Author statements from t.p. verso.
Includes index.
Content Note
Our place in space : life on Earth -- Cracking up : a look inside -- Shocks and shakes : earthquakes -- Roof of the world : mighty mountains -- Violent eruptions : volcanoes -- Real hard : rocks and minerals -- Going underground : caves and mines -- Comfort blanket : the atmosphere -- Up in the air : wild weather -- Waterworld : ocean commotion -- Remarkable reefs : coral and the tropics -- On the edge : coastlines -- Cool waters : rivers, waterfalls, and lakes -- Rivers of ice : groovy glaciers -- Frozen wilderness : Polar regions -- Dry as a bone : deserts -- Pastures new : grasslands -- Wild woodlands : coniferous and temperate forests -- Steamy surroundings : tropical rainforests -- Earth in danger : time is running out.