This is an illustrated book which is part of a series examining the diversity of our world, in this case it looks at the various kinds of rocks, minerals and fossils around us. It explains how they differ, how they were formed, how to identify them, what they teach us about the history of life on Earth and the uses we have for them. The book is designed to provide valuable background reading for GCSE students and Standard Grade in Scotland.The author has also written "Mountains", "Deserts" and "Coasts" in this series.
- ISBN10 1852106077
- ISBN13 9781852106072
- Publish Date 14 November 1988
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Wayland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 48
- Language English