Ciclul rocilor pentru copii

Pmntul este o pat mic, care se nvrte n jurul soarelui prin spaiul infinit. Cu toate acestea, pentru noi, oamenii el este locul de natere al tuturor vieuitoarelor i patria omenirii. Prin urmare, Pmntul este cel mai important obiect ceresc, geologia fiind creat pentru studiul Pmntului." 

Prof. Yehuda Leo Picard

Fondator al Institutului tiinelor Pmntului

la Universitatea Ebraic din Ierusalim

i autor al studiului geologic al Israelului

Ciclul rocilor este unul dintre conceptele de baz n tiinele Pmntului modelnd suprafaa planetei noastre de miliarde de ani. n aceast carte, vei nva concepte cheie n tiinele Pmntului, spre exemplu, cum i unde se formeaz diferite tipuri de roci,cum sunt reciclate rocile pe suprafaa n continu schimbare a planetei noastre de mai bine de 4,5 miliarde de ani.

Suntem un cuplu de geologi i prinii norocoi ai unui copil extraordinar i curios. Avem un B.Sc. i un M.Sc. n tiinele Pmntului, geologie i tiinele mediului. Gal lucreaz la studii geologice, n timp ce Yoav studiaz pentru un doctorat n hidrologie. Am creat seria Pmntul pentru copii deoarece credem c introducerea conceptelor tiinifice la o vrst fraged este crucial pentru creterea copiilor inteligeni i curioi.

Traducere romn: Lucian Goldfarb, Dr. Aritina Haliuc

Have you ever wondered how can complex scientific topics be easily explained to your toddlers? Have you always wanted to help your children become broad-minded and intelligent people with a solid scientific understanding of the world? "The Earth for Toddlers" book series helps you communicate interesting and important topics from the various disciplines of Earth sciences that would help you and your kids understand how the biggest system we know functions - the Earth! What is the solid earth we live on made of? What makes the ocean's move? Why does climate change and how does the atmosphere actually "work"? How can continents move and why volcanoes erupt? How do we know the age of the Earth and the rocks it is made of? All these questions and more are explained and discussed in a simple and straight-forward approach that would make it crystal clear to you and your toddlers. In "The rock cycle for toddlers", we explain what are rocks and lay the foundations for the understanding of different types of rocks and their importance in shaping the solid Earth we live on. The rock cycle is one of the most basic topics in Earth sciences, which makes this book a must-have for every parent who wants his children to understand the most basic concepts of nature, as basic as gravity. The book was carefully designed to meet the scientific standards and is illustrated with exquisite and original artwork. It also comes with a lexicon at the end, for those of you who wish to get a more detailed explanation on the key...