Bibliograph

Trapped on the rock, can science save your life?, Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Leighton Noyes

Type

Label

Trapped on the rock, can science save your life?, Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Leighton Noyes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-11

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Trapped on the rock

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

864750231

Responsibility statement

Gerry Bailey & Felicia Law ; illustrated by Leighton Noyes

Series statement

Science to the rescue

Sub title

can science save your life?

Summary

"Separated from his science team on a mountain after a landslide, Joe is in no hurry to get back. The slide has carried a wealth of fossils with it for him to study! Joe examines these and the mountain terrain to learn how the mountains formed and figure out how old they are."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction to Joe's story -- What is a mountain? -- Tectonic plates -- Different shapes -- Layers in the rock -- Erosion -- Fossils on the mountain -- Crumple and crack -- Mountain animals -- In the cave-dripped shapes -- Fly like an eagle -- How do birds fly? -- Downhill flow-gravity -- Mountain people -- A Sherpa guide -- Why is Joe there? -- Carbon dating

Target audience

juvenile

Classification