Henry Carter Hull

"When Charlotte receives a pet rock for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to become her best friend, and she really doesn't expect what happens next"--

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.

Elephants Ed and Kip play with a rolling rock.

Ms. Frizzle's class goes on a field trip to the western U.S. in order to study rocks and minerals.

An introduction to rocks and minerals including how they are formed.

In this book, readers will learn how intense heat and pressure changes rock so completely it becomes metamorphic rock. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about the new rocks that are created and where on Earth they are found. Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about metamorphic rocks using our safe search...

In this book, readers will learn how 130 of the more than 3,000 minerals that exist form gemstones. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about how gemstones are formed and the qualities for which they are prized. Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about gemstones using our safe search engine that provides...

In this book, readers will learn how the more than 600 different kinds of igneous rock all form from magma. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn about igneous rocks and where an Earth they are found. Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about igneous rocks using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate...

A great introduction to a physical feature of the environment that tells us a great deal about the Earth's geological history, its current state, and the shape of things to come. Difficult concepts and new vocabulary are introduced and made readily accessible in a lively but information-rich narrative that is peppered with vivid imagery and diagrams. Intriguing questions for budding junior geologists to consider round out a title that reveals the...

A chunk of granite rock may look gray and boring, but take a closer look under a microscope and it's possible to see that the rock is made from billions of tiny colorful grains. Each microscopic grain is a substance called a mineral, and it's minerals that are the ingredients that make up all the rocks on Earth. In this book, readers will learn how different combinations of minerals create different types of rocks. They'll discover that metals, such...