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Visual Factfinder - Rocks and Fossils
7.5"x6.25"x1.25" flexed hardcover
512 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2007
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Belinda Gallagher
372 books9 followersBelinda Gallagher is a published author and an editor of children’s books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Belinda Gallagher include 'Nursery Treasury: Best-loved Nursery Rhymes', 'Fairytales and First Poems', 'Visual Factfinder – Rocks and Fossils' ('Visual Factfinder'), '1000 Facts – Fossils' and '50 Utterly Silly Stories'.
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February 19, 2019
This book was a gift to my son from my grandfather, who worked as a Geologist for most of his adult life. As it is his 93rd birthday today, it seemed like a fitting time to borrow said book and give myself a refresher course.
A first glance, this seems like a basic "geology for beginners" book, complete with tons of glossy photographs and drawings to illustrate. But the amount of actual information contained in this book is very surprising. Unlike other books of its kind, which may offer a page or paragraph at a time on a wide topic, this one provides a lot more detailed information, dividing each topic up further than most, and delivering pertinent information in easily digestible chunks.
As an introduction to geology, I think it is a great resource, certainly a good way to gauge whether someone enjoys the topic enough to warrant deeper reading and research. (if you're in this category, give me a holler and I'll point you towards some of my grandfathers books - gotta keep those royalty cheques rolling in, no? lol)
A first glance, this seems like a basic "geology for beginners" book, complete with tons of glossy photographs and drawings to illustrate. But the amount of actual information contained in this book is very surprising. Unlike other books of its kind, which may offer a page or paragraph at a time on a wide topic, this one provides a lot more detailed information, dividing each topic up further than most, and delivering pertinent information in easily digestible chunks.
As an introduction to geology, I think it is a great resource, certainly a good way to gauge whether someone enjoys the topic enough to warrant deeper reading and research. (if you're in this category, give me a holler and I'll point you towards some of my grandfathers books - gotta keep those royalty cheques rolling in, no? lol)
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