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All about rocks : discovering the world beneath your feet / Alessandra Potenza ; illustrated by Gary LaCoste.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: True book | Digging in geologyPublisher: New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc, 2021Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780531137147
  • 0531137147
  • 9780531137109
  • 0531137104
Other title:
  • At head of title : Digging in geology
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Our rocky planet -- Types of rocks that rock -- The BIG Truth: Are there rocks flying around in space? -- Rocks on the move -- Exploring rocks -- Quiz: Name that rock! -- Think like a scientist -- Erosion in action -- True statistics.
Summary: From their geologic role on Earth to their most common uses in everyday life, everything readers need to know about rocks is covered. What are igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, rocks? How are they different and how do they form? This book answers these questions and many more about the rocks that make up our planet.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 552 P861 Available 33111009791001
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 552 P861 Available 33111010477269
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 552 P861 Available 33111009836640
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From their geologic role on Earth to their most common uses in everyday life, everything readers need to know about rocks is covered.

What are igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, rocks? How are they different and how do they form? This book answers these questions and many more about the rocks that make up our planet.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Our rocky planet -- Types of rocks that rock -- The BIG Truth: Are there rocks flying around in space? -- Rocks on the move -- Exploring rocks -- Quiz: Name that rock! -- Think like a scientist -- Erosion in action -- True statistics.

From their geologic role on Earth to their most common uses in everyday life, everything readers need to know about rocks is covered. What are igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, rocks? How are they different and how do they form? This book answers these questions and many more about the rocks that make up our planet.

Ages 8-10. Scholastic Inc.

Grades 4-6. Scholastic Inc.

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