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1) Rocks
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In Rocks, beginning readers will learn about different types of rocks. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover how to identify common rocks in nature.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify fossils in a rock, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about rocks online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Rocks also...
2) Rocks
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Scientists categorize rocks into three different groups depending on how the rock was formed. Humans have used rocks from all groups as tools and in construction for thousands of years. Readers will be amazed to learn how heat, pressure, magma, and even water bring minerals together to form these useful compounds in this elementary title.
3) Rocks
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From volcanic pumice to transformed marble, learn all about rocks in five easy-to-read chapters. This book captivates young readers through vibrant, full-color photographs. Zoom in even deeper with a key stats section and bolded glossary words. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
4) Rocks
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Young readers will be amazed to learn about the different kinds of rocks, how they are made, and why they are important to humans. This title is informative yet simple. Big text and simple sentences combined with vibrant photographs will entertain readers and strengthen their reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
5) Rocks
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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A brief introduction to types of rocks on earth and how they are formed.
6) Rocks
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24 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; cm.
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8) Rocks
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While rocks seem like ordinary objects under our shoes, they're evidence of a cycle that's been repeating for billions of years on Earth. This beautifully designed book, beneficial to any elementary science library, highlights need-to-know information for young geologists, such as the three main groups of rocks and the rock cycle. Plentiful images displaying the different characteristics of rocks, fun fact boxes, and key vocabulary terms ensure that...
9) Rocks
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What are rocks? How are rocks formed? Why do some of them glitter? Baby Explorer encourages little ones to explore the world around them, through their five senses of seeing, touching, hearing, smelling, or tasting.
10) Rocks
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In Rocks, beginning readers are introduced to the rock cycle, how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks form, where we can find them on Earth, and how people use them in everyday life. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn how rocks form and change.
A picture diagram shows the rock cycle, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about rocks online using...
11) Rocks
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Different kinds of rocks are found on Earth. Many are found deep inside Earth. Discover why rocks are an important part of nature!
12) Rocks
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This book provides a simple and fun introduction to rocks, discussing different rocks, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing rocks can be: from the Grand Canyon and hot lava to the world's biggest cave.
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Nerdy Babies is a series that will ignite curiosity in even the youngest readers and encourage them to ask questions and explore the world around them.
In Nerdy Babies: Rocks, follow our intrepid babies to the center of the earth. Check out the variety of landforms that occur around the world. Plus, learn about the layers of rock that make up the ground we walk on in this simple text written in question and answer format.
With bright artwork by...
14) Rocks
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Often concealing millennia worth of Earth's history, rocks seem to project an impression of durability and permanence that belies their transformation over time. Seen in all shapes and sizes and found in many of the planet's ecosystems, rocks have been subject to various natural forces that have affected such attributes as their elasticity, strength, and ductility (that is, their ability to be fashioned into a new form). The general properties as...
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Easy-to-read text, simple infographics, and fun facts create a basic explanation of rocks and how they form. Young readers will begin to learn about the different kinds of rock, and why some sparkle while others are rough. Other features include a table of contents, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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Introduce children to 10 important rocks and minerals to know, through this geology-themed board book.
Children are never too young to begin learning about and appreciating nature. That's the idea behind the Nature Baby series of board books, and it's exemplified in Nature Baby: Rocks. Ideal for your family's youngest nature lovers, ages 0–5, the board book utilizes full-color photography and short, simple text to showcase 10 common and collectible...
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Following the scientific process, this title provides instructions on how to conduct experiments that help students gain a better understanding of rocks and minerals.
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Earth is made of different things-gases, rocks, soil, and water. Most of Earth is made of rock. Rocks are made of many different things and can be many different shapes, sizes, and colors. From statues to houses to roads, Rocks illustrates the many ways that rocks can be used.
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The universe is a strange place. Familiarity is restricted to local regions of perception. The laws of physics are not the same everywhere. Time has a different meaning. Gravity is a means of communication. Matter and energy are interchangeable. Death is not an end, but a change of existence. Everything is recycled. Aliens are omnipresent. Some life forms are non-biological. Life loves radiation. Nature is both organized and chaotic. There are prophets...
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