Extreme Earth

"Ripley's Twists" bring a fun, engaging and uniquely Ripley's approach to a whole range of topics, from the human body to space. Each title blends stunning full-colour photographs and illustrations with clear explanations and extraordinary facts that are guaranteed to inform and to entertain. In "Extreme Earth", you will find: key information - everything from shocking earthquakes to caves bigger than office blocks; intriguing bite-size facts - the Himalayas were formed about 45 million years ago; real-life stories - like the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, which killed over 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages in 1883, the eruption could be heard from over 4,500 miles away in Sri Lanka; 'Big word alert' glossaries - clear and straightforward explanations of difficult words such as 'precipitation'; and, stunning photographs and detailed diagrams.