Bibliograph

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