Horrible Geography Collection 10 Books Box Gift Set Pack by Anita Ganeri (Bloomin Rainforests, Cracking Coasts, Desperate Deserts, Earth-Shattering Earthquakes, Freaky Peaks, Monster Lakes etc)

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a b "Anita Ganeri". Children's Discovery Centre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 . Retrieved 17 January 2018.

From the publishers who brought you Horrible Histories and Horrible Science, leave the colouring pencils at home, as we take a trip through some Horrible Geography. This award-winning series is written by Royal Geographical Society member Anita Ganeri, and illustrated by Mike Phillips ( Horrible Histories: Gruesome Guides). For over twenty years Horrible Geography has taken the boring out of geological surveys, the dull out of drafting a map, and tedium out of tide tables. Knapp, Sandra (30 November 2000). "Horribly fun and dreadfully popular!". Nature. 408 (6812): 522. doi: 10.1038/35046165.

The Wild Islands for example has a full section about the Galapagos Islands that goes into detail about Charles Darwin and the Finches, including my daughter’s favourite bit a letter from him to his cousin from aboard HMS Beagle. Royal Scottish Geographical Society Honours Horrible Geography Author". PRLOG . Retrieved 17 January 2018.

At first, when the kids were little and we wanted to read a lot of books by different authors I never bought box sets. I bought individual books and may buy one by the same author a year or two later. Percy, Ted. "Evolve or Die; Odious Oceans; Violent Volcanoes". Books for Keeps. Books for Keeps . Retrieved 17 January 2018. It helps build vocabulary, I’m often stopped and asked what a word means or how to spell it. Research shows that hearing someone else speak, read aloud combined with doing is the best way to learn new facts and information. Reading alone takes in a huge amount, but speaking increases that and listening to it increases it further.Evil earthquakes that bury whole towns and shake the world's greatest cities to bits. It's your turn to be shaken up as you see how they work! Find out how to predict earthquakes, how scientists prepare for them.. and what really goes on under the Earth's crust when an earthquake hits. Hold tight! Freaky Peaks takes the intrepid young explorer on a thrilling tour of the tallest mountains - from Everest to Kilimanjaro - encountering many dangers along the way, including glaciers, yetis, and avalanches. Geography with the gritty bits left in! Where in the world can you: Spot sand dunes that bury whole villages? Discover some deadly desert wildlife? Follow in the footsteps of daring desert explorers?