How do fossils of fish reach the tops of mountains? The explanation of this and other natural phenomena is found in this lively introduction to the geology of mountains. Mountains can be created by the collision of tectonic plates, those massive slabs of rock so big they can carry continents and oceans on their backs. They can also be created by volcanic magma that spews from the Earth. The story of mountains is one of Planet Earth's great dramas. And it all began a billion years ago, when all the land on the earth was clustered into one continent that scientists call Rodinia.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Boyds Mills Press .

David L. Harrison is the author of more than fifty books and holds degrees in biology and parasitology. He lives in Springfield, Missouri. Cheryl Nathan is the illustrator of The Rain Forest Counts; Bugs and Beasties; and the other titles in the Earthworks series. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.