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.

"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

This homage to rock collecting, assembled by "rock artist" Linda Kranz, celebrates rocks in all their variety, shapes, and colours. Some even resemble pieces of modern art. Others offer a glimpse into the natural beauty that surrounds us. There are rocks that are rough to the touch, and others that are as smooth as glass. There are rocks inside rocks. You can even find rocks that are shaped like a heart. There are even rocks that cling to a magnet!...

"Rocks are everywhere. How they formed in the first place is a question we may have never asked. The fascinating answer is something we need to know! In this engaging volume, budding geologists will come to appreciate Earth's remarkable rock cycle and marvel at the processes that create-and destroy!-the landforms we know. Essential vocabulary terms, accessible explanations, and helpful diagrams make this a valuable book for every earth science collection"--...

The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils. This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-color specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science. Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, the Rock and Gem Book gives...

Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text follow three dinosaurs--a triceratops, sauropod, and ankylosaur--as they make their way through a dangerous, rock-strewn environment. Includes facts about rocks and minerals.

"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--