What Are Igneous Rocks?

Kids, Natural World, Earth Sciences, Rocks and Minerals
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Author: Jacob Steinberg ISBN: 9781508100072
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing Publication: December 15, 2015
Imprint: Britannica Educational Publishing Language: English
Author: Jacob Steinberg
ISBN: 9781508100072
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publication: December 15, 2015
Imprint: Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English

Bursting volcanoes, cooling magma, crystals, and granite: this title covers everything igneous rock related. Written for a lower-elementary-level audience, the science behind the rock cycle and the formation of igneous rocks is presented in clear and easy-to-understand language. Special Think About It and Compare and Contrast sidebars provoke critical thinking skills in line with Common Core standards for the target grade levels. With special sections devoted to household uses of igneous rocks that readers might recognize and bright photographs of volcanoes in action, sparkly crystals, and shiny obsidian, this book will turn every reader into a junior geologist!

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Bursting volcanoes, cooling magma, crystals, and granite: this title covers everything igneous rock related. Written for a lower-elementary-level audience, the science behind the rock cycle and the formation of igneous rocks is presented in clear and easy-to-understand language. Special Think About It and Compare and Contrast sidebars provoke critical thinking skills in line with Common Core standards for the target grade levels. With special sections devoted to household uses of igneous rocks that readers might recognize and bright photographs of volcanoes in action, sparkly crystals, and shiny obsidian, this book will turn every reader into a junior geologist!

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