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Here's another outstanding title in the Basher Science series that also includes Astronomy, Biology, Physics and The Periodic Table. These visual primers to fields of scientific study create a community of smart, attractive characters that represent the basics. In this instance, the colorful, cartoon-like figures represent the minerals, rocks, gems and crystals that are the focus of this book.
The first-person narratives describe each rock or mineral and explain some of the main characteristics of each. Quirky yet memorable, this is an interesting way to present some important material that will pique a child's curiosity and get him or her to do more detailed research.
The chapters in this paperback focus on rocks and sedimentary material,
molten material such as basalt and pumice, metamorphics (slate, marble and quartzite), ores, minerals, gems, and fossils.
With its attractive layout and enticing narrative, this inexpensive little book will have young rock hounds spending hours poring over it, mining its contents.
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Rocks & Minerals: A Gem of a Read