Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDisney Publishing Worldwide
ISBN-101426371837
ISBN-139781426371837
eBay Product ID (ePID)7050410138
Product Key Features
Book TitleWeird but True! Know-It-All Rocks and Minerals
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicScience & Nature / Earth Sciences / Rocks & Minerals, Science & Nature / General (See Also Headings under Animals or Technology), Earth Sciences / Geology, Science & Nature / Fossils
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Science
AuthorMichael Burgan
Book SeriesWeird but True! Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight14.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2020-000487
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromThird Grade
Dewey Decimal552
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisHey, rock hounds! This book is packed with solid knowledge alongside the wackiest and weirdest facts about your rockin' world. From amazing caves to marvelous mateorites, from gold and silver to tufa and travertine, Weird But True Know-It-All: Rocks & Minerals offers you Earth-shattering weirdness for this world and beyond. Book jacket., Did you know that Montana's Grasshopper Glacier is filled with millions of frozen locusts that got caught in a storm more than 300 million years ago? Or that gneiss is one of the world's oldest rock forms? One sample from Canada is more than FOUR BILLION years old! In this latest single-subject Weird But True! book, readers will have a blast discovering that there's a lot more to rocks and minerals than meets the eye. This book is perfect for budding geologists or any kid who likes to get to the bottom of things, such as how volcanoes work or the difference between fool's gold and actual gold. Prepare to be dazzled by our rockin' world! Also includes- Profiles of "Rock Stars" (what we like to call famous geologists!) Breathtaking images of awesome rock formations in national parks from around the globe (from Arches National Park to Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar and more!) Fascinating stats and facts!, If you think rocks and minerals aren't weird, THINK AGAIN! In this latest single-subject Weird But True! book, readers will have a blast discovering that there's a lot more to rocks and minerals than meets the eye.