National Geographic Kids Everything Rocks & Minerals (National Geographic Kids Everything) (Spiral Bound)

Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.;Describes how rocks and minerals are formed by geological processes, and how they're used in our lives.

Biographical Note:
Steve Tomecek, the executive director and founder of Science Plus, Inc., is the author of more than 45 books, including Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth and several Jump into Science titles. He was the winner of the 1996 American Institute of Physics Excellence in Science Writing Award. Tomecek has served as the associate director of the Science Museum of Long Island and as the science program supervisor for the New York Hall of Science. He has written for and developed websites for Los Alamos National Labs, Scholastic, and Discovery. Tomecek lives in Bellerose, New York.

Publisher Marketing:
Targeted to rock-crazy kids, this bold book is more energetic, more visually exciting, and more fun than anything else on the market--and with more information, too! Youngsters become geology experts as they browse eye-popping photos and absorb layers of information made extra fun through a humor-infused presentation.

Review Citations:

• Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 146 (EAN 9781426307683, Paperback)
• School Library Journal 04/01/2011 (EAN 9781426307683, Paperback)
• Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781426307683, Paperback)
• School Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 113 (EAN 9781426308017, Library Binding)
• Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 146 (EAN 9781426308017, Library Binding)
• Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781426308017, Library Binding)