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English
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"Rocks may seem like boring, static objects--until you discover that a rock can spark a fire, glow in the dark, and provide shelters of all shapes and sizes. Laura Purdie Salas's lyrical rhyming text and Violeta Dabija's ... illustrations show how rocks decorate and strengthen the world around them"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Skunk and Badger volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Roommates Skunk and Badger head out on a rock-finding expedition that becomes much more dangerous than they ever expected"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tall Pine, Spotted Beetle, and Hummingbird are certain that being a rock is boring until Old Rock shares what he has seen and done since he first flew out of a volcano.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"While rocks seem like ordinary objects under our shoes, they're evidence of a cycle that's been repeating for billions of years on Earth. This beautifully designed book, beneficial to any elementary science library, highlights need-to-know information for young geologists, such as the three main groups of rocks and the rock cycle. Plentiful images displaying the different characteristics of rocks, fun fact boxes, and key vocabulary terms ensure that...
10) Rock & minerals
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
American edition, revised edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Unearth a treasure trove of geological knowledge with this in-depth guide to over 500 rocks and minerals. Learn how rocks are formed and how to recognize them by their unique qualities and colors. This is a wonderful book for beginners, students and rock collecting enthusiasts that includes the latest scientific research and specimen classification.
11) Landslides
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
An elementary exploration of landslides, focusing on the geological evidence that helps explain how and where they form and spotlighting famous examples, such as the 2013 Indian landslides.
12) Rock art
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rocks and pebbles are easy to overlook in our world since they're often underfoot, but when they're transformed into an emoji pendant, tic-tac-toe game, or refrigerator magnet, they become inspiring materials to craft a variety of attractive and entertaining objects. This exciting collection of projects shows readers how to use rocks they find to make heartfelt gifts for friends and family. Each clever project is made achievable with accessible directions...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Rocky, only a pebble, is determined to be as great as his famous relatives, so he travels from one family member to another until he finds the spot where he can make a big difference. Includes facts about types of rocks, the famous rocks mentioned, and Mount Rushmore.
14) Rocks & fossils
Series
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Grandpa builds a beautiful little vegetable garden, but a big ugly rock is in the way. He digs it with a shovel. Thinking that it is as big as a car, he decides to bypass it when planting vegetables. Grandma nearly trips over the rock when watering the seedlings, so she digs it with a shovel. Thinking that it is as big as a house, she decides to walk across it when she is there. Papa stumbles over the rock when he is going to trim the seedlings, so...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
IG 860L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This in-depth look at rocks and fossils gives students the chance to carry out investigations such as examining rock properties, building a rock cycle model, and even creating their own fossils."--Amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tired of sitting all day on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214, a rock named Rick escapes the classroom for the great outdoors, only to discover that sometimes the greatest adventure in life is friendship.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Think rocks are boring? Hard to like? Kinda just sit there, doing nothing? Why even write a whole book about them?? Bethany Barton will tell you why ... because we wouldn't be here if there were no rocks! From the Grand Canyon to volcanoes to diamonds and fossils, geology--the study of rocks--shows us where we've been and where we're going. With tons of humor and scores of fascinating facts, Bethany Barton introduces younger readers to geology and...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Visual artist Denise Scicluna provides inspiration and advice for rock painting--a craft that's perfect for "kids" of all ages. Projects include woodland creatures (foxes and squirrels), exotic animals (tigers and pandas), things with wings (birds, bees, butterflies), and other fun critters. With clear step-by-step instructions, lots of variations, and loads of inspiration, Rock Art Critters will soon have you on your way to creating your very own...
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