The new Nature Guides form a comprehensive, accessible, and informative series of illustrated reference books that tackle key natural history subjects in DK's uniquely visual style. Produced in collaboration with expert consultants at the Smithsonian Institution, each guide is expertly written and will give you knowledge of the natural world at your fingertips. From blue schist to blue granite, malachite to meteorites, and taconite to travertine, Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals is packed full of stunning images that reveal intricate details and unique characteristics of each rock and mineral.
Did you know that the whole world lies at your feet? Really! Rocks and minerals are like little windows on the inner workings of Planet Earth. You just have to know where to find them and what you are looking at. That's where Dig It! comes in. Filled with hands on activities and fun facts, it'll teach you the basics of rocks and minerals and how they make a difference in just about every part of your life. You'll also find tips on finding and building a rock collection of your very own, and journal pages for keeping a record of your finds.
Cenozoic Era, Comparing Types of Rocks, Creating a Station Model, Eclipses, Formation of Coal, Fronts, Glacial Landforms, Global Heat Budget, How Minerals Form, Identifying Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Land Features Associated with a River, Life in the Open Ocean, Locating the Epicenter of An Earthquake, Location of Volcanoes, Mass Movements, Mesozoic Era, Metamorphic Rocks, Ocean Habitats, Reading a Weather Map, Sedimentary Rocks, Severe Weather, Soil Horizons, The Solar System, Space Exploration, Structure of a Volcano, Structure of the Sun, Types of Fossils, Water Use in the Home, Waves
Minerals are an important part of everything around us -- from the pencils we write with to the airplanes in the sky. Even the earth beneath our feet is packed solid with these essential building blocks. In All About Rocks & Minerals, children will discover the characteristics of minerals and see how different minerals make up different kinds of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic...
