minerals

Photographs, illustrations and text teach children about the different types of rocks and minerals and how they are made, with simple experiments to help readers learn more about certain types of rocks and the processes that make them.

Describes the nature, growth, identification, and rating of minerals.

Examines the geology of the Earth and explains how the history of life on Earth is recorded in the rocks...explains how to identify rocks and minerals and discusses their uses.

Twenty fun and simple experiments, using inexpensive household materials, that reveal the properties of rocks and minerals, with suggestions for developing science fair projects.

Describes the formation and uses of the world's leading minerals.

Explains how to start and organize a rock collection and provides identification characteristics, physical and chemical descriptions, and geographical locations for 270 rocks and minerals.

A field guide with over 1,000 illustrations, descriptions, and practical information.

First-person riddles present information about various rocks and minerals, including sandstone, chalk, slate, and petrified wood.