How Earth Tells Us Its Age

Do you know how scientists figured out the age of our planet? It is now widely agreed Earth is about 4.54 billion years old. Discover how Earth gives us clues about its age and story with this STEAM book. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book will ignite curiosity about the planet and its origin. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and walks students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in Earth and space science fields. Cover advanced science topics with older readers with this STEAM book that is ideal for secondary students or ages 10-14. | Do you know how scientists figured out the age of our planet? Find out in this STEAM reader on Earth’s age and story. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM reader boosts secondary students’ literacy skills. |

Since her kid years, Monika Davies has been imagining and writing up stories. (Her first stories featured temperamental unicorns and wayward wizards.) She is now the author of over 60 books for kids and a workshop facilitator for adult-sized writers. She has written books on an eclectic range of topics, from surprising things we eat to global citizenship to the hidden world of toilets! She also deeply believes everyone is a writer and is on a mission to inspire and encourage people of all ages to write down their stories.
Monika holds a BFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and is certified to lead writing workshops using the AWA (Amherst Artists & Writers) method. She lives on Vancouver Island with her family and two ridiculous cats.

| "A practical addition to classroom collections in support of science units, or for makerspaces in search of modeling and design ideas." | "These titles would be well suited to science classrooms and will satisfy curious young minds in school and public libraries."