Madam How and Lady Why

by Charles Kingsley


Description:  Introduces children to geology through conversations about earthquakes, volcanoes, coral reefs, and so on.  Encourages children to wonder about the distinctive features of the landscape about them and how they came to be that way.


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Ages:  10-14
Length:  295 pages
Format:  Paperback, Ebook
Illustrations:  Black and white
Year published:  2006
ISBN:  978-1-59915-023-9
Genres:  Science and Technology, Geology

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Table of Contents

1. The Glen
2. Earthquakes 
3. Volcanos 
4. The Transformations of a Grain of Soil 
5. The Ice-Plough 
6. The True Fairy Tale 

7. The Chalk-Carts
8. Madam How's Two Grandsons 
9. The Coral-Reef 
10. Field and Wild 
11. The World's End 
12. Homeward Bound

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