Books with title Minerals

Differentiated from the Freestyle Geology Rocks series of the same name, this parallel Freestyle Express series uses simplified text and an attractive layout with a clear sequence, making it easy for the less confident reader to follow. Designed for 11 15 year pupils with a reading age of 8 years, it incorporates a lowered text level that allows struggling readers to access and understand the curriculum basics. This book can be used in the classroom in conjunction with the Freestyle version.

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

This book provides a simple and fun introduction to minerals, discussing different minerals, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing minerals can be: from ruby crystals and stalagmites and stalactites in caves to talcum powder.

Introduces readers to minerals, while explaining how the resource is used, problems facing the natural resource, and what the future of it looks like. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for young readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, a timeline, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.