Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals
Profiling nearly 200 types of rocks and minerals, Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals provides information on their composition, formation, and uses. It also explores rock collecting and identification, highlighting landmarks like Devils Tower, Giant's Causeway, and Shiprock Pinnacle. The redesigned paperback edition of DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series offers an engaging, compact, and economical format for browsing and quick reference. Catalog entries present facts at a glance, while locator icons aid navigation and understanding. Fun fact files, including record breakers and timelines, are included.
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Profiling nearly 200 types of rocks and minerals, Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals provides information on what each rock is made of, how they are formed, and what they are used for. It also offers guidance on how to be a rock collector and how to identify rocks and minerals. This book highlights landmarks such as Devils Tower, Giant's Causeway, and Shiprock Pinnacle, showcasing how rocks and minerals play a part in their formation.
Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series is now available in an engaging, compact, and economical format. It is ideal for both browsing and quick reference, whether used in school or at home. The catalog entries are packed with facts, providing at-a-glance information. Locator icons offer immediately recognizable references to aid navigation and understanding. The fact files round off the book with fun facts, including record breakers and timelines. Each pocket-size encyclopedia is filled with facts on subjects ranging from animals to history, cars to dogs, and Earth to space. The child-friendly layout, engaging photography, and bite-size chunks of text will encourage and inform even the most reluctant readers.
Information
Subject: Science
Grade: Grade 2-Grade 6
Brand: DK Books
Publisher Date: 01/19/2016
Dimensions: 5.06 x 3.75
UPC: 9781465445902
Ages: 6 - 12 Years
Pages: 160
