Books with title Rocks and Minerals:

This is a definitive full color guide for young readers. It includes an introduction to rocks, minerals and gems and how they form, how and where to look for them, how to identify rocks and minerals, and everything there is to know about building a collection. Packed with fun facts and practical activities, the book features high-definition color photography and data keys that show noteworthy qualities of each specimen in extraordinary detail. Rocks, Minerals and Gems shows how to read the landscape for clues and identify different rock types -- from dazzling diamonds to grainy sandstone. It describes fascinating facts and data boxes provide short facts to help with quick identification. Earth's most precious rocks, minerals and gems can be anywhere and everywhere in the world -- from riverbeds to beaches, cliff faces to fields. The only equipment needed is a backpack, a smartphone and some good walking shoes -- and maybe a small bag to carry home the treasure.

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

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explains to readers the different types of rocks and minerals with fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.Readers will learn how to identify and classify various kinds of stones, such as granite, sandstone, basalt, quartz, and crystal.This book includes an author's note, a glossary, and an index and supports the Common Core State Standards.