Mountains

A wonderful book on Mountains. What makes them special. There uniqueness in their setting. Also the wildlife and creatures that can be found in those habitats.
A very informative book with lovely pictures to go along side. My only criticism would be that I would have liked to see some photographs to give even more detail alongside the illustrations.

For children fascinated with #mountains, this book is a great resource. The title introduces some of the largest mountain chains on Earth (Himalayas, Andes, Alps..) at the same time introduces the peaks and familiar landmarks. Flora and fauna are also introduced in the context. The aesthetic beauty, geological phenomenon, and the mountain landmarks have all been introduced in a wonderful manner. Text is simple and informative, and pictures are artistic and realistic. This is a good book for kids who love #nature, #volcano, mountain climbing, #animals, #travel.

I love this straightforward, informative and easy to follow book on mountains of the world. We learn the two main types - upthrust or fold mountains and volcanic mountains. Then we're given plenty of examples of each and we visit their higher and lower slopes, seeing what if anything lives in these areas. Not much lives on the top of Mt Everest, so here we learn about glaciers and crevasses. Elsewhere we learn about mountain lions and small birds, lizards and butterflies.
At the end is a map of the world showing the locations we've visited.

The author Charlotte Guillain tells us she grew up in a place with no mountains - her surname sounds Dutch, and the Netherlands is a delta. The illustrations by Chris Madden are relatively simple graphics but full of colour and movement (and kids will be daring one another to touch the jumping spider). This wonderful exploration of mountains and their habitats won't be enough for many young readers, who will want to add to the list with Vesuvius, the Southern Alps, Appalachians and many more. Which, of course, is exactly what we'd want.

I would recommend the book for readers eight to twelve years old, or younger if an adult is reading with them and helping them pronounce new words. I certainly learnt something from the read, so in a sense there is no upper age limit. Enjoy!

I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

This book is beautiful as well as informative. I think it is incredibly well done and will reach a range of ages, but mostly elementary age. I think the illustrations give life to a topic that may not always be interesting to every child. This book would be a great addition to classrooms and homes and is a great science resource.

A great addition to any elementary school library, Mountains is an informative text with beautiful illustrations. Perfect for the non-fiction enthusiast or as a supportive text for a unit on mountains (or biomes). Overall, captivating, visually pleasing, and a great information text. Ages 5-10

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this advance copy.

This is a wonderful nonfiction picture book. Informative, but not so wordy that younger kids will lose interest.

The illustrations are amazing. I would seriously hang some of them in my home.

This is an interesting look at mountains around the world, how they formed, their physical features, and the animals that live there. The language is varied and descriptive, and definitely worth a close look.. Here is an example:”Slowly and steadily, these towering crags continued to rise as the Earth’s plates clashed and pushed the rock ever upward.” What I missed seeing was a clearly labeled map showing where these mountains are located. There is a map at the end of the book, but it is not labeled. Coming soon?

It's unfortunate to be reviewing this when a soldier is missing, not many miles from here at Fort Hood, who shares a very similar last name to the author. The book though is nothing to do with the military. It takes an interesting idea and runs with it with great success.

The perspective of the environment and wildlife as viewed from the summit and environs of some of the world's most impressive mountain ranges is a good one, and it's pleasing to see that this book doesn't forget, as so many do, that there is, believe it or not, a vast world outside of the borders of the USA.

Illustrated beautifully by Madden, the book begins in the Himalayas, a name taken from the Sanskrit meaning simply, the abode of snow. We learn as we visit each new locale, how it quite literally arose, and what lives there, and how magical the engagingly differing coloration is between the animal life, the plant life, the water sources, and even the very rocks themselves. We also learn what climate change is doing to all this planetary glory.

From there we move to Iceland, land of ice and fire, and thence to the Alps, home of a poisonous salamander! We zoom across to the Andes, which are on the end of the Wristies...just kidding. But we do visit the Andes and say "Hi!" to the vividly pink flamingos and the superior-looking if slightly lazy appearing vizcacha. From there it's on to Japan and the majestic Mount Fuji.

Afterward we visit the Rockies and the amazing assortment of birds as well as the beautiful blue of a glacial lake. If you find this stunning, then prepare to be over-stunned when we end up at the rainbow rocks of northwest China, which is, I have to say, is perhaps the only environment that the artist does not do justice to. Although, to be honest you'd have to be a candy manufacturer to really do justice to the amazing rainbow rocks.

The book was entertaining, educational, beautifully written and illustrated, and a fine introduction to these widely-varying slices of life and environments on Earth. There's also a heart-rending appeal at the end from the author to protect our mountains. While the mountains are solid and seem in no need to protection from anyone, the environments they support are fragile. I hope everyone feels the way the author does, or will soon come to do so. I commend this as a worthy read.

This was a beautifully illustrated depiction of some of the beautiful mountains around the world. It also included the habitat descriptions, the flora and fauna species that flourish in their environments and also gently talks about how climate change and human mistreatment is causing the decline in numbers of some of these species.

An excellent book for young scientists in the making but also a great way to encourage young readers to have a passion for nature and the environment, as well as the impact people have on the planet..

Mountains is a beautifully illustrated look at the geology, geography, and inhabitants of the mountains of the world. Very well done!

Review to come in July on blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I just had to try this book out. We don't have mountains were I live so they have always fascinated me. Plus I have read a couple of other books by Charlotte Guillain and I loved them, so I had to try this one out as well.

As the title says, this book is all about mountains, how they are created, what is on the mountains, to reading all about the various mountains we have in the world. Like the gorgeous Himalayas. But there is also information on what lives on these mountains, and OMG I just almost screamed when that spider popped up in one of the chapters. This girl here, doesn't like spiders, and seeing a big hairy one just stare at you from the page... Thank heavens the book is an ebook otherwise I would have accidentally swiped the book away from me. :P

It was all very interesting to read and I love how it was written, it really pulls you in. I loved travelling over the mountains and going down again. I loved reading about all that lived there. Thank you book for making me travel the world.

The book is accompanied by gorgeous illustrations and I just love their style.

All in all, recommended to all.

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley and Quatro Publishing Group in exchange for my honest opinion.

Great non-fiction book about the different mountain ranges and their habitats. I learned something I did not know, which was the fact that Nanga Parbat is still growing each year at such a high rate. This book was informative and I enjoyed reading it.

Are you ready to tour the mountain ranges of the world? If you are, GRAB this book. Great general information is available and a wealth of specific details to each specific mountain too. I learned so much about the animals and plants that it made me eager for more. Really nice book especially for readers less familiar with mountains.

A beautifully illustrated science book perfect for upper elementary students. A breath of fresh air from the standard stale photographed books currently available on the topic.