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Exploring the World Around You: A Look at Nature from Tropics to Tundra (Exploring (New Leaf Press)) Paperback – Illustrated, January 21, 2003

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It has been said that our planet is really just an insignificant speck in a vast universe, but that's not true! In fact, the conditions for life found on earth are supremely unique and make our life here comfortable. This despite the reality that the world around us is also tainted and in need of careful calibration in order to continue.

This scripturally founded book opens a window to the spectacular environments found on our planet, from deserts to the tropics, with respect to creationism. Researchers and biologist Dr. Garry Parker brings his vast knowledge of ecology to a teaching setting, exploring and explaining ecosystems, population growth, habitats, adaptations, energy problems, and much more. Learn about insect control in California, why mammals have fur, and how sharks maintain "friendships" with small fish know as remora.

Exploring the World Around You brings the varieties of our planet's habitats alive to the reader, and is a wonderful learning tool complete with illustrations, chapter tests, and an index.

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    144 pages
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    January 21, 2003
  6. Dimensions
    8.75 x 0.25 x 11 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0890513775
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0890513774
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An exciting look at the interactions of plants, animals, and humans. This book answers so many questions about nature. --Roger Howerton, Assistant Editor, New Leaf Press and Master Books

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John Hudson Tiner received five National Science Foundation teaching fellowships during his 12 years of teaching science and mathematics. He is a graduate of chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), graduate of astronomy at Sam Houston State University (Texas), and a graduate of mathematics at Duke University (NC). He also worked as a mathematician and cartographer for the Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center (St. Louis).

Today, Tiner is a full-time writer. His popular non-fiction books tell their stories through the lives of people who left the world in a better condition than they found it. He says, “After the research is finished, a wonderful moment occurs when the story takes over and the characters come alive. No longer am I a writer, but a time traveler who stands unobserved in the shadows and reports the events as they occur.”

He has received numerous honors for his writing, including the Missouri Writer's Guild award for best juvenile book for Exploring the World of Chemistry, which was also published by Master Books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Master Books (January 21, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0890513775
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0890513774
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.25 x 11 inches
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John Hudson Tiner is the author of textbooks, science curriculum material, character-building biographies, and books on a variety of other subjects, including mysteries and adventure fiction. He has published more than 100 books.

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  • C-Sam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Elementary level
    Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2018
    This book is great as a supplemental book, I personally would not use it as curriculum. It is easy to understand and it does a good job of refuting evolution. I think this book is an easy read and clearly outlines the creationist perspective.

    If you do not believe in a 6 day Creation (7th day God rested), then this is not the book for you.
    It is upsetting that people give a bad review due to their personal beliefs instead of on the book itself.
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  • 'Cece' Welch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Science Fiction?? I think not!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2007
    This book has been helpful in introducing key scientific terms to my 3rd-grader in a clear manner that is Biblically based. I appreciate that he can learn about creation without my having to explain all the fallacies in the big-bang and evolution theories every other page.

    If you are looking for a beginning science book that lays a Biblical foundation, this book is for you! The pictures and bold-face-type help to communicate key concepts better than many other science books I've seen over the years. Questions at the ends of the chapters reinforce the concepts covered in that chapter. The "mysteries of life" questions at the beginning of each chapter and their subsequent explanations at the end can be used to help your child dig a little deeper.

    I've been homeschooling for the past 10 years, and so far, this is the best Bible-based science "text" I've been able to find for the elementary grades.

