Henry Carter Hull

Examines how rocks and fossils are formed, and explores various types of each.

This book describes how rocks and minerals are formed by geological processes, and how they are used in our lives.

Gives informative descriptions and photographs of more than five hundred specimens of rocks and minerals.

Explains how to start and organize a rock collection and provides identification characteristics, physical and chemical descriptions, and geographical locations for 270 rocks and minerals.

A brief description of various types of rocks and minerals, telling how they are formed, where they are found, their uses, and information obtained from fossils.

Introduces readers to rocks and minerals, describing how they are created, what they can be used for, and their different forms and types.

Elephants Ed and Kip play with a rolling rock.

A young girl, still reeling from her dog's death, finds solace while picking up stones on the beach during her family's vacation

A fun and informative introduction to the earth science happening beneath our feet, packed with hands-on science experiments and STEM research projects that help readers ages 12 to 15 discover the amazing world of geology! Did you know that minerals were necessary for the beginning of life? Or that geothermal power could provide all the energy the world needs? Planet Earth is our home, but how much do you really know about the world beneath your feet?...