The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems

This book is just perfect. It’s beautifully illustrated and engaging, the lay out of the information is clear and easy to follow. They could not have done a better job on this book. We’ll be using it in our homeschool lessons for many years.Highly recommend adding this book to your home library!

The media could not be loaded. Love, love this book. Bought this because we homeschool and have only used it a handful of times so far, was maybe more for me than the children... A lot of reading if you're kid is in elementary, but as a teacher or guide book for that age, it's awesome. Even if we didn't homeschool, I think I'd still have it sitting out to look through!

I have included a picture of the table of contents to show what ecosystems are listed.Likes:Biome map introductionBiome map of each continentA picture of the living things and how they interact in the ecosystemHighlights one animal from each ecosystemHighlights the biggest benefitsHighlights the greatest threatSome interesting facts related to the ecosystemGlossary termsHow we can helpPictures are beautifulTalks about cycles of natureCons:More like just a snapshotNot a ton of detail for many animalsIf you are conservative it does mention Big Bang theory and millions of yearsSome of the pictures with cycles can be slightly hard to follow for younger onesOverall I do like this book. I initially got it hoping it would be fun for the drawings for my third grader who loves to draw. I think the text is easy enough for her to possibly read on her own. We are homeschoolers and going through the ecosystems right now And like that this is concise enough to give her the general idea without overwhelming her. If your children are older and need more information for reports and assignments then I would likely recommend getting another type of book. This is more like snapshot of the ecosystems but is nice how it sorts all of them by continents.

This book is the beautiful educational peice you were looking for. I, for one, am hopeful it spawns multiple lines of supporting merchandise for those of us in the wildlife, science and educational field. We bought as a gift for our 1 year old but I’m not the least bit ashamed to say I plan on enjoying it myself until she’s able to handle the book herself. Looking forward to ecosystem bedtime stories!NOTE: When I preordered (also, this is the first book I was ever compelled to preorder) I was surprised to find a promotion happening where you register the preorder and you get a corresponding poster for free! I was so excited to hang in my little girl’s room. Unforunately, the poster arrived bent and creased with no way to contact the issuing company for return and reissue. So disappointing. The mishap isnt the result of the author and I didnt come out with anything less than I signed up for, but still saddened.

This book is absolutely beautiful! It has an amazing amount of information in it, and all is beautifully illustrated. Broken down into sections, each section begins with a map of each of the continents showing their respective biomes. Then several of the biomes for the continent are shown in more detail each with a two-page spread, first with an illustration of the basic food chain flora and fauna, then a description of the ecosystem and its inhabitants. Each ecosystem also includes its biggest benefit to the earth and the greatest threat its continued existence. But the book also includes so much more! From describing the flow of energy in ecosystems, what healthy ecosystems look like, the different cycles the make up our amazing earth - such as the water cycle, carbon cycle, phosphorus cycle - it even includes an illustrated gloassary. This book has so much, and I highly recommend it!

This is a delightful and easy to understand book that is well organized and presents the most important elements of ecology. It describes many ecosystems, their importance and how human activity is altering and even threatening their existence. It covers concepts like succession, various cycles in nature (water, oxygen, carbon, etc.), interactions between species and between species and their environments. Diagrams, illustrations, and a glossary are nice additions to the well-written text. This would be appropriate for middle and high school (as well as some advanced grade schoolers). I also think many adults would alsoenjoy this book and learn quite a bit about ecology and its importance to our lives. Very engaging and a fun read!

This is such a great resource for all ages when it comes to learning about our world. It has great information and illustrations!

Had interesting information in it about different biomes, but definitely not an all inclusive resource. A lot of biomes were left out.