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A child rhapsodizes about rocks from big to small and precious to commonplace.

Simple text and photos introduce several kinds of rocks, their properties, and various ways rocks are used by people.

Introduces different types of rocks and where they are found.

Describes common rocks and minerals, how fossils form, and how to collect rocks and minerals.

An introduction to rocks and minerals, describing fifteen common varieties, five types of fossils, and seven different arrowheads and artifacts, with illustrations and instructions for related activities.

Presents an introduction to geology, the study of Earth and its features, describing various minerals, crystals, and rocks, and including discussion of rock recycling, mining, and the uses of rocks and minerals.

Sixteen-year-old Phoebe cannot help but wonder if she will suffer chronic depression like her mother and her recently-deceased uncle, who shared her passion for rock-collecting, until the terrifying experience of being lost in a cave provides the answer.

A visual reference guide to rocks and minerals, explaining what they are, how they are formed, why there are so many varieties, and how to recognize them.

Presents an overview of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, and their properties, formation, and uses.

Explores the rocks and minerals that make up the earth, and includes related activities.

Briefly introduces the process by which rocks and asphalt are turned into a roadway using tractors, bulldozers, graders, and other equipment.

Explores the science of rocks and fossils, discussing rock types and changes, how fossils form, and fossil dating methods, and looking at the work of paleontologists.

Provides color photographs and descriptions of over thirty different rocks and minerals, each with interesting facts for young explorers.

Shows the user how to identify rocks, minerals, and fossils from around the world.

Describes the various types of rocks that can be found on the earth, the rock cycle, fossils that are found in rocks, and the minerals that are found in rocks.