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Provides information on how rocks and fossils are formed and where they can be found and offers advice on which ones to collect and how to display them.

Describes the three types of rocks and how each type is formed and becomes part of the rock cycle.

Discusses the physical properties of various rocks and minerals and gives instructions for experiments that identify their unique characteristics.

A young girl finds a rock buried in the dirt behind her new house and is fascinated to learn that it is a quartz crystal.

When Sam receives a blue stone as a gift from his uncle, he is initially disappointed.

Simple text and photographs describe what emeralds look like, where they are found, how they are used, what makes them valuable, and other related topics.

Simple text and photographs describe what rubies look like, where they are found, how they are used, what makes them valuable, and other related topics.

Bob is just an ordinary kid - until he finds a talking rock from outer space! Now he really has something neat for show and tell.

Granite is just one of the many interesting kinds of igneous rock.

Rock identification is an interesting, fun, and hands-on earth science topic.

Limestone is just one of the many interesting kinds of sedimentary rock.

Minerals and rocks are an interesting and important element of earth science.

Slate is just one of the many interesting kinds of metamorphic rock.

While anticipating a vacation to the Grand Canyon, ten-year-old Samantha Hanson wonders why her mother refuses to talk about her father, who died when Samantha was young, and finds it difficult to control her temper towards her older sister.

A pocket guide which identifies specimens of rocks, minerals, and gems, explains their economic importance and describes their uses.