Books with author Dougal Dixon

The essential practical field guide to reading the landscape around you and discovering the minerals that comprise it. An interactive children's book, focusing on rocks and minerals. If you take a rock, any rock, and look at it through a hand lens or a microscope you will see that it is made up of a mosaic of interlocking particles. A practical fieldwork section with rock information directory. Wonderfully illustrated, this book is a great reference to everything pertaining to different kinds of rocks, how they are made and where they can be found. Chapters in this book include: Field work techniques for Metamorphic Rocks, rock deformations, coastal erosion, field equipment, granite, limestone, chalk, sandstone, fine-grained sedimentary rocks, slate, schist and many more. This fascinating book comes with detailed information for the young rock scientist. Recommended for ages 12 and up. A great reference for the classroom or home. Full of vivid pictures and descriptions, this would be a great addition to young rock lovers alike

Dinosaur Explorer provides the perfect first introductions to prehistoric creatures, and a favorite easy-to-understand guide to all things dinosaur. The clear and simple sentences encourage reading skills and ensure that even reluctant readers finish the whole book. Each page of the Let's Find Out series is bursting with colorful photographs and exciting images that perfectly illustrate and reinforce the text.The Let's Find Out (Readers) series includes:Bugs and Slugs ISBN 978-1-60992-696-0Camouflage ISBN 978-1-60992-694-6Dinosaur Explorer ISBN 978-1-60992-695-3Tadpole to Frog ISBN 978-1-60992-693-9