    All that being said, I did find that the language used in the book was WAY too advanced for my third-grader. This book would have been perfect on a 5th-grade level. I will likely save some of the chapters for next year due to the difficulty in comprehension.
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  • Cindy Price
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not scientific or accurate
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
    This is a creationist text that teaches falsehoods and lies. According to this book, marsupials ended up in Australia because they are kinder and gentler than placental mammals. "...as animals began to migrate away from Ararat" ...(after the Flood)... the more aggressive placental mammals...would lay first claim to feeding and nesting sites, continually pushing the less combative marsupials to the leading edge of the migration wave. Thus, marsupials reached Australia first, and God in His Providence severed the land bridge they had used so placental could not follow, and marsupials inherited Australia." This us not true and we should not be teaching this nonsense to our children.
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  • Lisa
    1.0 out of 5 stars A creationist text
    Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2007
    I was surprised and extremely disappointed in the vague customer reviews I read from other sources. I was looking for a general secular text for earth science for 4th graders. The editorial reviews speak of "...key facts, terms, and definitions..." while customer did mention opening text having a "christian" aka--creationist introduction. I thought, "No matter, a reminder to be reverant is fine. Besides if there is anything overtly against my values, I will just skip over it."

    Indeed, chapter 1 BUILDING ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATION: Seeing the 4 Cs. These were: creation (via by God), corruption (by mankind), castrophe (i.e. The Flood), and christ (the restorer). And so I would find no word of William Smith's nor The Geological Society of London's work in the late 1700's through early 1800's, in which the idea of a fossil record is unearthed. The ramifications of such a difference the foundation of earth science goes deep.

    In chapter 2, instead of a single landmass, "pangea" where the dynamics of plate tetonics results in today's continents--there is mount Ararat where Noah's Ark came to rest and all the animals disembarked and migrated from that point. Instead of geological records as facts there is empirical and creative reasoning, "...animals began to migrate away from Ararat...the more aggressive placental mammals...would lay first claim to feeding and nesting sites, continually pushing the less combative marsupials to the the leading edge of the migration wave. Thus the marsupials reached Australia first, and God in His providence severed the land bridge...." Before I cut this chapter out of the book, I went to chapters on Ecology.

    Chapter 15 ENERGY states, "CO2 is a 'greenhouse gas' and it does help hold in heat. In fact the earth seems designed for much more CO2 and that probably contributed the milder climate and greater plant growth before the Flood....Actually, the earth seems well protected against runaway global warming. The burning of fossil fuels that generates CO2 that warms the earth also generates dust that cools the earth."

    In sum, Gary Parker mixes threads of science with creative ideas, to create a book of science fiction.

    On the other hand, additional titles in the EXPLORING series that are written by John Hudson Tiner are reasonable. For example, EXPLORING the World of Chemistry is a good general text for a multidisciplinary approach to Science and History. The presence and uses of metal ores in ancient cultures is mentioned. Asides, although not placed within sidebars, mention Bible references to various metals, "Gold is also the first metal mentioned in the New Testament. One of the gifts of the Magi for baby Jesus was gold (Matthew 2:11)" It is left to the reader to interpret such asides as fact or literature or theology.

    Hence, be aware that the quality of a title in the EXPLORING THE WORLD series is dependent on the contributing author. I do not recommend those written by Gary Parker.
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  • CJ
    1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written ramble.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2012
    I find this to be a disjointed and poorly written book. A particular problem is that the author doesn't seem to have decided on the age/education level of the reader. It is also more of a religion book than a science book.

    Excerpt from the glossary:
    [Catastrophe -- The worldwide flood of Noah's time (about 4,000-5,000 years ago)that dramatically changed the earth's ecology.]

    That is the definition of the word "catastrophe"?

    Excerpt from the text:
    ["Mammals have evolved fur" is a religious statement, not a scientific one. It expresses a faith about what the facts of science mean, and reflects a person's choice to worship Mother Nature.]

    Even though my copy of the book looks glossy and new, I don't think "Exploring the World Around You" is worth selling or giving away. It is only the second book I have ever put in the recycle bin rather than donate, believing it to be worth more as pulp than reading material.
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  • KDB
    1.0 out of 5 stars Creationist trash
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2015
    The usual pack of lies, distortions, half-truths and scientific subversion that the creationist crowd is wont to spit out. Worthless, as everything from that camp.
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  • Rachel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2022
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    Love this book, lots of valuable information for the homeschooling family
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