Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans; Illustrated by Holly Keller
	List Price:   $5.99 Unit Price:   $4.79 You Save:   $1.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0064451704 ISBN-13:   9780064451703 Publisher:   HarperCollins Series:   Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Bks.: Level 1 Edition:   2, Revised, illustrated Category:   Science Books Pub. Date:   May 1997 Pages:   32 Format:   Paperback Ages:   5 to 9 Grades:   0 to 4
Awards
2006  Minnesota Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
ROCKS_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
An introduction to rocks, how they were formed, their composition, their uses, and how to collect them. Describes the formation and characteristics of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and how to recognize and collect them. Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for this favorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on your finger to the pebbles under your feet'rocks are everywhere!