Earth, The Elements
Publication Information
Author:  Robbins, Ken	Illustrator:  Robbins, Ken (photo)
Title:  Earth, The Elements	Date:  1995
Publisher:  Henry Holt & Co.	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-8050-2294-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, reference
HSE Descriptor(s):    science
Summary:
The author illustrates different elements and places on earth with clear simple text and beautiful black and white photographs that have been colored by hand.
Teaching Ideas:
As a reference work, pages could be excerpted on specific topics: igneous rock, sedimentary rock, woodlands, grasslands, volcano. It could be used with Surtsey and Volcanoes in a unit on the evolution of the planet. In a totally different vein, it would make an interesting study on different types of photographic illustration: Seymour Simon uses a microscope in Star Walk; Children of the Dust Bowl (Stanley) and Kids at Work (Freedman) use archival material; The Block (Hughes) uses collage; Brown Angels (Myers) and Glorious Angels (Myers) use sepia tints. Cynthia Rylant uses Walker Evans's photographs in Something Permanent to stimulate poetry. http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/earth.html
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Art and Photography > photography Science > astronomy > earth Science > astronomy > planet Science > physical/earth science > rocks Science > physical/earth science > volcano

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