Sophie Crane
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it was amazing
about 1 month ago
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science
A Really good book as it explains things the way a child can understand.
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Sophie Crane rated it it was amazing
Betsy
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really liked it
about 12 years ago
One Sentence Review: Though it may primarily find itself being used in conjunction with homework assignments, I read this puppy from cover to cover and enjoyed it thoroughly in the process.
Kiri
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really liked it
over 1 year ago
Colorful and chatty, this guide to rocks and minerals mixes cold hard facts with warm fuzzy (sometimes cheesy) characterizations. The cartoon characters for each entry are entertaining and often very apt (I love how the Trace Fossil has handprints, Quartz has a trigonal head
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Rebecca Lee
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really liked it
over 4 years ago
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childrens-books
I'm surprised how much fun my son and I had reading this science book. We enjoyed guessing the properties of the rocks and minerals based on their character drawings and got into their personal stories. We're moving on to math and chemistry next.
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Karen
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really liked it
about 4 years ago
My third-grade son LOVES the Basher series. Right now, he is so interested in rocks that he wanted a rock collection for his birthday, so this book was perfect reading material for him. The only reason it is not five stars is because he thinks the illustrations are a little
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Ella K
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it was amazing
about 3 years ago
GREAT!
moushumi
rated it
it was amazing
over 1 year ago
My daughter read it and she absolutely loved it. It contains enough information with a easy language for a 7 years old
Jennifer Heise
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liked it
almost 7 years ago
I picked this up since I already had the companion set of cards, and my six year old adores them. (Don't ask me why.) With the cartoonish aide-memoire illustrations and basic information, this is an excellent companion to more photographic rock and mineral guides, or an addi
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Eagle Watcher
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it was amazing
over 10 years ago
This book is great for projects. It gives a lot of information about rocks and minerals. The bo0ok tells about how we use the rocks and minerals, it's history, what it looks like, but not a lot on how the rocks and minerals are made.
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Parker
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really liked it
about 11 years ago
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I think this book has a lot of interesting facts on rocks and minerals. Its vary easy to understand and read. It was one of my favorite science books I've read all year. I think the writers did a great job I just couldn't stop reading. The book had many different ...more
I think this book has a lot of interesting facts on rocks and minerals. Its vary easy to understand and read. It was one of my favorite science books I've read all year. I think the writers did a great job I just couldn't stop reading. The book had many different ...more
