How Mountains Are Made

Packed with diagrams and maps, this simple and engaging first look at earth science describes plate tectonic theory –– how the continents rest on slow moving plates –– and how the forces of nature sculpt our world. Zoehfeld presents plenty of good basic information...colorful illustrations add appeal.—K. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1995 (NSTA/CBC)Author Biography: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld has written many books for children, including How Mountains Are Made, What Is the World Made Of?, and What Lives in a Shell? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Ms. Zoehfeld lives in Norwalk, CT.Lucia Washburn's first book for young readers was Look to the North by Jean Craighead George. She lives in Petaluma, CA.