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Extreme Rocks & Minerals!

Extreme Rocks and Minerals

by Melis­sa Stewart

Harper­Collins
Smith­son­ian Q&A Series, 2007

for ages 5–9

ISBN 978–0‑06089–981‑3

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

Some min­er­als are as soft as baby pow­der. Oth­ers are as hard as dia­monds. Some rocks start­ed out as siz­zling hot lava, and oth­ers were cre­at­ed as lay­ers of sand and peb­bles were pressed togeth­er over mil­lions of years. There’s so much to learn about the amaz­ing rocks and min­er­als that make up our world.

Reviews

“It’s hard to beat this title for a clear, accu­rate, and appeal­ing sur­vey … the qual­i­ty of text and illus­tra­tions makes it a stand­out.” (School Library Jour­nal)

Behind the Book

“This isn’t the first book I’ve writ­ten about rocks and min­er­als, but I still learned some inter­est­ing new facts. I had a blast explor­ing the Smith­son­ian Institution’s web­sites and includ­ed links through­out the books, so read­ers can con­tin­ue to explore on their own.”

Series at a Glance

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by Melis­sa Stewart

Harper­Collins
Smith­son­ian Q&A Series, 2007

for ages 5–9

ISBN 978–0‑06089–981‑3

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.