Most importantly of all Williams’ use of fun as a tool for learning makes this a valuable way of teaching by stealth. We often get asked about books to support the ‘Awesome Earth’ or ‘Natural Disasters’ topics for KS2 and we think we may have just found the perfect one. The final chapter, climate change is particularly relevant and important for children to lean about and begin to understand form an early age. Through the mix of illustrated characters, landscapes and scientific diagrams I think we got the balance just right. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use.

I particularly liked how the book relates the extreme events to situations children will be able to envisage in real life and to relate to. The clear and concise explanations are suitable for upper KS2 independent reading, and group reading in years 3-6. Tsunamis are brought to life through their effects on sea life, their typical locations, and a useful quick-guide on what to do if you get caught in one. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.Throughout history, humans have rebuilt settlements destroyed by earthquakes, so that today as many as 60 of the world’s largest cities lie in areas of major seismic activity. Today we talk to Sophie Williams and Robin Jacobs about volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and how they worked together to create their brand-new, engaging geography book EARTH-SHATTERING EVENTS, which manages to be accessible, fun and informative! Books for Topics Featuring clear information about a comprehensive range of events, this colourful and fascinating guide is a real eye-opener.

The book is perfect for complete coverage of the content domain and curriculum objectives for LKS2 given the inclusion of myths, idioms and other information to support the core subject-matter.Informative, accessible illustrations by Sophie Williams make this so much more than your standard geography book. Earth-Shattering Events seeks to understand exactly how humans and earthquakes have interacted, not only in the short term but also in the long perspective of history. With provocative insight, Walls charts the centuries-long uneasy tension between the walled and unwalled, showing that walls profoundly shape the human psyche. BookTrustAn atlas of the most extreme meteorological and geological disasters that nature has to offer! Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.

ROBIN: I think it’s very important to teach children to respect our planet, and having a sense of the power of nature could be a good launchpad from which to talk about other environmental issues. A multi-layered book to be explored again and again, with extra material including a glossary of terms, a timeline of key thinkers, and an index of themes .

Why not have a look at our magazines for children and teenagers and our STEM games and resources page. A real strength of the book is how highly visual the design is, with appealing diagrams, large illustrations, maps and charts contributing greatly to the reader’s understanding of each topic. The consistent format and style throughout the book will give pupils and teachers ideas on how to present their work. Today, seismologists can monitor the vibration of the planet second by second and the movement of tectonic plates millimetre by millimetre. I have a degree in earth sciences, but even I found some of the scientific explanations hard to wrap my head around.

Earth-Shattering Events is anything but a light touch, providing fascinating insights into areas of science that aren't often covered in such exquisite detail in natural history books. The what to do if you are caught in an avalanche page, how to survive a blizzard and how to spot an impending tsunami will all draw in the young reader. This brilliant book around natural phenomena - sometimes causing natural disasters on mass-scale - is fascinating and slightly sobering in equal measures: the geography and physics of tsunamis, volcanoes, blizzards, earthquakes and a whole plethora of other ways that mother nature will, from time-to-time, show who’s boss are all covered. Each section of the book describes a different phenomenon, gives the different types – for instance, there are two different types of avalanche, with wet and dry snow – and looks at examples of the biggest and worst ones recorded.Take a look at our full range of books for more stories to add to your child's reading routine here. We humans take our domination of the planet for granted, but sometimes nature reminds us that this is an illusion.