Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Title: Look now : the world in facts, stats, and graphics / written by Joe Fullman [and others]. Publisher, Date: London ; New York : DK Pub., 2010. Description: 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm Summary: An illustrated overview of the physical world that uses infographics and provides facts and information on the connections between the Earth, people, power, and industry. Target Audience Note: Ages 8-17. Subjects: Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries. Other Author: Fullman, Joe. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Earth -- Earth in science -- Story of Earth -- Planet Earth -- Plate tectonics -- Mountains -- Quakes and shakes -- Volcanoes -- Rock cycle -- Water Cycle -- Rivers -- Ocean depths -- Island formation -- Weather -- Natural disasters -- Life on the land -- Food webs -- Record breakers -- Under threat -- Six degrees of change -- The world in one day: Earth -- People -- How many people on the planet? -- City populations -- Changing populations -- How long do you have? -- Ways to go -- Disease and health care -- Water -- Hunger -- Food waste -- Globesity -- Daily diets -- Look who's talking -- Mind your manners! -- Tribal peoples -- Beliefs and believers -- The big six -- The gender gap -- Happy families -- Childhood -- School days -- Work -- The teenage day -- Celebrations -- Wh's happiest? -- People and their pets -- The world in one day: people -- Power -- Countries and flags -- All change -- Biggest and smallest -- Political systems -- United States of America -- China -- International Alliances -- European Union -- United Nations -- War and terrorism -- Explosive budgets -- Far from home -- Human Rights -- Crime -- Punishment -- Surveillance -- Big business -- Making money -- Wealth of nations -- Inequality -- Balancing the books -- The world in one day: Power -- Industry -- World market -- Japanomics -- Energy resources -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energy -- Nuclear energy -- Industry -- Land use -- Reaching for the sky -- Forests -- Farming -- Cocoa and chocolate -- Fishy business -- Mining -- Diamonds -- Making the modern world -- Robots -- At your service! -- Shop 'til you drop -- Advertising -- Human impact -- The world in one day: industry -- Connections -- On the move -- Up and away! -- Shipping and ports -- Tourism and travel -- In the mail -- Internet -- Online crime -- Sports watch -- Movie magic -- Media -- Telephone networks -- Satellites -- International Space Station -- Global opposites -- The world in one day: connections -- Our world in the Future -- Reference -- World map -- Afghanistan-Brunei -- Bulgaria-Dominican Republic -- East Timor-Hungary -- Iceland-Lithuania -- Luxembourg-New Zealand -- Nicaragua-Sao Tome -- Saudi Arabia-Togo -- Tonga-Zimbabwe -- Data Sources -- Index. Web Site: Publisher description LCCN: 2010282456 ISBN: 9781553631491 1553631498 9780756662868 0756662869 Other Number: 645352937 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 273723 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 031 Look now Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
