The Science of the Earth: The Secrets of Our Planet Revealed (DK Secret World Encyclopedias)

Another masterpiece! Ten pounds of lovely photos, drawings and, best of all, explanations! This might be able to pry your kid away from the PC/phone obsession for an hour or two. All the DK books are heirloom quality. Priced like it, too, but after you get the books, you forget about the price.

Informative and beautiful. I love perusing through the book while I enjoy a cup of tea

My husband is a retired earth science teacher. He is often asked to explain geological features. I was looking for a book he would enjoy when I came across this one. I loved the images....they are amazing. He is excited to pick up new pieces of information or to see old ones demonstrated in such great images. Everyone that looks at it loves it and refers back to it over and over. It has become our coffee table book. But since my husband teaches these things we also understand it is accurate and educational. A great book for your own learning or a gift.. Even kids will like it as the pictures explain it all.

Bought this for my 86 year old father in law who used to be a geologist and he’s always talking about rocks and how he wishes he still had his college books. He really enjoyed this book and it kept him busy for days, and he’d show us stuff and talk about it. Good to keep his mind active. I found it interesting as well and I’m sure any kid interested in earth science would find it interesting and useful. It has great illustrations. Science books are getting harder to find.

Absolutely stunning! As a collector of Earth Science books I have many but this one is my favorite. It’s big and has some the best and most beautiful photography I’ve ever seen

The photos are gorgeous. The information provided in the book is absolutely wonderful. I was, however, disappointed to see the book is smaller than others in the “Secrets of…” Smithsonian books. The books in this series rely heavily on up-close photography and the large images are what make these books interesting/unique. Oh well.

Beautiful, thick book. Very happy with this purchase.

What you'd expect from a Smithsonian book, great pictures and loads of interesting info!

Compared to the previous books of the "The Science of..."-series this one is the weakest. It's smaller than the other books and the topics are less clearly explained. After reading a chapter, you dont feel like having too much of an understanding of the topic. I think that the explanations in the other installments of the series were more accessible. On its own the book is still very good, just a little bit of a let down in the context of the series.

The book came with a tiny dent in the binding. Otherwise beautiful book

The product received in damaged condition for the second time. Amazon and delivery partners need to be careful when delivering such excellent books which are heavy and call for special handling. This is not reflecting on the quality of the book which is a collector’s item.

I bought this for a gift and he loved it, Beautiful illustrations

This is a beautiful book, the images are just fantastic and the information on each of the images is easy to follow. I have bought this book for my grandson as he loves science, and has a great interest in nature and the earth. I’m sure he will find this book helpful with is science school work, and also love the images and find the information interesting.