Read The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems Rachel Ignotofsky 9780399580413 Books

Product details Hardcover 128 pages Publisher Ten Speed Press (September 18, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 0399580417

The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems Rachel Ignotofsky 9780399580413 Books Reviews

• This book is the beautiful educational peice you were looking for. I, for one, am hopeful it spawns multiple lines of supporting merchandise for those of us in the wildlife, science and educational field. We bought as a gift for our 1 year old but I’m not the least bit ashamed to say I plan on enjoying it myself until she’s able to handle the book herself. Looking forward to ecosystem bedtime stories!
  
  NOTE When I preordered (also, this is the first book I was ever compelled to preorder) I was surprised to find a promotion happening where you register the preorder and you get a corresponding poster for free! I was so excited to hang in my little girl’s room. Unforunately, the poster arrived bent and creased with no way to contact the issuing company for return and reissue. So disappointing. The mishap isnt the result of the author and I didnt come out with anything less than I signed up for, but still saddened.
• I love this book. The illustrations are gorgeous. There are little quippy jokes mixed in with well-researched information about ecosystems, animal behavior, trophic systems, anthropogenic impacts, and more. As a person currently applying to Master’s programs in ecology, I highly recommend this book. It’s a fun way to remind yourself of the basis of ecosystem science, but more that that, it’s a fantastic way to introduce kids to ecology!
• This book is absolutely beautiful! It has an amazing amount of information in it, and all is beautifully illustrated. Broken down into sections, each section begins with a map of each of the continents showing their respective biomes. Then several of the biomes for the continent are shown in more detail each with a two-page spread, first with an illustration of the basic food chain flora and fauna, then a description of the ecosystem and its inhabitants. Each ecosystem also includes its biggest benefit to the earth and the greatest threat its continued existence. But the book also includes so much more! From describing the flow of energy in ecosystems, what healthy ecosystems look like, the different cycles the make up our amazing earth - such as the water cycle, carbon cycle, phosphorus cycle - it even includes an illustrated gloassary. This book has so much, and I highly recommend it!
• I have included a picture of the table of contents to show what ecosystems are listed.
  
  Likes
  Biome map introduction
  Biome map of each continent
  A picture of the living things and how they interact in the ecosystem
  Highlights one animal from each ecosystem
  Highlights the biggest benefits
  Highlights the greatest threat
  Some interesting facts related to the ecosystem
  Glossary terms
  How we can help
  Pictures are beautiful
  Talks about cycles of nature
  
  Cons
  More like just a snapshot
  Not a ton of detail for many animals
  If you are conservative it does mention Big Bang theory and millions of years
  Some of the pictures with cycles can be slightly hard to follow for younger ones
  
  Overall I do like this book. I initially got it hoping it would be fun for the drawings for my third grader who loves to draw. I think the text is easy enough for her to possibly read on her own. We are homeschoolers and going through the ecosystems right now And like that this is concise enough to give her the general idea without overwhelming her. If your children are older and need more information for reports and assignments then I would likely recommend getting another type of book. This is more like snapshot of the ecosystems but is nice how it sorts all of them by continents.
• Awesome artwork. Love books that use amazing art to help learn about things that other books often present in rather dry ways.
• My granddaughter is a big fan of this book and particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the various ecosystems.
• This is a great book for children and adults to learn and relearn about our world. I wish I had this when I were a child. The author did a wonderful job with the illustrations and concepts. I plan on buying more for family members.
• Love this book! I love all her books actually. She is ready to teach young minds science and especially the girls of our future!!