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2) The big rock
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1988, c1989
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins of a granite rock located near the Adirondack Mountains and describes how it reveals information about the history of the earth
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Charlotte receives a pet rock for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to become her best friend, and she really doesn't expect what happens next"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it . . . This book is a meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there's something off somewhere, but you just can't put your finger on it. -- Provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Fully revised and updated, this book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Oregon, with valuable tips on what tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils for each site and excellent color photos will help you know what to look for and to identify what you've found. Information on clubs, rock shops, museums, and special attractions are provided"--
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
160 p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, and sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
Author
Publisher
Adventure Publications
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
320 pages : map, color illustrations ; 15 cm
Language
English
Description
"Your must-have guide to rocks and minerals of Washington and Oregon. Full-color photos and the details you need to know for identifying and collecting."-- Page [4] of cover.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge about the rocks and minerals beneath our feet--from their formation to collecting them. Make identification easy and accurate with this compact visual guide, packed with photographs and details on formation, distinguishing features, and much more. Over 600 high-quality photographs capture the unique characteristics, colors, and attributes of more than 500 rocks and minerals. Each specimen's entry includes annotated...
11) Rocks & minerals
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Impress your friends and family with all these weird but true facts about everything rock and mineral"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils. This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-color specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science. Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, the Rock and Gem Book gives...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This ode to unconditional love is a brand new adventure for New York Times best-selling duo Stick and Stone, in which Stick searches for his family tree and discovers the importance of found family and forever friends.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged.
15) A rock can be
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Rocks may seem like boring, static objects--until you discover that a rock can spark a fire, glow in the dark, and provide shelters of all shapes and sizes. Laura Purdie Salas's lyrical rhyming text and Violeta Dabija's ... illustrations show how rocks decorate and strengthen the world around them"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Natural history library volume N12
Language
English
Formats
Description
In one of his first books, "The Mountains of California", John Muir, famed naturalist, environmentalist, and author, recounts his travels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite Valley. First published in 1894, "The Mountains of California" is a captivating and vivid portrait of the raw beauty of this spectacular place. He takes the readers on a tour of the wonders that abound, writing "Go where you may within the bounds of California, mountains...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Earth is made up of different types of rock. There are three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. You have probably seen all of these different rocks--you just didn't know it!"--
20) Rock and gem
Author
Language
English
Description
Striking visual profiles present the entire range of rocks and minerals with key information for accurate identification, and practical advice on how to cut, polish and display objects as well as an intriguing look at the many ways they have been used, from basic building blocks to fine decoration.
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