1945Letters 600 1946Letters 609 ChapterXI : Final Exile: Resides Briefly in England, Then in France; Writes Final Novels and Plays; Travels to China 1946Letters, continued 615 1947Letters 632 1948Letters 657 1949Letters 676 1950Letters 689 1951Letters 709 1952Letters 727 1953Letters 742 1954Letters 747 1955Letters 772 1956Letters 808 1957Letters 833 References Cited 853 Index 859

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Dougal Jerram is the director of DougalEARTH Ltd., and holds a Professor II research position at the Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics at the University of Oslo. He is known as 'Dr Volcano' from his appearances on the BBC, and he has published extensively in scientific journals, and has written the popular Introducing Volcanology: A Guide to Hot Rocks.

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