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Overview
It's fun to collect things - but why rocks? Rocks are easy to find. And rocks come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. Some rocks are soft, such as talc. Other rocks are hard, such as diamonds. Some have tiny crystals in them and others have bands of colors. These are all clues to how the rock was formed. And if you learn how rocks are formed, you'll know a lot about how the earth works. See? Rocks are great.Explains how to start a rock collection and how to recognize igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
Editorials
Children's Literature -
Roma Gans intrigues incipient rock hounds with the fact that rock collecting will put them in touch with some of earth's oldest objects. She tells how rocks are formed, their varieties and what they have in common. Black-and-white photographs and colorful drawings illustrate the luckily-still-available introduction to a hobby whose subject is literally underfoot.Book Details
Published
September 1, 1984
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
28
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780690042658