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Caves (Extreme Earth)
Jeanne K Hanson
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Description for Caves (Extreme Earth)
Hardcover. An introduction to the world's most fascinating caves. This work explores every nook and cranny of these nature-made creations, including lava caves, sea caves, and glacial caves, from Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, to the amazing Paleolithic paintings of Lascaux, to Fingal's Cave of Scotland, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Series: Extreme Earth S. Num Pages: 142 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YQG. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
Here is a captivating new introduction to the world's most fascinating caves. ""Caves"" explores every nook and cranny of these nature-made creations, including lava caves, sea caves, and glacial caves, from Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, to the amazing Paleolithic paintings of Lascaux, to Fingal's Cave of Scotland, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Engrossing facts about the geologic origins of these underground voids, their astonishing speleothems, or formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites, and the microscopic extremophile organisms that dwell within are enhanced by exciting full-color and black-and-white images and a wealth of other educational resources for further exploration. ""In the Field"" ... Read more
Here is a captivating new introduction to the world's most fascinating caves. ""Caves"" explores every nook and cranny of these nature-made creations, including lava caves, sea caves, and glacial caves, from Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, to the amazing Paleolithic paintings of Lascaux, to Fingal's Cave of Scotland, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Engrossing facts about the geologic origins of these underground voids, their astonishing speleothems, or formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites, and the microscopic extremophile organisms that dwell within are enhanced by exciting full-color and black-and-white images and a wealth of other educational resources for further exploration. ""In the Field"" ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
Series
Extreme Earth S.
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816059171
SKU
V9780816059171
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