Hardcover
Uncover Earth’s secrets: facts, wonders, and our planet’s future.

The Book of Planet Earth

Our World in 500+ Facts and Stories

$76.73

  • Hardcover

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    6 October 2026

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Summary

How much do clouds weigh? Why are there pink lakes? What is the ‘Ring of Fire’? And was Earth really formed from the body of an ice giant? Discover the answers to these questions and so much more!

Brimming with incredible facts about the extraordinary world around us, The Book of Planet Earth looks at how the world works, how people thought about Earth in the past and the challenges our home faces in the future.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781805700678
ISBN-10:1805700677
Author:Clive Gifford, Paul Boston
Publisher:Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:words & pictures
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:6 October 2026
Weight:880g
Dimensions:14mm x 250mm x 297mm
Audience Age:8-11
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B-Format
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A4
The Book of Planet Earth by Clive Gifford - ISBN: 9781805700678
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About The Author

Clive Gifford

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. His titles published by Ivy Kids include Eye Benders, winner of the 2014 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, and The Book of Comparisons, winner of the 2018 Sainsbury’s Children Book Award in the Learning and Development Category.

Paul Boston grew up in the English countryside and spent much of his time heading off into the fields and woods exploring and drawing pictures of the wildlife he found. Now, from his country hideaway in South Wales, Paul keeps himself busy illustrating books for young people on subjects including: inventions, airplanes, trains, string and anything else you care to mention.

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