How It Works: Book of Incredible Earth 3rd Revised Edition

How was the Earth was created? Why do flowers smell? How are caves formed? What causes earthquakes? The How It Works Book of Incredible Earth provides answers to all these questions and more as it takes you on a thrilling journey through everything you need to know about the world we live in. Covering the scientific explanations behind weather phenomena, plant life, extreme landscapes and volatile volcanoes, as well as the amazing creatures found throughout the animal kingdom, there is something for everyone to learn about and enjoy. Packed full of fascinating facts, gorgeous photographs and insightful diagrams, the Book of Incredible Earth will show you just how awe-inspiring our planet really is.

Everything you need to know about the world we live in

Incredible story of Earth
- Learn the fascinating history behind our amazing planet

50 amazing facts about weather
- We answer your burning questions about the incredible variety and awesome power of climactic phenomena

Earthquakes
- What causes these devastating natural hazards and what are we doing to predict and prepare for them?

The animal kingdom
- Find out why our family tree is a lot stranger than you might first think


Also inside...
- Where does acid rain come from?
- The smell of rain
- Cloud-spotting guide
- How deserts grow
- How do jet streams work?
- The sulphur cycle
- Cave weather
- Predicting the weather
- Lightning
- Firestorms
- How plants work
- Plant cell anatomy explained
- Why do flowers smell?
- What are orchids?
- How the Venus flytrap kills
- Why is poison ivy so irritating?
- The world's deadliest plants
- The world's biggest flower
- The life of an oak tree
- How do cacti live?
- How are plants cloned?
- How do air plants survive?
- Climbing plants explained
- Coffee plants
- Surviving extreme Earth
- Waterfall wonders
- The ever-changing Plitvice Lakes
- Antarctica explored
- How fjords form
- Glacier power
- Wonders of the Nile
- Subterranean rivers
- Marine habitats
- Hydrothermal vents
- The phosphorus cycle
- Petrified forests
- The lithosphere
- Super volcanoes
- What is lava?
- The eruption of Mount St Helens
- Cave creation
- Mountain formation
- The Grand Prismatic Spring
- Who opened the Door to Hell?
- How do crater lakes form?
- Geode geology
- How amber develops
- How is coal formed?
- What are fossils?
- Deadly sinkholes
- Shoaling versus schooling
- Amazing animal architects
- Deadly venom
- Amazing migration
- Nature's satnavs
- World's smartest animals
- The fearless honey badger
- Hibernation