Rocks and Minerals: Crystals / Fossils / Igneous Rocks / Metamorphic Rocks / Minerals / Sedimentary Rocks / Soil

by Melissa Stewart

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 22, 2002

About the author

Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 180 science and nature books for children. She offers a wide range of programs for schools, libraries, nature centers, and conferences. www.melissa-stewart.com"

Reviews

[Savanna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Summary: This book describes what a rock is and explains the difference between metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rock. The book focuses on metamorphic rock and explains the different ways metamorphic rock is created and talks some on what rocks are metamorphic. In the end it has a list of the things you need to go rock hunting.

There is nothing that could be considered offensive in this book.

I like this book, yet I didn’t like it. It is informative and easy to read; but it is kind of boring. If it had been any longer I don’t think a kid would bother finishing it. One good thing about this book is that is short; it is less than 30 pages long. One other good thing is that it has lost of pictures of what the book is talking about. The thing that bothered me the most was that the writer kept talking about minerals I’ve never heard about before and didn’t explain what they were. If you’re going to write about it at least explain it! This didn’t happen too often, but it did happen.