【图书简介】 Inside you'll find the answers to hundreds of fascinating questions about everything, including earth and space, dinosaurs and prehistoric life, plants and animals, the human body, world history, people.and places, and science and technology.Over 340 fascinating questions and answersGlossary and IndexOver 200 photographsMore than 250 illustrations, cutaway diagrams and cartoons-读书网|DuShu.com
【本书目录】 EARTH AND SPACE The Big Bang The Sun The Solar System The rocky planets The gas planets Asteroids, comets, and meteors The Moon Discovering space Our Earth Volcanoes and earthguakes Mountains and valleys Shaping the Earth The Earth's atmosphere Weather and climate DINOSAURS AND PREHISTORIC LIFE Record in the rocks The beginning of life Underwater life Prehistoric fish Giant forests and insects The first four-legged animals Rise of the reptiles Dawn of the dinosaurs Dinosaur rule The last dinosaurs Early birds The rise of mammals Giant grazers From apes to humans PLANTS AND ANIMALS Types of living things Feeding and living Habitats of the world Grassland homes Surviving in a desert In the rain forest Woodland life Mountain life Life in the freezer Wetlands and lakes Living in rivers Coasts and coral reefs Ocean life Animals under threat THE HUMAN BODY Skin, nails, and hair The skeleton Muscles and movement The brain Eyes and sight Ears, hearing, and balance. Breathing, talking,and smelling Heart and blood Getting sick Taste and eating Vital organs A new life Growing up Keeping healthy WORLD HISTORY PEOPLE ADN PLACES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARY INDEX