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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Much more than a simple spotters' guide! Rocks and Minerals will enthrall young rock enthusiasts with amazing information about how rocks help us understand Earth and our own history, from early fossils to the treasure troves of pirates and the building of spacecraft. Superb artwork shows what is happening out of sight beneath Earth's surface in volcanoes, caves, and mines. Specially photographed galleries show off the beauty of rocks and minerals,...
3) Minerals
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmarks Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the composition of minerals, their physical properties, and how they are formed.
5) Minerals
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Series
Publisher
Quarto Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book introduces readers to the fascinating and important study of minerals taking us from fundamental facts about elements, from which everything on Earth is made.
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rocks and minerals are the building blocks of our world, but there's a huge and fascinating variety of these materials, from the roundest gray pond rock to the most brilliant and sparkly diamond. Readers will learn about all manner of rocks and minerals, as well as their properties, types, and uses. Color photos and diagrams allow curious geologists in training to study rocks and minerals in detail, while hands-on activities and projects will encourage...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explains to readers the different types of rocks and minerals with fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs. Readers will learn how to identify and classify various kinds of stones, such as granite, sandstone, basalt, quartz, and crystal."-- Publisher
Author
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
An introductory guide to mineral and rock collecting, with illustrations and descriptions of minerals, divided into classifications of metallic and non-metallic minerials, and igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, providing identifying information about each specimen's distinctive features, appearance, color, occurrence, along with interesting facts; includes information on home and field equipment, and how to catalog the collection.
14) Rock and gem
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Language
English
Description
Presents overviews of the universe and Earth's origins, how rocks and fossils are formed, and what minerals are; profiles hundreds of kinds of rocks, minerals, and fossils; and discusses related places and topics such as Stonehenge, Devil's Tower, gem cutting, and the Hope Diamond.
16) Minerals
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
How do minerals form? In this Minerals title, readers will learn the answer to that question along with its causes, processes, effects, and why it is important. They will also be introduced to Friedrich Mohs, a mineralogist. Bright, full-page photos fill the book, with easy-to-read text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Read all about mineralogy in Super Simple Mineral Projects. Learn about different types of minerals and their structures. Discover how scientists study minerals and why. Then, experiment with minerals, grown your own minerals, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Check out the other books in the Super Simple Earth Investigations series too. You'll be a budding earth scientist in no time!
18) Rocks & minerals
Author
Series
Publisher
[EDC Pub.]
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A field guide identifying over eighty rocks, minerals, and fossils offers information on their appearance, properties, and natural locations.
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