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How to make a planet : a step-by-step guide to building the Earth  Cover Image Book Book

How to make a planet : a step-by-step guide to building the Earth

Forbes, Scott (author.). Camden, Jean, (illustrator.).

Summary: As you read these pages, you'll speed through the 13.7 billion years that went into making the incredible, life-sustaining, one-in-a-billion planet we call home. You'll also learn about some of the amazing stuff that came about along the way: exploding supergiant stars, gassy planet burps, massive millipedes, ferocious dinosaurs and even a meteoric extinction. Are your ready? Let's get cooking!

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781894786881 (bound) :
  • ISBN: 1894786882 (bound)
  • Physical Description: print
    64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: Kids Can Press edition
  • Publisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Sydney : WeldonOwen, ©2012.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: So, you want to make a planet? -- Way to go! -- Step 1: begin with a bang! -- Step 2: start your clocks -- Step 3: bring on the stars -- Step 4: whip up some planets -- Step 5: bake to perfection -- Step 6: add a little atmosphere -- Step 7: shift and shape -- Step 8: check for signs of life -- Step 9: apply the finishing touches -- Step 10: Care for your planet -- Amazing facts.
Subject: Earth sciences -- Juvenile literature

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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Prince Rupert Library J 550 Forb (Text) 33294001901412 Juvenile Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: As you read these pages, you'll speed through the 13.7 billion years that went into making the incredible, life-sustaining, one-in-a-billion planet we call home. You'll also learn about some of the amazing stuff that came about along the way: exploding supergiant stars, gassy planet burps, massive millipedes, ferocious dinosaurs and even a meteoric extinction. Are your ready? Let's get cooking!

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