Rock On!
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This book provides a simple and fun introduction to rocks, discussing different rocks, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing rocks can be: from the Grand Canyon and hot lava to the world s biggest cave.
This volume is part of a series which offers a simple and clear introduction to materials, focusing on their properties and characteristics, rather than processes. Each book in the series explains what the material is used for and features a properties table for each material. Environmental issues are also discussed.
This book provides a simple and fun introduction to minerals, discussing different minerals, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing minerals can be: from ruby crystals and stalagmites and stalactites in caves to talcum powder.
This book provides a simple and fun introduction to fossils, discussing different kinds of fossils, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing fossils can be: from the prehistoric woolly mammoth body in Siberia and dinosaur remains to petrified forests.
Rock On! gives a simple and informative introduction to different kinds of rocks, soils, fossils and minerals, exploring how and why they have formed and changed over time, their appearance and properties. Examples of where the different types of rocks mentioned can be found include places that are familiar to a child's local environment, such as soil in a garden, marble in tiles, diamonds in jewellery, fossils on a beach, but also found in exciting places such as the Crystal Caves in Mexico and the prehistoric woolly mammoth body in Siberia. These examples are shown through beautiful colour photographs and easy-to-understand illustrations. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples and some fun activities to do, Rock On! shows you how amazing rocks can be.