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National Geographic Kids Everything Rocks and Minerals

Dazzling gems of photos and info that will rock your world

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Paperback
9.16"W x 10.88"H x 0.17"D   | 11 oz | 40 per carton
On sale Oct 11, 2011 | 64 Pages | 9781426307683
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 970L | Fountas & Pinnell P

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.

National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Steve "The Dirtmeister" Tomecek is a geologist and founder of Science Plus, Inc., a company that presents science enrichment programs to schools, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S. He has served as a writer and curriculum consultant for many companies including National Geographic, Scholastic, Children's Television Workshop, and Age of Learning. Tomecec has written more than 50 science books including What A Great Idea, Everything Rocks & Minerals, and his latest, Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth. His first book titled Bouncing & Bending Light, won the American Institute of Physics 1996 Science Writing Award. View titles by Steve Tomecek
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About

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.

National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Creators

Steve "The Dirtmeister" Tomecek is a geologist and founder of Science Plus, Inc., a company that presents science enrichment programs to schools, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S. He has served as a writer and curriculum consultant for many companies including National Geographic, Scholastic, Children's Television Workshop, and Age of Learning. Tomecec has written more than 50 science books including What A Great Idea, Everything Rocks & Minerals, and his latest, Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth. His first book titled Bouncing & Bending Light, won the American Institute of Physics 1996 Science Writing Award. View titles by Steve Tomecek
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