Description
The Wonders of our World Series offers young readers a lively and visually exciting introduction to the world around us and the forces at work shaping our planet and its future. Ten books in this series offer fascinating full-color photographs of examples from around the world to help illustrate:
— the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have
— why the earth’s forests and waterways are in danger of destruction
— how the earth’s powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling
— how mountains, deserts, and caves are formed
Rocky cliffs at the seashore often reveal the geological processes at work creating rocks and minerals. Rocks and Minerals helps explain:
— how erosion, sediment deposit, and underground pressure create rocks and minerals
— fossils and gemstones
— how the Grand Canyon was created
— how metals are made from ore
— what space rocks teach us
An introduction to rocks and minerals, their types, origins, and uses.
Crabtree Publishing Company
Juvenile Nonfiction
Science & Nature
Edition: Earth Sciences – Rocks & Minerals
Keywords: Science & Nature
