Discovering the wonders of our world 
/ editor, Noel Buchanan ; art editor, Joanna Walker 
 - First edition 
 - 456 pages :  color illustrations, maps 
<br/><br/> At head of title: Reader's Digest.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The world's greatest natural wonders: Africa Europe Middle East and Asia Australia New Zealand and the Pacific North America South Africa Antarctica Forces that shape the earth: The forces that shape the Earth Why the continents are drifting across the globe The fiery, active youth of volcanoes Volcanoes in old age The cracks where the Earth divides Lurching rocks that can wreak terrible destruction The violent birth of mountains Sun and gravity : forces of erosion Limestone country : land of caves and dry valleys Coasts : where land and sea battle for supremacy How rivers carve patters in the land The brief lives of lakes The awesome power of glaciers to sculpt the landscape Deserts : changing landscapes sandblasted by the world Oceans of drifting sand Features: Venturing "beyond the garden gate" Patterns of toil and husbandry Accepting a challenge from nature Landscape in the eye of the beholder Powerful backdrops for screen drama Awesome monuments to lost empires 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0276421086 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural history<br/>Natural monuments
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>508