Weird but true!, Rocks & minerals, Michael Burgan
Type
Label
Weird but true!, Rocks & minerals, Michael Burgan
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 8-12, National Geographic Kids
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades 4-6, National Geographic Kids
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Weird but true!
Oclc number
1139018458
Responsibility statement
Michael Burgan
Series statement
Weird but true know-it-allNational Geographic kids
Sub title
Rocks & minerals
Summary
"Impress your friends and family with all these weird but true facts about everything rock and mineral"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Rocks -- The rock cycle -- Earth's layers -- Rocks & weather -- Tectonic plates -- Marsquakes -- Under the sea -- Igneous rocks -- Granite -- Granite around the world -- Basalt -- Volcanoes -- Volcanologists -- Geysers & mineral springs -- Obsidian -- Tuff -- Geodes -- Rock homes -- Sedimentary rocks -- Sandstone -- Glaciers -- Limestone -- Limestone structures -- Stalactites & stalagmites -- Shale -- Landslides -- Chalk -- Tufa & travertine -- Flint -- The Stone Age -- Archaeology -- Metamorphic rocks -- Marble -- Marble in art & architecture -- Gneiss -- Florence Bascom -- Slate -- Fulgurite & tektites -- Hornfels -- Famous rocks around the world -- Rock homes, part II -- Ancient art -- Fossils -- Paleontologists -- Young paleontologists -- Petrified wood & amber -- Minerals -- Gold -- Going for the gold -- Silver -- Lost at sea -- Diamonds -- Meteorites -- Platinum -- Copper -- The Bronze Age -- Iron -- The Iron Age -- Graphite -- Minerals in the sea -- Silicates -- Clays -- Sulfides & sulfates -- Minerals & money -- Halides -- Oxides & hydroxides -- Mines of the world -- Recycling facts -- Carbonates -- Phosphates -- Organic "minerals" -- Gems -- Diamonds -- Emeralds -- Aquamarine -- Rubies & sapphires -- Crown jewels & famous collections -- Jade -- Magical & mysterious minerals -- Birthstones -- Tourmaline -- Opal -- Other popular gems -- Becoming a rock hound
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Rocks & mineralsRocks and mineralsKnow-it-all., Rocks & minerals
Classification
Creator
Genre
Subject
- Juvenile works
- Rocks -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Minéraux -- Miscellanées -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Miscellanées
- Gems -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Ouvrages illustrés
- Instructional and educational works
- Minerals -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Rocks
- Matériel d'éducation et de formation
- Minerals
- Illustrated works
- Precious stones -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Minerals -- Juvenile literature
- Minéraux -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rocks -- Juvenile literature
Content
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- Has instance3
Outgoing Resources
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- Creator1
- Genre7
- Subject17
- Juvenile works
- Rocks -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Minéraux -- Miscellanées -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Miscellanées
- Gems -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Ouvrages illustrés
- Instructional and educational works
- Minerals -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Rocks
- Matériel d'éducation et de formation
- Minerals
- Illustrated works
- Precious stones -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
- Minerals -- Juvenile literature
- Minéraux -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rocks -- Juvenile literature
- Content2
- Author1
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