Fossils (Rocks and Minerals) [Paperback]

Melissa Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Rocks and Minerals

This guide to fossils is part of a series that introduces the main types of rocks and soils, important minerals and their composition and properties. Using a variety of examples and evidence, it explains how and why they occur, and the processes involved in their formation. The uses of rocks, soil and minerals are explored, and how we come into contact with them in everyday life. The series also covers environmental and social issues associated with their extraction and use, such as pollution and the impact of mining on the environment.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-A brief text, with sometimes no more than two sentences per page, gives basic information about what fossils are, how they were formed, and where readers can hunt for them. Large, sometimes-grainy photos show various kinds of fossils including imprints, mineralization, and creatures embedded in amber. A half-page glossary, a three-book bibliography, and several Web sites are included. Ann O. Squire's Fossils (Children's, 2002) offers more information and superior photographs and is a better choice for this audience.
Kathryn Kosiorek, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

About the Author

Stewart Melissa is a Heinemann Raintree author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Library (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403400911
• ISBN-13: 978-1403400918
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 2.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,065,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Nature > Fossils

More About the Author

Melissa Stewart has written more than 100 science books for young readers. While gathering information for her books, Melissa has hiked in tropical rain forests, gone on safari in Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. She can't imagine any better job! Visit Melissa's website at www.melissa-stewart.com or track her at twitter.com/mstewartscience.