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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"A stone is not just a stone. A stone is a story. Journey across history to see how one stone changes and transforms, from magma, oozing under Earth's crust, to sand ground down by a rushing river, to the heart of a mountain. Watch what happens when rain, ice, and wind mold this rock into something new, something you might even hold in your hand and imagine all that is left for the stone to become. Leslie Barnard Booth weaves captivating prose to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Get ready to get your hands dirty with The Rock Cycle. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, this title covers key curriculum Earth science topics in an engaging way. This title explores the natural processes, how geologists study the rock cycle, and how the rock cycle relates to the reader's daily life"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Rocks and minerals are the building blocks of our world, but there's a huge and fascinating variety of these materials, from the roundest gray pond rock to the most brilliant and sparkly diamond. Readers will learn about all manner of rocks and minerals, as well as their properties, types, and uses. Color photos and diagrams allow curious geologists in training to study rocks and minerals in detail, while hands-on activities and projects will encourage...
11) Rocks & minerals
Author
Pub. Date
c1982
Description
A guide to the identification of common rocks and minerals.
16) The rock cycle
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discover how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks live, die and are reborn as part of the never-ending rock cycle.
17) Igneous rocks
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about igneous rocks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
20) Cool rocks!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains the characteristics of different kinds of rock and shows how to clearly identify them; describes how to clean, polish, and house rocks; and introduces ways to paint them to make them more fun.