Rock Collect, Paperback Level 3: Houghton Mifflin Soar to Success

from jroy218

This book presented rocks in an interesting format. It was almost convincing the reader to get into rock collecting. It discussed the three types of rocks and how each type is formed. It used illustrations to show how each type of rock was formed, but I found this an effective way of achieving th...

from billsearth

I like this book. The author tries to cover a lot of ground. The geology is pretty good. One misleading statement concerns igneous rocks. The reader is lead to believe igneous rocks are formed from magma beneath the ocean floor when most geologists believe most magma and volcanos form at continen...

from catherineparry

An mid-grade reader about rock collecting and geology. The illustrations show how different types of rocks are formed and what people have done with them over the years. Text is not too dense while still containing in-depth information on the topic. Media: pen and ink, water colors, and pastels o...

from Laene

This is a really cute and simple way to introduce children to types of rocks! Not only does it touch on how different rocks are formed, but it provides examples of those rocks in photographs. I especially appreciate the tips for collecting rocks, such as what to look for and how to store them. Af...

from patsila

This book is great. I did a rock unit (which led to a soil unit, which led to a plant unit, which led to a harvest unit for Fall/Thanksgiving). This book encouraged us to do our very own rock hunt, on which we carried the book as a reference. Communicates very good information in a way that presc...