Rocks category: 250 books
Color Your Life with Crystals
Your First Guide to Crystals, Colors and Chakras
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Tapping into children’s seemingly inherent love of rocks, this accessible introduction to gemology provides youngsters with a base understanding of crystal qualities, the power of colors, and the metaphysical importance of positive thinking. Divided into seven sections, each chakra is explored and...
Identification of Diamonds
Australian Gemstones Series Book 14
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
This book takes a look at diamonds, in particular the common forms of diamond, rocks in which diamonds are found in nature, diamond types, electrical behaviour, thermal conductivity, chemical composition, crystallography, hardness, specific gravity, determining synthetic diamonds to natural, colour,...
Rockhounding New England
A Guide to 100 of the Region's Best Rockhounding Sites
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
New England is one of the best regions in the country for rockhounds to hunt for minerals, gems, and fossils. The complex geology of the region hosts a stunning variety of material from gold-bearing placers to fossiliferous limestone; from gem-bearing pegmatites to rocks containing some of the rarest...
Rockhounding Alaska
A Guide to 80 of the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
A complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing the state’s gems and minerals
Rockhounding Alaska is a must-have book for collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils in the Last Frontier. This guidebook features an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide...
Rockhounding Wyoming
A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
The 75 sites described in this guide take you across the red desert to the high mountain majesty of the Big Horns and Wind Rivers as well as the geologic wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Graham, a former hardrock miner, developed an interest in rocks at an early age, and he shares his enthusiasm...
Stories in Stone
Travels through Urban Geology
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2019
Most people do not think to observe geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but all David B. Williams has to do is look at building stone in any urban center to find a range of rocks equal to any assembled by plate tectonics. In Stories in Stone, he takes you on explorations to find 3.5-billion-year-old...
Boom, Bust, Boom
A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
From “a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer” (Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall), a sweeping account of civilization’s complete dependence on copper and what it all means for people, nature, and the global economy.
A SWEEPING ACCOUNT OF CIVILIZATION’S...
by Margaret Clyne, Rachel Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
This 49-word book for young readers will teach all about sand, how it's made, and where it's found. Every page contains big, beautiful photographs, and there are discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.
Grade: 1
Subject: Earth Science
Genre: Informational Text
Comprehension Skill/Strategy:...
Geology of the Pacific Northwest
Investigate How the Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Venturing through two of the most diverse and fascinating regions of North America, these activity books combine the subjects of geology and physical geography while making them captivating and fun. With a different approach, this series reveals the underlying processes for kids, explaining each region's...
by Layne deMarin
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 26, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 26, 2018
Stone is strong—and useful too. Find out how many different kinds of stone are used to build many different kinds of structures.
by John P Rafferty
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
The planet’s natural dips and elevations, slopes and structures, stud the world’s landscapes and enrich its panoramas. However, the Earth’s landforms should not be viewed as anomalies in its topography; rather, they are often invaluable components of ecosystems and hold significant clues to...
by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
The ground beneath our feet feels sturdy and still, but Earth is actually covered in moving plates. These large plates make up the outer layer of Earth's surface and sit on top of another layer made up of molten rock. Borders between two plates are often the site of earthquakes and volcanoes. The...
Mineshaft Miners
Explosive Stories by Miner Friends (Adventure Stories for Kids)
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2019
A miner and his friends get stuck in a mineshaft. Will they be able to get out?
Ralph, Melvin, and Garen have been mining for years together. They always return home safely, but this time, two of them are trapped by boulders. Dynamite won’t help, so maybe a few explosive monsters could do...
by Tom Janota
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Narra algunos de los viajes más notables en la vida de este joven europeo, cuyo incansable interés por la ciencia lo llevó a conocer lugares a donde inclusive ahora, muy pocos viajeros se animarían a ir. Alexander von Humboldt es considerado el "padre de la Geografía Moderna". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...