Icebergs and Glaciers

Reviewed by: Kathy George - Gray Public Library, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 9, 2018

Review

With global warming a reality, icebergs and glaciers are more apt to be read about than at any other time. Simon's book takes the reader from the first snowflake that falls to the ice field it becomes, to the glacier that moves! Simon explains how glaciers are formed, how they move-a layer of melt water at its base and creep- layers of ice crystals form and glide or "creep" over one another, and how they are moving faster that ever. Icebergs are discussed- how the Titanic went down because of one at a great loss of life compared to the 2007 MS Explorer hitting one off of Antarctica with all passengers surviving. This is a good,basic introduction to the subject by an author known as the "dean of the children's science book.

Overall Book Score: very good