How to make a planet
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide to building the Earth
By: written by Scott Forbes ; illustrated by Jean Camden
Contributors: Camden, Jean, illustrator
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781894786881
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Geowissenschaften; Earth sciences; Planet; Englisch; Sciences de la terre; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences; Juvenile literature; Jugendbuch; Kosmologie
Description: "As you read these pages, you'll speed through the 13.7 billion years that went into making the incredible, life-sustaining, one-in-a-billion planet we call home. You'll also learn about some of the amazing stuff that came about along the way: exploding supergiant stars, gassy planet burps, massive millipedes, ferocious dinosaurs and even a meteoric extinction. Are your ready? Let's get cooking!"--The publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.

Originally published: Sydney : WeldonOwen, ©2012.

Accelerated Reader 6.7.

A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Table of contents: title: So, you want to make a planet?; title: Way to go!; title: Step 1: begin with a bang!; title: Step 2: start your clocks; title: Step 3: bring on the stars; title: Step 4: whip up some planets; title: Step 5: bake to perfection; title: Step 6: add a little atmosphere; title: Step 7: shift and shape; title: Step 8: check for signs of life; title: Step 9: apply the finishing touches; title: Step 10: Care for your planet; title: Amazing facts.