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In Focus: Rocks and Fossils

Author : Chris Oxlade

Publisher : Kingfisher

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 24,46 MB

Release : 2018-08-21

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0753474271

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What is a meteorite? Why can you find seashell fossils on Mount Everest? What are gemstones made of? In Focus: Rocks and Fossils has the answers! In Focus is a cool information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.



Rocks and Fossils

Author : Struan Reid

Publisher : Usborne Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 17,57 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Fossils

ISBN : 9780746096338

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Struan Reid explains how rocks, minerals and fossils are actually formed, what they can tell us about the past history of the Earth and its future, and where you can see and find them.



Magic of Minerals and Rocks

Author : Dirk J. Wiersma

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 40,66 MB

Release : 2012-12-06

Category : Science

ISBN : 3642186955

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Book Description

Features 135 splendid color photographs, ranges from vast rock-landscapes recorded in Europe, America, Australia, and Iceland right down to finely detailed images of a few square millimeters. Close-ups of crystals, gems, and fossils are alternated with micro-images of the minute textures and patterns that emerge from thin, translucent sections of rocks and minerals. Literally, as well as figuratively Dirk Wiersma, the photographer, ́zooms in` on the subject matter, leading the reader deeper into various spaces of surprising new forms and perspectives, at times abstract, at other times (pseudo)realistic. Brief accompanying texts are written in a style that is accessible and appealing to a general audience, while also providing the necessary factual information.



Fossil

Author :

Publisher : Two Lions

Page : pages

File Size : 45,3 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781477847008

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When a boy discovers that breaking open rocks with fossils brings the fossils back to life, he ends up bringing something back that is bigger than he can handle.



Fossils Inside Out

Author : Thomas Wiewandt

Publisher :

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 50,62 MB

Release : 2021-08-10

Category :

ISBN : 9781879728080

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Fossils Inside Out brings fossils, paleoecology, and the fossil industry to life in a beautiful and easy-to-understand format suitable for young adults and older, scientists and non-scientists. This large format book is packed with information connecting the past, present, and future of life on Earth. It also reaches beyond the basics by covering historical perspectives on fossil collecting, laws that can confuse anyone, new imaging technologies, the art of fossil preparation, and how to spot a fake. Most of the imagery (90 percent) has been selected from the author's personal photographic archive, enhanced by some exceptional artwork from outside sources. Paleontologists, collectors, dealers, museums, and artists worldwide have generously helped to make this book possible. Chapters include: Dealers to Dinosaurs: Evolution of the World's Greatest Fossil Show Fossils: Messengers From the Past Fossils Lost and Found Geological Time and Drifting Continents Collecting Fossils Gallery of Life Extinction Events Seeing the Unseen: Probing the Past With New Imaging Technologies Art of Fossil Preparation and Display.



National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals

Author : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Publisher : National Geographic Society

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 13,69 MB

Release : 2012-08-14

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1426312830

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From dazzling gemstones to sparkling crystals to molten lava, this brilliantly illustrated book introduces children to the exciting world of rocks and minerals, including both the building blocks and the bling. This level two reader, written in easy-to-grasp text, will help cultivate the geologists of tomorrow! This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning readers features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied by texts written by experienced, skilled children's book authors. The inside back cover of the paperback edition is an interactive feature based upon the book. Level 1 books reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. In Level 2 books readers complete a Cloze letter, or fun fill-in, with vocabulary words. Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1039-3 National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.



The Sciencebook

Author : Matthias Delbrück

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 436 pages

File Size : 37,65 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9781426203374

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Book Description

A comprehensive visual reference offering facts from all major fields of science is organized into six sections--the universe, planet Earth, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics--and includes timelines, sidebars, and cross-references.





Rock Solid Answers

Author : Michael J. Oard

Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 32,74 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780890515679

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Book Description

NOW A POWERFUL CORE OF AUTHORS PROVIDES CLEAR, COMPELLING, AND COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE AND ANSWERS FOR SOME OF THE MOST COMMON POINTS OF CONTENTION ON THIS ARGUMENT.



ENC Focus

Author :

Publisher :

Page : 694 pages

File Size : 19,22 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Mathematics

ISBN :

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